Can the doctors call DFS and get my baby taken away at the hospital?

Question

My doctors still think im in an abusive relationship, which i am not. I haven't been for over a year now. I am happily married and there is no abuse in the house. I grew up in a home were social services DFS was always involved and we were constantly being taken away from our home. Can the doctors call dfs on me when im in the hospital and get my baby taken away? im terrified, i don't want to lose my baby. I am a clean freak, don't do drugs or drink, im very responsible. im just afraid of this. Will they take my baby away? even if i tell them no abuse is involved will they continue getting social services involved?

Answer 1

This is one of those weird situations where you're more afraid of having your child treated for illness, than having the baby treated and taken from you based on threadbare, if non-existent evidence.



Unfortunately almost every state (except Nebraska apparently) has a requirement that any signs of abuse or neglect be documented. And if it appears serious enough, then they can make a dependency referral of some kind.



If that happens, its your burden of proof to show that you've done nothing wrong. But still, in order to get to that point they may force you to "admit" to things you didn't do, so you can visit with your child.



The whole system is so insane, disgusting and horrific that many families refuse medical help because of it.



Do you have a trusted private pediatrician you can go to? That would be much better. The farther off the grid you go, the less likely you'll run into trouble with the authorities.

Answer 2

Children are removed if there is a "safety concern" or risk that the child would be harmed. If you are doing the right things then there is nothing to fear. Because there is a history of DFS, and I do not know the history, this answer would be somewhat incomplete because child protection workers use different tools to determine if there is "risk of harm" for the child.



Doctors are obligated to contact social services if they suspect that there can be an issue. It would be a workers job to determine that there are no current concerns. Let's think positive and above else pray...

Answer 3

Doctors can calls DFS, and in fact, are required to, if they suspect abuse or neglect. If that's not an issue, then they won't. There has to be a reason to call, they don't just call on a whim. The question is, why do they think you're in an abusive relationship? And if they do call DFS, they may come for a visit, but if nothing's found to be amiss, they close the case.

Answer 4

If the doctors KNOW you have been in an abusive relationship before and you show up there with injuries that look like they may have been inflicted through violence, then yes, they would probably assume you are in an abusive relationship and they probably could call social services.



Like someone else earlier said, I feel there's something you are not telling us. Why would you be so worried about this if no one is abusing you?

Answer 5

if they dont take your baby away, they will almost certainly put it on the "at risk" register and will monitor you regularly until they feel you have proven to them that you are a stable adult and able to care for your child.



as long as you have a clean home and can provide the love and care needed you should be ok

good luck