Topic > Blood transfusion on a pregnant Jehovah's Witness

Blood transfusion on a pregnant Jehovah's Witness We all agree that blood is the most precious liquid that a human being possesses and without it life and existence would be reduced. To date, Jehovah's Witnesses have refused blood transfusion procedures due to their religion, but this issue becomes more difficult when it puts someone else's life in jeopardy; a life of a fetus in a pregnant woman. Based on the Old and New Testaments of Jehovah's Witnesses, “it is good for the Holy Spirit and us not to burden you with anything beyond the following prescriptions: abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the flesh of strangled animals and from sexual immortality . You will avoid these things, farewell." (Acts 15:28-29). In the 1950s, the above statement drove the medical field crazy, many doctors used to force blood transfusion on Jehovah's Witnesses and other doctors refused to provide care for those who refused blood transfusion; in a life-threatening situation For some time, doctors found themselves in a bad position, faced with a dilemma when caring for a Witness patient. Jehovah because if a patient (Jehovah's Witness) had not been treated promptly he would most likely have died, but if his/her wishes were threatened with blood transfusions, the Doctor was accused of “Assault”. Over time, the topic of blood transfusions has become more controversial, mainly due to the increase in the number of cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) acquired with the use of contaminated blood. Scientists, along with the medical field, have been forced to collaborate with Jehovah's Witnesses to develop... half of the article ......a point of view regarding blood transfusions and the treatment of at-risk pregnant women of haemorrhage or sudden haemorrhage. One group wanted to follow their beliefs religiously and the other group wanted to help them live to see another day, however, when these two groups began to work together (without a preconceived perception) a goal was achieved. A goal that all of society has benefited from to eliminate blood loss where most blood transfusions have been minimized or eliminated. Reference Braithwaite, P., Chichester, M. and Reid, A. (September 2010). When the pregnant Jehovah's Witness patient refuses blood. Nursing for Women's Health, 14(6), 462-470.Lilley, L.L., Rainforth, S., & Snider, J. (2013). Pharmacology and the nursing process (7th edition)St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby. Page (434-434, 476, 478,766-767)