A Little Mistake That Cost Lives: Mothers’ Rights Arising from Doula Practices in Malaysia

Nurul Jannah binti Mustafa Khan, Siti Hafsyah binti Idris, Nadia binti Omar, Zuhaira Nadiah binti Zulkipli

2018

Abstract

Lately, there has been a disturbing rising trend of unsafe birth that is related with the so called gentle birthing or also known as pro-birthing in Malaysia. This movement is promoted by individuals known as doula. In a developed country like the United Kingdom, the practice of doula has been long accepted and encouraged.In the United Kingdom, mothers’ rights are said to be protected because of the existence of the Doula UK Code of Conduct. The situation is very much different with the Malaysian scenario where doula is not being recognized by any medical associations or being controlled under any regulatory measures. Therefore, this paper aims to examine any current related laws pertaining to mothers’ rights arising from doula practices as to whether there is legal protection available to them. This paper employs a doctrinal analysis methodology in examining the relevant laws and related cases. This paper proposes ethical approach as a mechanism to protect mothers’ rights arising from doula practices. At the end of this paper, it is hoped that mothers’ rights and safety will be guarded and protected via appropriate regulations or mechanisms.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Khan N., Idris S., Omar N. and Zulkipli Z. (2018). A Little Mistake That Cost Lives: Mothers’ Rights Arising from Doula Practices in Malaysia.In Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC, ISBN 978-989-758-482-4, pages 275-280. DOI: 10.5220/0010054102750280

in Bibtex Style

@conference{i-nlac18,
author={Nurul Jannah binti Mustafa Khan and Siti Hafsyah binti Idris and Nadia binti Omar and Zuhaira Nadiah binti Zulkipli},
title={A Little Mistake That Cost Lives: Mothers’ Rights Arising from Doula Practices in Malaysia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,},
year={2018},
pages={275-280},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010054102750280},
isbn={978-989-758-482-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,
TI - A Little Mistake That Cost Lives: Mothers’ Rights Arising from Doula Practices in Malaysia
SN - 978-989-758-482-4
AU - Khan N.
AU - Idris S.
AU - Omar N.
AU - Zulkipli Z.
PY - 2018
SP - 275
EP - 280
DO - 10.5220/0010054102750280