The mother of conjoined twins separated at birth was denied visitation to her surviving daughter after hospital staff deemed her “disruptive.”
Amber McCullough delivered Olivia and Hannah via caesarean section on August 26 but doctors were unable to save Olivia, KUSA reports.
However when the new mum went to visit her daughter at the Children’s Hospital Colorado, they banned her, saying she was disruptive.
“She was disruptive to staff and interfering with their ability to take care of other patients. The situation has become untenable and unworkable,” the hospital said in an email to her lawyer, James Avery.
On Facebook, McCullough posted numerous times that she recorded conversations to prove she wasn’t being disruptive. She’s since taken her Facebook page down.
Avery said the hospital created a behavioral agreement for his client after hospital staff claimed she was disruptive. She was limited to two-hour visits per day with her newborn in mid-December.
“There are times behavioural agreements are created to provide structure and support to families and treatment teams to foster healthy, cohesive teamwork during times of crisis and stress,” the hospital said.
“In rare instances, where a parent and/or legal guardian’s actions deliberately violate an agreed-upon Behavioral Agreement and compromise the healthcare teams’ ability to provide care for the patients of Children’s Hospital Colorado, the hospital places the patients’ wellbeing and safety first, and will take measures to ensure that wellbeing and safety remains the focal point. Repeated violations can lead to restricted visitation.”
The hospital banned Ms McCullough for three days but overnight they reinstated her visitation rights after she filed legal papers to sue them.
