An agency midwife will appear before the Nursing and Midwifery Council this month after allegedly squeezing a mother's nipples, shouting at her and making inappropriate comments during a night shift at Broomfield Hospital.
Samantha Stanton, who worked a night shift at the hospital on June 16 and 17, 2014, is accused of multiple charges including making inappropriate comments to the mother, including comments to the effect of imagine she was "drinking a glass of rum or smoking a spliff," "What do you expect? You're in labour, you should be in pain", and is also alleged to have told her she had "lovely large nipples".
She is also accused of squeezing the mother's nipples without obtaining consent, conducting a vaginal examination in a rough manner, missing two opportunities to administer an epidural and making notes on a paper towel.
She will appear before the council on February 23 where her fitness to practice will be discussed.
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