Monique Ridley on Instagram: "Most policies are put in place to protect the hospital, staff, and patients. Staff working in the hospital have to adhere to them. However, they are not law, they are recommendations. It is your doctor’s and/or midwife’s responsibility to explain why ‘XYZ’ is part of the hospital’s policy. It is your human right to decline following said policy. For example, your hospital has a policy stating that women with an epidural cannot eat in labour. Your doctor has explaine