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robyn
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Topic: maternity ward Posted: 13 March 2006 at 9:01pm |
My hubby is at work and I have no one to talk to so thought I would share my thoughts with you all. Just sitting here watching maternity ward on sky, man they do a lot of c sections! Just about every second birth ends in a c section and when thier waters break they dont let them go for very long because of infection yet when my waters broke at 34 weeks they were going to let me go to term if I lasted. I wonder why there is such a difference in procedure.
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Posted: 13 March 2006 at 9:11pm |
different places have different procedures - i think in the states and other countries every thing has become over-medicalised, i mean everything is a procedure, not seen as natural process - lots of ladies i talk to on american message boards just hang out until they are pronounced as being 3 cms/established labour so they can get an epidural and ride out the rest of the labour!! so of course the c-section rate increases with that!! plus, with those countries being so litigious, i think medical practitioners are very OVERLY cautious and sometimes do not trust in things to go well even if everything points to the woman and baby being fine. so they do c-setions at first sign of trouble, etc.
with waters breaking it depends on which waters have gone, whether they are just the forewaters etc or the whole lots, sometimes everything seems to seal back up, no more leakage happens and baby and mum seem to be fine - other times the whole lot goes and therefore baby has to come out.
ok.. so enough of my nursy explanation... hope that answers your questions.
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Posted: 13 March 2006 at 9:56pm |
My Mum's waters broke at 34 weeks with my brother and 35 with my sister and both times she was induced immediately, but when they broke at 27 weeks with my youngest brother they kept her in hospital and she had a (semi-)elective c-sect at 37 weeks. She was panicking thinking that they would automatically induce her but the docs were happier to keep her on total bedrest in hospital for 9-10 weeks than have her give birth to a 27-weeker. And that's 20 years ago.
But I know what you mean about things being overmedicalised in the States Janine - they are so quick to intervene at the first possible sign of anything wrong. It's a shame coz a c-sect is such major surgery and if it can be avoided then why not?
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Posted: 14 March 2006 at 9:16am |
I've been thinking that too when I watch it - I am almost cheering and clapping when they show the few that give birth naturally. And from the TV it looks like the Dr walks in and is like "oh nah you cant do it - I'll ring the OR" ... No consultation with any other doctors!! I remember when they were booking me in for an emergency c - section (before arna decided she was coming out naturally!) I remember there was the m'wife, specialist and another dr (ped maybe?!)
I don't know ay, all a tad strange for me - I usually watch Gift of Life (organ donors) before that and just end up sitting there!!
One thing I didn't know (sorry changing topic) is to donate your organs you have to be brain dead and on life support - you can't donate if say you die at home / car accident etc (if you die instantly I mean) Jst strikes me as they keep going on about they need more organ donors but the selection process etc is so strict (can understand why though)... thats my 2 cents!!
Back to Maternity Ward now...
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Posted: 14 March 2006 at 10:17am |
U also have to remember alot of the stuff on maternity ward is apparently high risk...
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Posted: 14 March 2006 at 11:04am |
True, Ive seen quite a few babies born with that thing where the stomach is on the outside, thats always a c section and a couple of weeks ago they had a baby born at something like 22 weeks, she was tiny but survived 8 days which amazed me. I always end up in tears watching, hubby thinks Im nuts.
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Posted: 14 March 2006 at 2:15pm |
There is a book called " Miconceptions" by Naomi Wolf, which is one of the Oprah's book club books, which I highly recommend, it's extremely interesting. It goes into a lot of detail about how over-medicalised the US is with pregnancy compared to most other countries, and the reasons behind it. I started reading it and couldn't put it down!
There are some hospitals in the US which have C-Section rates of 60-70%!
I recommend having a read if you can find this book at your local library. It makes you realise how incredibly lucky we are with the midwife system in this country.
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Posted: 14 March 2006 at 2:41pm |
Robyn - Yeh i totally know what you mean lol cory laughs at me lol i made him watch it a few times and he hates it lololol
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Posted: 14 March 2006 at 4:48pm |
As far as organ donation is concerned, if you die in your home your heart stops beating which then means the organs essentialy die and are of no use anymore. Those on life support are having machines keeping the organs viable for a transfer.
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Posted: 15 March 2006 at 2:59pm |
OK, I'm at work so couldn't be bothered reading all posts... but I'd say it's mainly in America that they do C-sections. I'm pretty sure they have a high rate of intervention (don't know whether you were watching brit version?)
Also Maternity Ward focusses on high risk pregnancies most of the time
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Posted: 16 March 2006 at 3:37pm |
yeah maternity ward is mainly high risk i remember making ben watch it to prepare him but i think it scared him more. Also there was this 2 part documentary on sky and it showed each week of pregnancy it was real cool forgot the name tho
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Posted: 16 March 2006 at 3:58pm |
-rachael- i know that documentry i think..... it has been on a few times. its really neat. i taped it (if its the same one) i dont know the name either, but it was really good.
i personally know of 3 people that have had c-sections in the last 5 years. and i have known lots of people having babies!!! so i dont think its as common here...
but it is interesting the differences in how things are in each country. but yeah it is more high risk ones on the show.
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