A small town an hour west of cairns, far north QLD. >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/15/01 02:38pm >>> where's Mareeba?thats great to hear that story. lol jan ----- Original Message ----- From: Maternity Ward Mareeba Hospital <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:42 AM Subject: Re: short cord
Jan, I had to smile when I read your email, as a friend had an almost identical birth last year. a 12 inch cord (at full stretch), high head, water birth, obviously not a shouldar dystocia. It took a lot of maternal and midwife effort to deliver the shouldars and body. when the midwife turned the baby over found the snapped cord, well she too took longer than the baby to recover. Mother is to have her second babe soon, we will have to tell her that there is someone else who had her experience! Megan >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/11/01 12:25pm >>> thanks for replies 12 inches or just under is about 26cms that is including every bit of the stretched and torn cord . the baby stayed very high the cx was 8cm pp-3 at 8am multigravid with membranes intact the baby was born quickly at 2pm 2nd stage very short the head and shoulders delivered well underwater and then it took maternal effort and midwife pulling baby underarm's to breaking the cord and birthing the baby.The baby was floppy with a good heart rate pale and covered in mec she recovered quicker than I did and was soon breast feeding .There was about 5cms of cord on baby and no cord to be seen out of vagina. I have seen snapped cords twice but this was extraordinary in that it had to snap for the baby to be born lol jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 4:30 AM Subject: Re: short cord > Actually my third daughter was born that way in a birth center in Chicago in > 1981. It didn't cause any problems at the birth and was only evident when the > midwife was passing her to me and she couldn't reach my breast, stopped just > at my umbilicus. So we wrapped her and held her there attempting to wait for > the cord to stop pulsing but she was rooting vigorously for the breast so we > did cut it earlier than planned, I think it was still pulsing a little (not > sure), I just wanted to hold her. Anyway Rach went straight to the breast and > stayed there for the next 2 hours. There were not any problems with 3rd > stage. Haven't had this happenned at any births I have attended though. > Regards, marilyn -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. ********************************************************************** This e-mail, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/ received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this e-mail is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this e-mail in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return e-mail. You should also delete this e-mail message and destroy any hard copies produced. ********************************************************************** -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. ********************************************************************** This e-mail, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/ received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this e-mail is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this e-mail in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return e-mail. You should also delete this e-mail message and destroy any hard copies produced. ********************************************************************** -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
