Dear Andrea,
Thank you so much for sharing that wonderful story. If
she had been in hospital she would have been labelled as slow progress for a
multi and " encouraged " to have syntocinon.How lucky that she wasn't.I wish
you many more such positive births in your practice.
Linda
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From: Andrea Quanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 4:50 PM
Subject: Finally
> Well this is for all the long time list readers who may appreciate the
> significance of it!
>
> On Thursday this week the phone call I had been waiting so long for
> finally came and my first client who was planning to birth at home rang
> to say she was in labour. She lives in a neighbouring town and as her
> previous labours had been short she asked me to come. By the time I
> arrived she was in good labour and things appeared to be progressing
> quickly. Despite good labour she then felt as though things were at a
> standstill and asked for a VE at 2pm. (8cm). Pleased but frustrated at
> the same time she plodded on. Three older children came home from school
> and after having snacks provided by grandma went off to basketball and
> netball practice. talk about birthing being a part of everyday life.
> don't these kids understand that. By 5pm she was getting tired (and
> still an anterior lip that wouldn't budge). Finally at 6pm she had an
> urge to push and after experimenting she found that only by standing
> and squatting could she move him at all. It was just so beautiful to
> watch as she encouraged that baby to navigate its way out. It took an
> hour of deep concentration before the head was on view and she gently
> birthed a head that felt like it kept coming for ever. Jarrad (4580gms)
> arrived at 1908 to be greeted by his mum and dad, then big sister and
> brothers and grandma( herself a midwife) and within minutes the rest of
> his grandparents, great grandparents etc all of whom had been next door
> at great grandmas house.
> (Dad ran in and told them to come quick and when they all arrived to
> find Mum sitting on the bathroom floor with baby in arms they were
> tickled pink until they realised that he was still attached by a
> strongly pulsating cord).
> I must admit that the grin on my face was probably as big as the parents.
>
> Life is full of great moments and firsts will always remain special to
> us. This goes down as one of them.
>
> Andrea Quanchi
>
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