Please explain just how he did this procedure? I have never heard
of it either. MM
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 8:32
PM
Subject: VBAC question
Dear midwives
I have been back 'listening' on the list
again for a few weeks now after a long pause.
Today I was looking after a lady who was
having a 'trial of scar' She ended up having a lovely VBAC and was very
happy. The obstetrician came in just after the birth and proceeded
to don gloves in order to check the uterine scar!
I was a little shocked and said that I had
never known of any such thing before, that I had never seen any other
doctor do this, and that I had had 2 vbac's myself and would have kicked
any doctor had he tried to do such a thing to me! Said obs insisted
that it was routine procedure, that it was well documented that the
uterine scar should be checked to see that it had not dehisced during the
birth, and proceeded to do just that.
So, to all of you out there, has anyone
heard of this before, and does anyone know of any documentation to support
such a barbaric act? In 25 years of high and low- tech midwifery
practise I have never met this before.
On a happier note, the birth was wonderful
and the woman was so very pleased with herself (rightly so). I have been
blessed with 5 lovely births in my last 5 shifts, we are BUSY again which
is great after our enforced closure to birthing women during
January.
Regards
Susan Cudlipp
Swan District Hospital
WA
