For those wondering... I was approached by a midwife questioning how often a woman in my practice would require a stitch after giving birth... When I told her that it was about 1 : 20, she shook her head saying she didn't think it was possible... I went on to say that some women had small tears which were left unsutured..of those stitched very few were near episisotomy size and none were third degree... She looked incredulous and finally declared..." well the area I work in has a lot of Asian perineums!!"
I inquired as to whether these perineums were attached to Asian women? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lynne Staff Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] inverted uterus Just like those "Asian perineums" eh, Vicki? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:56 PM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] inverted uterus > Gee whizzikers...and I thought it was more common when pulling on the > cord of a placenta that had not yet separated...silly me! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ozmidwifery] inverted uterus > > > Hi everyone, > > I am a B. Mid student, and have just had my first amazing experience > of > observing the birth of a baby boy. > The baby birthed beautifully (try saying that 3 times!), however the > placenta > was taking a long time to be delivered, and after pushing by the mum, > and > gentle pulling of the cord by the Dr (intern), the placenta began to > come out. > The MW noticed that something was wrong, called in the Dr, to confirm an > > inverted uterus protruding out the vagina with the placenta. The Dr > tried pushing it back up, and she (the mum) was rushed off to theatre. > After a long wait, we were told that the mum was going to be fine, > they were able to push the uterus back up, and no major damage had > been done. > > When consulting with the father, the intern explained what had > happened, and said that cases of inverted uterus' were more common in > women who had birthed > `many' babies (she had 4), and also in Indonesian women, which the mum > was. > > I have since been trying to research similar cases, and were wondering > if anyone had any experience or info on inverted uterus'. I was also > wanting to > confirm whether the race of the mother has any influence on the chance > of this > condition occurring. > > > Thanks, I look forward to your replies > > Niki > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
