Ditto, Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Thorogood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] inverted uterus
> > >Hi Niki and all > > >The rationale your were given for the inverted uterus is not accurate. I > >think the intern should get her/his books out and do a little bit of > >reading. I dunno we have the Prime Minister telling us all off for not > >having enough children and here we have a medico blaming the woman for > >having too many!!! In nearly every case an inverted uterus (postpartum) > >occurs because someone tries to deliver the placenta before it separates > >from the uterine wall. The person keeps pulling on the cord and eventually > >the cord, placenta and uterus all come out together. Sometimes the > >placenta can't separate (placenta accreta, percreta or increta) and only > >surgery can 'fix' the problem. Women who have had previous caesareans are > >more prone to these conditions cause of the uterine scarring. Very rarely > >it 'just happens'. It may occur in repeated births. It's a real pity that > >a beautiful birth wasn't quite so beaut at the end. If you need more info > >e-mail me privately or come and have a chat. Inverted uteruses are rare > >and so you have in all likelihood seen your first and last. I just wish > >you'd not seen it - ever. > Carol > > > Carol Thorogood > > Visiting Midwifery Scholar > School of Nursing and Midwifery > Flinders University, Adelaide, 5001 > > Telephone: 08 8201 3924 > Fax: 08 8201 3410 > > > -- > 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.
