Hi
Veronica,
I just wanted to pipe up
in response to your posting.
I sustained a 4th degree
tear birthing my daughter in 2001. I just recently (11 Aug) gave birth to
my son who was bigger all round then my daughter. I birthed on all fours, with
minimal peri support and tore to only the 2nd degree..
Every OB (except one) I
spoke to about my options pushed the CS route, or backed down to recommending an
episiotomy. The main reason was just in case I retore along the old scar
line to the 4th degree.. No help on how NOT to tear apart from major
surgery or surgical interventions.. Only doom and gloom predictions of
incontinence and colostomy bags..
In all my research (did
so for approx 2 years) I only found small risk factors (I am a cup 1/2 full type
of person) that only made me more resolute to follow my
wishes.
The lady you are
speaking of needs to make this decision in the future- Will she trust totally in
her body's ability to birth a baby, or will she trust a doctor to
perform major abdominal surgery just in case?
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Veronica Sent: Wednesday, 25 June 2003 4:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ozmidwifery] 3rd degree tear and C/S Hi all,
I wanted to know weather
it is common place for women who have had a 3rd degree tear to be offered an
elective C/S for thier next birth. Today I was working with a midwifery
student and we did a beautiful birth with a women who was having her first babe.
Unfortunately she had a 2nd degree tear that needed attending to. The
resident that was on came and sutured her but then we had to call the registrar
because she was unsure of what she was doing. The registrar had to take
the sutures out and in doing this the tear extended to a 3rd degree tear.
Afterwards, I was reading the notes and talking to the midwife who had
taken over the care of the women and the registrar had offered the women a rpt
C/S or an elective episiotomy for her next birth. I wanted to know if
there was any research to back up this because I was pretty upset at the thought
of this women having to have a C/S after birthing so fantasically.
Veronica
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