bodgy synto? Hmm that's interesting. The hospital where i work has had an appalling number of pph's recently also. We were counting about 2 a week in the vicinity of 2-3 litres. I've never seen anything like it. If what you say is true, then it can surely only be the active management that precipitates it.
how did you find out it was bodgy? Robin > Ross W Timbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Denise > > Yes. At the hospital where I work all the women are public - no > private at all. Nearly all women go through midwives' clinic & see > the same midwife throughout the pregnancy. Third stage is discussed > with all of them, and they are given a pamphlet that lists the pros & > cons of active & physiological. > A lot of women opt for physiologic - but the majority probably still > choose active management. > As an interesting aside, we went through a patch a while back where > we had an unusually large number of PPHs. Just found out recently > that we had a bodgy batch of syntocinon. Perhaps it was the CCT > that was used with the ineffective synto that caused these PPHs. > Another point in favour of physiologic 3rd stage! > > Jacky -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
