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I'm really big on 2 support people in
theatre - one to be with mum and one with baby. As a student, have had women
effusively appreciative of my presence, because I can convey their needs to
staff, explain what's happening, and stay with them when dad rushes over to
baby.
I did have one of my follow throughs who
wanted her mum there. I raised the matter with the OB who said no - one person
only. I offered to remain outside and the mother take my place, but OB refused
to budge. I was allowed in with them (an extra really) but she couldn't have
another person in my place. I tried!
Kate
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Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:08
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Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] support people
in OT
From
a consumers personal experience and perspective it should be imperative that
the woman has some say in who she wishes to be there for the
birth of her child and who can stay with her during
recovery. There is NO hell like being left alone when dad goes off with
baby if special care or observations are needed, having strangers hidden
behind masks pulling tugging at you, chatting about this that and the
other like you are not important or even there! To labour for hours and
then require a cs for distress or complications (immersed in the language that
is less than woman focused -distress, emergency etc), to be whisked off
to surgery, have baby and your rock -being your partner- leave you and then be
left alone in recovery is one of the reasons why women DO suffer Post
Traumatic Stress. As a doula I have been able to be a second support
person on a few occasions which has aided the woman's emotional
recovery. If there is room for students and a woman wants a second
support person, then say no to a student and make room!
NO WOMAN SHOULD EVER BE LEFT ALONE DURING
ANY STAGE OF A CS!!
Jo Bainbridge
CARES SA
Hi Katrina, It would be great,(but a huge mind
leap for Gosford!) to get the recovery thing going. You should look at the
John Hunter changes (in a recent Midwifery matters I think?) and see if you
can get something happening. Im sure with Carols help you could get it
going. Can you bring it up at a meeting? Looks like we may be getting
caseload of the ground up at Wyong before long, as management (at the top)
is supportive.
Cheers
Diane
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Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:59
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] support
people in OT
As yet we don't routinely get the recovery time happening.
Midwife, dad and baby meet mum back on the ward after recovery...
It is
usually only when we have a quieter time or lots of staff, or nice
recovery staff that we can get into recovery. Hopefully this will change
in the future
Katrina
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On
18/10/2005, at 8:34 AM, Cheryl LHK wrote:
Thanks, it does sound rather crowded doesn't it?
We
had the em LUSCS at 2330 on the weekend (pretty normal time isn't it?)
and I had just come on for the night. Hubby and Mum had been there the
whole day with her, obstructed labour at fully. Primep. So I went and
saw her GP and asked him if he had a problem with Mum coming in as well.
So the GP anaes sat them up near Mum's head after her spinal, and babe
came out screeching, so he was wrapped and I plonked myself inbetween
the anaes machine and GP surgeon and held baby beside her face so he
could nuzzle her and hubby/Nanna (now) had cuddles, then we all trotted
out to recovery and bub went straight into bed with Mum, BF
beautifully... it was quite a pleasant night all round actually. I just
sat warming myself at the resusataire doing the paperwork watching this
gorgeous family chattering away and just enjoying their new little
man.
I suppose being the small hospital, we don't have students,
paeds' etc, and also a huge OT room. It's interesting what you say about
GA's though. I'm sure our fathers are allowed in once the anaes is
settled and she is draped, then they come in and sit with the midwife in
the corner and get to hold the baby, go to recovery with baby and meet
Mum there. I know personally one grandma who was at our hospital for
both of her grandchildren's LUCSCs and in the OT with her camera!! She
had a great time!
Anyway, off for the school
run
Cheryl
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] support
people in OT
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:00:33 +1000
HI
Cheryl
not sure if it is protocol as such, but at Gosford if it is
an emergencey Code 1 LSCS, and the women is under a GA, then no
support people are allowed in theatre at all. If it is a lesser code
or elective, then the partner/husband can be present. I have not heard
of more than this number. It gets pretty cramped by the time you have
the Ob, registrar or/and resident, anaestheitist, anaesthetic nurse,
scout nurse, and scrub nurse plus the midwife and midwife student if
there is one. Plus we have the paeds present so there is at least 2
more doctors. If it is twins there is a paed and midwife for each
baby.!!!
Katrina :-)
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On 17/10/2005, at 12:44
PM, Cheryl LHK wrote:
Do any hospitals have set protocols on number of support
people going to OT for LUSCS be they elective or emerg?
Just
interested.
Cheryl
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