Can I just throw in the question: what strategies do you as a care provider offer those women who birth by cs, especially those who wanted a natural birth or having their first baby, in order to minimize the chances of an adverse emotional outcome? Is there any 'thing' in particular that you have devised or your institution implements that may reduce women feeling emotions that may carry into the next few months or manifest into PND or worse PTSS? How much of your continuing training has addressed emotional effects of birth for women? Does your unit, including the obstetric staff, address this issue as a legitimate one? Is there an understanding that there are some women who are more likely to suffer from the birth experience over others...differentiating between those who may have been screened during pregnancy for increased PND risks.
And finally, what information do you give women who have birthed by cs when going home? Cheers Jo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.22/239 - Release Date: 1/24/2006 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
