Have you a doll and pelvis model. I find that it really helps for the
women to see what it is they are tring to achieve and then they can
visualsie it better. I find many women that I see at the hospital ) not
having 1 to 1 care are holding everything quite tight in their pelvis.
Once I get the doll and pelvis out. Show them what their pelvis looks
like when it is forwards and backwards and how this is for the baby.
Then I get down on the floor and demonstrate what I mean by giving the
baby lots of room to move and then send them home to do it, then sleep
eat etc then do it again and have sex etc.. Funnily enough they seem
to come back in established labour with the baby LOA
Dont seem to have an issue with my private clients as we incorporate
the information earlier.
Andrea Q
On 27/01/2006, at 6:14 PM, meg wrote:
Could anyone describe the "rebozo technique" to me, as I am currentlly
caring for a lovely primip with an OP, term plus, who has been
niggling for a few days. We have been trying OFP, stair walking,
chunning etc with no success.
Thanks,
Megan
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Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:29 PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP
Just to add to this, after talking about this the other night, I've
been
thinking a bit about it too. Obviously an awareness of positioning
of the
baby is beneficial, but I'm with you Jo, too much emphasis on this,
and not
enough practical applications, or answers to the questions, and it
becomes
an unhealthy obsession...
Having said that, I'd be keen to try the Rebozo technique next time a
persistent OP labour comes my way, (or should I say, a baby in a
persistent
OP position), but how? I understand the how of how to use the
rebozo, but
what about how long? And do I then need to keep checking by palp the
position of the baby, to determine whether it's been effective? All
sounds
like a lot of disruption to the normal birthing process, and I'm not
sure
under what circumstances I'd be happy to instigate all this
intervention...
Any ideas from those more experienced?
Tania
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean & Jo
Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2006 5:28 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP
Thanks Nancy,
Having had 2 stubborn OP babies myself I lived and breathed the
Optimal
Fetal Positioning for the second child. Interestingly I didn’t get so
hung up on it the third time and that was the only babe who was OA.
Must say that there is a danger sometimes in being too obsessed with
doing the 'right' thing.
What I am interested in though, is rationale for stubborn OP babies
and
the premature pushing urge. How does a woman who has laboured in a
bath
upright during all her labour overcome this problem? I have had an
experience where one woman whose baby was LOA during the last weeks of
pregnancy, turned OP during an active upright drug free labour and
then
after 22 hours turned only to have the fetal heart rate plummet
resulting in CS. During the last 4 hours the urge to push was
overwhelming and she was 6cm...lots of swelling and molding of baby
head. Would this be why it took so long to turn? How do you avoid
this? Is this common or is it indicative to a type of pelvis??
Need to dig deeper than just optimizing positions. I know babies can
and do birth fully OP but the links with premature pushing urge is of
interest to me.
Thanks
Jo
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy San
Martin
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:56 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP
Hi Jo,
Have you read any of Jean Sutton's work? She wrote a book called
"Optimal Fetal Positioning" in which she describes all about OP causes
and prevention. She also designed a Pregnancy Rocker to aid in the
prevention of OP from 34 weeks onward.
Any more info about the Pregnancy rocker ...email me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Nancy
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Sent: Monday, 16 January 2006 3:39 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery] References required
Could someone point me in the direction on further information about
stubborn OP presentations and the links with premature pushing urges?
Much appreciated Jo
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