Hi Julie - nice to 'see' you again :-)
It does make sense re Vit C. The other nutrients for epithelial/mucous membrane strength are the bioflavonoids (very similar to Vit C), Vit A or betacarotene, and zinc.
This woman in question was supplementing her diet with such nutrients (she was a naturopathic client of mine)...But then again so did I during pregnancy and my membranes broke very early in the piece of a 4-5hr labour...
So I agree, its multifactoral. BTW this woman had BIG fear issues - so this contributed to everything anyway..
K
From: "Julie Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] * tough* membranes
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:08:50 +1100
Hi Michelle, Jo and Kristin,
I would expect there to be a co-relation between maternal nutrition and strength or thickness of membranous sac, because in every other respect what a woman eats, drinks, smokes etc will impact on her tissue so it stands to reason doesnt it, though I dont recall seeing any scientific evidence on this previously, but I remember being told by an experienced homebirth midwife years ago that if a woman has a high vitamin C content in her diet then its likely her membranes will be tough.
Other aspects of a womans environment will have an influence too, on how readily the membranes rupture such as intensity of contractions during labour or perhaps pre-labour if infection is present this is linked to weakening/rupturing the membranes.
Id say like most things its a multi-faceted situation.
Kristin, from a naturopathic point of view what sorts of things will strengthen mucous membrane tissue?
Warm hug
Julie
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michelle Windsor
Sent: Monday, 22 January 2007 12:22 PM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] * tough* membranes
I haven't heard of this Jo but did read something fairly recently (possibly on this list!) that women who took vitamin C were less likely to have pre-labour ruptured membranes. It is interesting that some women's membranes seem to break so easily, like when doing a VE and others stay intact until birth. Maybe there is a relation between maternal nutrition and the membranes.
Cheers
Michelle
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From: Jo Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Sent: Monday, 22 January, 2007 10:07:14 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] * tough* membranes
I have absolutely no data on this, but someone once told me it correlates with weight gain during pregnancy. Has anyone else heard of this?
Jo
On 21/01/2007, at 9:22 PM, Kristin Beckedahl wrote:
Hi all,
Can anyone comment on what makes the membranes 'tough'..ie. hard to break (AROM) or *slow* to break naturally ? (hard to measure yes) Does this exist or is it just something that happens?
Many thanks,
Kristin
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