- Original Message -
From: Lynne Staff
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] wonderful birth!
Bet I know who her ob was!!!
- Original Message -
From:
Victoria
Howell
To: Midwifery
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:09
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] wonderful
birth!
Dear Ozmidders,
I had to write and tell you about a recent birth
I was privileged enough to be present at. I wrote to the list a few months ago
because my sister-in-law had been told to have a c-section due to bad varicose
veins in her legs. After passing on all the information and support I received
from the list to her, she decided to try for a vaginal birth and went and
found an Ob who supported her decision. I travelled up to the Gold Coast a few
weeks ago and she birthed while I was there. It was 4.5 hours from when her
waters broke to when she birthed. She did it without any intervention (Private
hospital !!?! WOW), on all fours and didn't even use the gas. The power of
this woman was amazing Her husband wasn't interested in helping her during
labour so I was really involved as a support person. It is one thing to be
witnessing a birth as a student, but quite another when it is someone you
love! Anyway, the whole experience was wonderful for all concerned and I
wanted to thank the people on the list who were so helpful to us back in
December.
Cheers!
Tory - Flinders University
Student
