Re: PUPPS
Title: Re: PUPPS Hi Sonya I was a doula, recently, for a woman who had PUPPS. Her symptoms were particularly bad in the last few weeks of pregnancy and she had the baby 10 days before due date. Her rashes, blotches and itchiness diminished after the birth ( but she was taking medication too) and were almost gone at 3 weeks after birth. Not one week. This was her second child. Cheers Margie From: Barry MacGregor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 12:32:26 +1000 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: re: PUPPS Thanks everyone for your replies. All my lady's liver function tests have come back normal, however she had a haemoglobin test that went from 112 in one week to 90 the next. Don't know if this is related or not. I have asked all the senior midwives and doctors about PUPPS and all have said that it spontaneously resolves within a week after the birth and that it affects first time mothers only. They have all been unable to direct me towards any literature on the subject like what is the cause. Thanks again Sonja
Re: PUPPS
Hi Sonja, To find information previously send to list have a look at the archives. http://www.mail-archive.com/ozmidwifery%40acegraphics.com.au/maillist.html The searching facility is very easy to use. I did a quick search myself, it brought up 11 messages that seem to relate to your query. Hope you find what you're after. Regards Kim At 18:44 30/05/2002, you wrote: Dear all! I vaguely remember some information on this site previously on PUPPS. As a student midwife, I have a lady on which I am conducting a longitudinal study - following her through her clinic visits, labour and post partum. However, now in her 37th week she has PUPPS. The doctors want to induce her, which she is happy about as it will stop the itching. However, I am wondering if anyone has any info this condition, like remedies for the itches, and why it occurs. Can't find anything in the textbooks!! Thanks in anticipation Sonja Oh! I heard on the grapevine that Nepean's birth centre was stopped due to lack of staff and clients. - Kim Hunter Step Two Designs Pty Ltd Knowledge Management Consultancy, SGML XML Content Management Requirements Toolkit 112 CMS requirements, ready to cut-and-paste http://www.steptwo.com.au/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
re: PUPPS
Thanks everyone for your replies. All my lady's liver function tests have come back normal, however she had a haemoglobin test that went from 112 in one week to 90 the next. Don't know if this is related or not. I have asked all the senior midwives and doctors about PUPPS and all have said that it spontaneously resolves within a week after the birth and that it affects first time mothers only. They have all been unable to direct me towards any literature on the subject like what is the cause. Thanks again Sonja
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Now just a strange thing I heard today that may be related and may be a link - a guy I was talking to said that his wife during her second pregnancy had a skin condition that made her itch and her skin peeled badly - he said her teeth got bad and 'they' pulled them all out! Bit drastic! And then they traced it to a problem with her spleen??? It sounded strange to mebut he said it almost killed her. She must have been quite ill with it and the pregnancy triggered it in some way. Hope this is of some help or interest! Rhonda. ---Original Message--- From: Mary Murphy Date: Monday, 04 March 2002 08:40:37 PM To: Jo Slamen; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PUPPS Thanks. I thought it must be that, but wasn't quite sure. I have found chickweed ointmment etc. helpful for some but not all women. MM " As we trust the flowers to open to new life - So we can trust birth"Harriette Hartigan.--- IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here
Re: PUPPS
Thanks. I thought it must be that, but wasn't quite sure. I have found chickweed ointmment etc. helpful for some but not all women. MM " As we trust the flowers to open to new life - So we can trust birth"Harriette Hartigan.---
Re: PUPPS
Yes, I agree with the previous definitions (but can never remember them all) I think the essential thing to remember is that the pruritis/severe itching can also be a symptom of choleostasis and so liver involvement should be ruled out Once liver involvement is ruled out it appears that PUPPS is essentially a benign condition with extremely irritating symptoms If antihistamines work, then the woman is lucky and she should get what relief she can, I personally haven't seen mum's get much releif until the the condition itself passes marilyn -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics Visit http://wwwacegraphicscomau to subscribe or unsubscribe
Re: PUPPS
My apologies to the list - PUPPs stands for Pruritic Urticarial Pustules and Papules of pregnancy From what I understand it is a skin condition only and not something more sinister (my friend has had liver function and biochemistry to exclude cholestasis and all results have come back normal) It is however causing her unbearable itching and stress - lack of sleep compounding the discomfort and wearing her down She is 32 weeks but already asking for induction (the itching usually subsides once the baby is born) I have a feeling that for her, it is related to her worries about being at home with two small children - feeling isolated and with no family support and few friends We have talked about hypnosis as a way of managing the itching and to help her get some sleep and she is keen to give it a go but neither of us know where to start looking She is in Melbourne I'm really hoping someone on the list can help Regards, Maxine _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorermsncom/intlasp; -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics Visit http://wwwacegraphicscomau to subscribe or unsubscribe
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Something like Puerperal Urticaria of Pregnancy... In other words a symptom of Obstetric Cholestasis, I found a website that would be useful, next time I'm at work! I'll post it if no-one else has. trish -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: PUPPS
PLEASE, what is PUPPS? MM -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit http://www.acegraphics.com.au to subscribe or unsubscribe.
Re: PUPPS
In a message dated 4/03/02 4:03:35 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PLEASE, what is PUPPS? MM Thank you Mary for asking what I think many of us were wondering... Yours in birth, Tina Pettigrew Birthworks Bachelor of Midwifery Student Convenor, Aust B. Mid Student Collective. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BMidStudentCollective [EMAIL PROTECTED] " As we trust the flowers to open to new life - So we can trust birth" Harriette Hartigan. ---
