It is well known that babies 'wee' in utero - so why not 'the other'?
Debbie
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A recent piece on TV here in Oz suggested that many Australian women are
now Vit D deficient for the same reason .
Judy Chapman wrote:
Saw a documentary some time ago on the increased Vit D deficiency in the
women of groups who cover completely like many Muslims do. One of the point
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting..
Thanks for sharing this Mary
I had a homebirth baby last week who looked like she had poo’d herself silly in utero.
When the membranes ruptured heaps of old meconium (of the pea soup variety) came pouring out so I asked the mother had she had an upset tum
Sorry Debbie,
Was this a reply to me or did I miss an email (again).
Cheers Lesia
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Lois
It is my - limited - experience that postnatal doulas help new mums by
doing things for them so that the mother can spend
I remember as a child being given Vit D
supplementation (despite my shorts and singlet and living in Tully) via good old
cod liver oil. I think it was a cultural/ethnic habit left over (Germany
and Norway). When I was old enough to know about Vit D and sun exposure I
declined the Vitamin D.
Thanks Andrea
I'd lost all my old NSWMA conference paperwork while having a 'clearing of
the clutter' when my house was being painted.
Judy's daughter won't regret contacting Neil I'm sure. He is a big supporter
of breastfeeding.
Hope the O/S workshops are going well.
Jan
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Thanks for the invitation Julie
Count me in.
I’ve forwarded this to Nicky Leap and Deb Matha in case they haven’t seen it.
Also a few more clients and ex-clients.
Hope Tania will be there.
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On 27/5/03 6:
Debbie wrote: "It is well known that babies 'wee' in utero - so why
not 'the other'?"
Deb, it is not so much that they do it, but how we interpret it. We
have for years been told that meconium in the liqour is a sign of "Fetal
Distress" There have been many unnecessary ope
Dear
Mary
you
have such a way with explaining things. Sometimes your explanations clear
up things which we have "always sort of known". I always enjoy reading
your posts. Thanks and keep it up. Judy
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Lesia
This was a general reply to a message that Lois Wattis posted regarding the
role of a postnatal doula.
HTH
Debbie
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Sorry Debbie,
Was this a reply to me or did I miss an email (again).
Cheers Lesia
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I know there has been discussion in the past about
this but I am in a hurry to get some information for a woman whom had a positive
vaginal birth that turned ugly when she "tore badly inside and out" (in quotes
because that is what she said and I have no further knowledge of what sort of
tea
bear in mind that it might be for just those poor
British babies that hardly ever see sunlight ;-)
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Hi Nat,
I'm not a midwife, but maybe the cramping could be to do with her pubic
symthysis. Having suffered from an over-stretched one with my second and
third pregnancy, the pain can feel like this. However there can be other
pain, the thigh muscles get very tight and contracted, even your backside
I
can't believe we needed a study to show this, what was supposed to happen
to the babies waste product.
Or am
I just too simplistic?
Megan
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And just to add something more, it is interesting
to know that it (the inutero pooing) happens so early in gestation. We
have also all been told (at least I have) that the more mature a baby is (ie
post dates) then the more likely it is that there will be mec in the liquor. I'd
like to read
Jo, I can really only offer personal information on
this one as I have not had another experience with large vag tears other than
anecdotal. 27 Years ago when my first daughter was born I had a large epis
for a forceps delivery, this was followed by another large epis with a vaginal
breech(a
I read an amazing book a while ago 'A Better Woman"(?) by Susan Johnson(?) , an
autobiography of her births with severe perineal damage. Another woman's
experience/thinking/choices. I have no idea what impact it might have on your friend's
thinking - but I hope she can arrive at a decision she i
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] vaginal wall tearing
Dear Jo,
Two years ago I had a woman with a planned homebirth that ended in the hospital. She was there treated very rude and the gyn took the baby (4.180gr) out in one action of the vacuum. She had a terible tear of vagina wall and perineum.
She ga
Just thinking about the question of hip/belly pain.
This could be as a result of a growing uterus stretching the broad and round ligaments.
You need to rule out the presence of infection from a UTI, perhaps advancing to the kidneys as in pyelonephritis.
Vaginitis, chorioamnionitis, can
Babies lungs are filled with a special fluid that is quite separate to amniotic fluid. It is called Fetal Lung Fluid (FLF). This is what is expelled as the baby is squeezed through the birth canal. The baby occasionally 'spits' a little of this into the amniotic fluid, as a result of fe
Jo,
My name is Kathy, I am working in the Know Your Midwife Scheme in Hobart.
Our KYM team is very supportive of VBAC women. The only information I can
provide you is from one woman's birth experiences of her two VBAC babies.
While caring for this woman who had sucessfully achieved a VBAC, but
unfo
Marilyn wrote "Yet most babies with mec liquor don't present
with MAS. And some (a very few) babies with very normal uncomplicated labours
and births do develop MAS. Is it the gasp of a baby in distress (which may
happen at any time and be undetected) or just a random gasp that carries the me
Jo
Having had two compound births and intact, the main reason was a midwife
controlling the crowning and hand/elbow exit very carefully for me.
Midwife-wise I've seen some shocking tears from using birthing stools (but
some women will tell you that they are wonderful)
Hope all goes well for th
Thanks Gayle for your explanation. What then causes a Term baby to
have lungs with tissue choked with old meconium when birthed by elective
caesarean because of poor CTG's? MM
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Quote of the Week
"Closed circles, unnecessary misunderstandings, and subtle competitions do
nothing more than harm the art of midwifery. Let's strive to respect and serve
other midwives as we do our clients."
Alyssa
Martin
Thanks for your question and the quote Mary,
There are several different ideas within this posting.
Regardless of the mode of delivery and the intrapartum course, if there is mec.stained liquor, the baby is at risk of MAS and it's complications, regardless again of whether it is old or new
Just found this interesting article, sorry it is so lengthy
DISCUSSION
Meconium first appears in the fetal ileum between 10 and 16 weeks of gestation as a viscous, green liquid composed of gastrointestinal secretions, cellular debris, bile and panrcreatic fluid, mucous, blood, lanugo, a
Yes - I suppose what I was trying to say was that it is considered normal
for babies to wee 'in utero', so why shouldn't it be normal to pass meconium.
When Jamie had his problems and I had the polyhydramnios, I was given Indomethacine
to control Jamie's urine output and so reduce the amount o
David,
I have just downloaded the CTG Tutor, and have found it
extremely useful. Very user friendly, and very practical, although they do
talk about Ph levels which we don't do where I work. I am going to
download it at work also and get some others that are interested to through
it. Than
Thank you Gayle, that is a great explanation. However I have
also been told and read it is the inutero gasp. I know we need to wipe and
suction any mec, but especially in cases where this has been well done,
verifiably, and the baby has gone on to develop MAS, it has been suggested the
gasp
I hoped you would post it Mary.
marilyn
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Quote of the Week
"Closed circles, unnecessary misunderstandings, and s
I wrote about my friend a little while ago with the "diagnosed"
gestational Diabetes and they had said they were going to book her to be
induced at 38 weeks.
Just an amusing update for you
Today she said that they had rung
Dear Gayle,
Well answered and very clearly worded thanks
heaps i have saved your response
Janet Caulfield
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