Recently a woman turned up in labour. Breech presentation. They had been to
their local hospital during the pregnancy and told ALL breeches were C/S.
They had seen a private OB, who also strongly suggested a C/S. So I guess
they turned up in labour, to an unknown hospital presuming they would have
If anatomical anomalies in mother and baby are
excluded, what are the chances of face presentation re-occurring in a second,
full term pregnancy?
Kirsten Blacker
Maureen,
I am not sure what language the family primarily speak, but firstly they
would need the offer of an interpreter, preferably from a migrant resource
legal centre and legal advise. Above all, if the family agree . there
should be an FOI request for all documentation put in with the hos
Pretty remote, I would have to say, as face
presentation is a rare occurrence anyway, and this woman does not have an
anatomical reason for it and neither does the babe. However, Mother Nature
surprises us sometimes!
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Kirsten Blacker
To: ozmid
I have heard of it happening twice to a woman who
was in CA for the first baby and Oregon for the second. While no abnormality was
diagnosed in the woman, the first baby has some neuromuscular
disorder/impairment ( though no intellectual impairment). There was some thought
that a prolonged s
Dear List
Just stumbled across this very interesting article
whilst searching online.
Midwives among the machines: Recreating midwifery in the late 20th Century
http://users.gsat.net.au/stubbs/Midwives_machines.html
Helen Cahill
