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I have been working in a number of different
hospitals (both public & private) and have started coming across some
interesting if not worrying trends in the clinical pathways used. At some
of the hospitals they use a clinical pathway in 1st, 2nd & 3rd stage of
labour (which doesn't create problems for me). What I am finding alarming
is that some midwives are recording painful contractions in labour as a
variance!!! Aren't painful contractions in labour a given
fact????
Also, I find the question (which every hospital has
written in one form or another) "Is the mother satisfied with amounts of sleep
& rest obtained" quite funny because generally speaking I have never come
across a mother (especially in the early days) satisfied with amts. of sleep
& rest (unless maybe if the baby is sent to the nursery to be
artificially fed by staff overnight).
Just my whinge for the day. Thanks for
listening.
Tina H.
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