Dear OZmidwives I had forgotten this had you? Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "mary.cronk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 7:28 AM Subject: RE: [ukmidwifery] Re: low hb and home birth
> Yes You are about right remember this is a rough calculation but it > indicates that you do not have an iron deficiency anaemia I.S. Mary > > -----Original Message----- > From: viewfromthehill2001 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 28 December 2001 16:23 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ukmidwifery] Re: low hb and home birth > > > Hi again > > Just need to check I have this right - > > "To get a rough idea of the Hb allowing for the haemodilution > Take the Hb reading divide it by the Hct. and multiply the result by > >36 > (the bottom of the normal range)" > > So: I divide 9.4 (hb) by .279 (hct) and times result by 36 (= 1226 > (4SF)). This result gives me my hb level as it would show if I was > not 9 mths pregnant and therefore experiencing haemodilution - I > assume 12.3? > > Have I understood the calc correctly? > > Many thanks for the help, > > Alison > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "mary.cronk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am sure that AngelaH will give you the refs. and research that > you need, > > BUT a Hb at your levels is NOT of itself an indication of an iron > deficiency > > aneamia and the midwives who believe it is, should be strongly > recommended > > to spend a study day in the library. If the Mean cell volume (MCV) > is within > > the normal range 78 - 99 and the Haemocrit (Hct)sometimes called > the packed > > cell volume (PCV)is also within the normal range .36 - .48 iron > deficiency > > anaemia is not present. and the Hb reading is a reflection of a > healthy > > haemodilution. To get a rough idea of the Hb allowing for the > haemodilution > > Take the Hb reading divide it by the Hct. and multiply the result > by >36 > > (the bottom of the normal range) Your midwives are displaying > worrying > > ignorance and fear and I wonder in what other areas their knowledge > is poor. > > You might consider sharing your concerns about THEIR suitability to > have a > > home birth I.S. Mary > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viewfromthehill2001 [mailto:ali.paul@b...] > > Sent: 23 December 2001 07:01 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ukmidwifery] low hb and home birth > > > > > > Hi > > > > I have a hb that fluctates around the 9.4 - 9.8 mark. I am on my > > third baby (due next week) and have planned a home birth. The > > trouble is, I had a c section last time (due to placenta praevia and > > a breech baby), and the NHS team caring for me are completely > opposed > > to my plans. They say that my hb levels make me a bad risk in every > > way. > > > > I DO NOT feel anaemic. I have carried on with my normal life, and > > only started my maternity leave yesterday. Seeing as 'normal life' > > for me means a sevety hour working week, plus caring for my > children, > > my elderly mum, and my large dogs, I don't see how I can have > > anaemia. Surely I would have been ill? > > > > Additionally, taking iron supplements has no effect on me. My hb > > levels do not change. I get constipated and nauseated, however, and > > floridix seems to give me diahorrea and bad stomach cramps. I had > > similar prob during my 1st pregnancy - I was accused of not taking > > the iron supplements (!) and eventually given an iron transfusion, > to > > which I was allegic - so they actually succeeded in making me ill. > > > > The questions are these: > > > > Why can't I get my iron levels up? (none of my carers is interested > > in this - they simply keep telling me to eat more iron supplements > > and iron rich foods - honestly, I CAN'T - I am eating ridiculous > > amounts of steak, watercress and apricots already.. and taking iron > > (I've tried daily doses, intermittent doses, you name it) AND > NOTHING > > HAPPENS!! I just get constipated.... > > > > Am I really at a huge risk of a pph? (I can't find any actual > > statisics on this - I have read studies which suggest the risk is > NOT > > huge (Steer, 1994) but if this is so, then why have my NHS team been > > so very negative?) > > > > Any info much appreciated > > > > Alison > > > > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > and NOT to the usual group address. > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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