[ozmidwifery] another horror story

[Vicki Chan]

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A woman I spoke to yesterday spoke of her starstruck obstetrician being overly excited about the celeb status of her husband...her  labour was rocking along beautifully but it didnt look like hubby would make it for the birth...the ob arranged for her to have an epidural which rendered her incapacitated when her husband finally made it... no problem! that's why God invented Vacuum  Extractors!! Her first babe she'd managed to birth unaided. Tragic!   We could (and will, no doubt) go on! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Aviva Sheb'a Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 11:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact Whew, Rhonda. I heard this morning from a friend about a friend of hers, aged 19, whose baby was 10 days late; ob insisted on inducing with gel, nothing much happening, into hosp., more drugs, foetal monitoring, on her back, strapped down to bed, more drugs, epidural, more of same, enormous episiotomy, cut artery, blood gushing in spurts, vacuum to head, two big men hauling as though it was a tug-of-war, massive lump on baby's head accompanied by ring of scars, she's stitched up, off her face, baby won't wake up, won't feed, she's being pumped every six hours for milk which they're somehow force feeding to baby. but hey, at least she's ok and the baby's ok, they tell her, and she repeats as she recovers from her torture. Yes, it's happening under our noses. In Adelaide, November, 2002. ...and I'm screaming inside for women and children...who are our future.   Aviva ----- Original Message ----- From: Rhonda To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 1:05 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Interesting fact   Well Megan,   I guess the only way to really understand is this..   I can honestly and acceptingly say (as I cannot change what has happened and I have dealt with it in my own way)   ____________________________________________________   IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here