Re: [ozmidwifery] big baby fear? true knots

[Julie Garratt]

Hi Mary,           I really don't know if they knew before birth or not, I assume the knot might have somehow compromised the fetal heartbeat? Or just another piece of information that was misinterpreted by confused parents! something was going on though because there was enough concern about the baby to have a very late c/s as she was needing to push on the way to theatre. I wasn't present during this her first birth so Im a bit hazy on the facts. Can you tell if a cord is knotted before birth? anyone know? how common is it and is it usually a problem? Lots of questions (sorry) but I love the info and wisdom on this list.                                                                                           Julie'',    From: Mary Murphy Sent: Friday, 22 November 2002 10:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] big baby fear?   You wrote: "the baby having a full knot in the cord" I have birthed a number of babies safely that after the birth, were discovered to have full knots in the cord.  Can one diagnose these by u/s?  How did they know before her c/s that is what was present? MM Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com