Good luck Lieve, you bring tears to my eyes -you are such a special person. The couple and their baby are lucky to have you. Pinky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lieve Huybrechts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 8:45 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] When birth and death come together
> Dear friends, > > Thanks for your advices and sharing. > The baby is inoperable. The left side of the heart is not there, the aorta > is hihgly underdeveloped, so as soon as the ductus of botalli closes the > baby will go into a coma. Only a transplantation could help and that's > impossible, they only do it on older children. We have pretty good > heartsurgeons in Belgium, lets say that they are much better in pathology, > but forgot a lot about fysiology :-)) > > I already suggested the mother to write things down. She has a very good > contact with the baby, she can exactly tell how he is laying in her womb. We > listen to the heartbeat together and she can talk about it. > We plan to make foto's at birth and after. > The mothers chooses a homebirth at this moment. It was her decision already > for a healthy child and now she wants to be sure that there are no > interventions to 'save' the baby. In the university hospital they sayd that > if she gives birth there, for sure the baby will get an operation, even when > there is no hope for him. It will be a child of the science. > In the nearby hospital, the gyn is very supportive to her, but in a hospital > so many peaple are involved and she will never know what midwife will be > with her, what gyn, or what pediatrician. Even when she gets all what she > wants, you can never predict that it is not a very busy day with a lot of > births and that she can't stay in peace with her baby and her husband. > > I indeed feel it as a great honor and privilige to be with them and I also > see birth and death as 'gateway' experiences. Maybe the baby just needs to > be live in the womb and be born to become complete. > > Thanks for your support and I will let you know what happens. > Warm greetings > Lieve > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
