I find doctors in general pretty baby assessors of fetal size by palp and u/s at thi sgestation is always out by 1-2 weeks anyway. I would suggest she get a second opinion before she lets anyone convince her that birth at 29 weeks is an option for this. Surely the risks of birth at 29 weeks are enough to not electively contemplate it in a mother who is OK and has an active baby on board. Encourage her to listen to her instincts.
Andrea Quanchi
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 01:12 AM, Lieve Huybrechts wrote:
Dear list,
I got a phone call from a mother. She is 27 weeks pregnant. Her gyn told her
the baby has a growth retardation of 1-2 weeks. He told her to lay down on
her left side for an hour three times a day. He pretty scared her of by
telling her when the baby didn't have a growthspurt in a fourthnight, he had
to get the baby because the placenta was not well enough.The baby is very
active and the mother had a very good feeling of her pregnancy. She had a
previous c-section 11 years ago for breech baby and she is 35 years old.
Do you have any tips for her to improve the placenta function?
Warm greetings
Lieve
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