-- Yours in Childbirth and with the Love of Friendship Rita �����ȣ�V�R��W�M�Ѥ���
Mother of David � 13, Haydie � 11, Alysha � 10 and Baby Tyler 8 months Registered Nurse, Student Midwife (currently in hiatus � due to injury), Aspiring CBE and Doula --------- Original Message -------- From: Deliverywoman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Andrea Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Bicornate uterus Date: 11/03/03 20:42 > Hi Andrea, > > Well here I am, 14 years after getting you to sign my own copy of the 1989 > version of Preaparing for Birth, my second but most important thing in my > life that sent me down the road I am now on. I am helping you with > information...........WOW. > > I have recently had a friend that found out she was pregnant, after awaking > in a pool of blood, thinking she had miscarried arrived at the U/S to find a > FHR and the doctor diagnosed bicornuate uterus. > > This sent me on a research frenzy, and from what I have read, it is > extremely difficult to diagnose on ultrasound and even MRI, generally the > main diagnostic tool is HSG (hysterosalpingogram) dye injected into uterus > under x-ray, so obviously not an option for your friend at this time. > > Given some of the repsonses you have already received, the main risks > involved are dependent on the severity of the bicornuae, again if diagnosed > during a pregnancy, is very hard to determine the severity and therefore the > risks. > > If the placenta is attached to the septum, this has a very low bloody supply > and is therefore unable to sustain the placenta. > > Depending on the length of the septum if the placenta is attached to the > 'outer' myometrium then there could be issues of position at term with an > extremely high incidence of breech and transverse lies. The high risk is > premature labour in severe cases. > > As you have also seen from the responses those that are only a small > divercation there is little to know risk and as has been shown is not > detected in some pregnancies. > > Also there is a lot of misdiagnsosis between bicornuate uterus and septate > uterus. > > Here are a few of the sites I found on bicornuate uterus, they are mainly > very negatively focused, and I did not actually pass many on to my friend as > I thought it might worry her unnecessarily. > > http://rustfamily.org/jordan/uterus.html > > http://www1.stpaulshosp.bc.ca/stpaulsstuff/NeatcasesF/bicornuateuterus.html > > http://www.hygeia.org/poems24.uterine%20anomalies.htm > > Hope these are of help Andrea > > -- > Yours in Childbirth and with the Love of Friendship > Rita > �����ȣ�V�R��W�M�Ѥ��� > > Mother of David � 13, Haydie � 11, Alysha � 10 and Baby Tyler 8 months > Registered Nurse, Student Midwife (currently in hiatus � due to > injury), Aspiring CBE and Doula > > > > --------- Original Message -------- > From: Andrea Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [ozmidwifery] Bicornate uterus > Date: 10/03/03 20:21 > > > > > Hello wise women, > > > > I have met a midwife here in Ireland (where I am now presenting workshops) > > who would dearly love a home birth. She says she has a bicornate uterus > and > > a double cervix. She feels this puts her at high risk, although her > > obstetrician seems to think she could labour OK and get by without a > > caesarean (is he stringing her along, I wonder?). Have any of you had any > > expereince with this kind of labour and how would you feel about a home > > birth? She lives close to the hospital and I did suggest that she could > > always see how labour progresses and if there is a problem transfer > > quickly. She has yet to engage a midwife, although there is one here who > > will do twins at home and has many years of experience, who may be able to > > help. It seems that after today's workshop she is feeling inspired and > > would like to reconsider a home birth (having reluctantly given up on the > > idea). Any thoughts would be very gratefully received - I will email them > > on to her.... > > > > Andrea > > > > > > ----- > > Andrea Robertson > > Birth International * ACE Graphics * Associates in Childbirth Education > > > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > web: www.birthinternational.com > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit &lt;http://www.acegraphics.com.au&gt; to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
