Hi Sarah: I just wanted to add a note about the increased risks of placenta previa, accreta, and percreta which are real risks to a populatiuon of women who have had prior cesarean birth(s). However they really don't tell us anything about this woman's actual risk. If she has had problems with removal of the placenta after her previous cesareans then maybe this can be checked out with u/s as this would tell us valuable info. We had a mum in for an elective repeat caesar the other week who had a known placenta percreta (had been checked by u/s as having not grown through to the bladder). There were extensive precautions taken to avoid an obstetric disaster and they did. I think the risk of women having these placental problems after c/s is a bit like women's risk of developing kelloid growths after ear piercings: some of us will never develop them (0% actual risk) and others will always develop them (100% actual risk), but we don't know an individuals actual response until after the event, so all we can give is a population risk.
I think an outcome of the increasing number of caesars occuring right now is this increased risk of retained placentas (accretas etc..) due to uterine scarring. Since we have not done this before I think we simply don't know what the risks of this particular outcome occuring will be. marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Staff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:16 AM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] risks of 4th c/s and support for artificial feeding > Hi Sarah - has she considered labouring and giving birth? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sarah.darling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ozmidwifery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 4:03 PM > Subject: [ozmidwifery] risks of 4th c/s and support for artificial feeding > > > > Recent new subscriber here. I'm a community midwife in England and am > really > > struggling to find research on the risks of a 4th c/s as opposed to any > > other number c/s (i.e. what are the increased risks of a 4th c/s, if any, > so > > that one of 'our' women can make a decision whether to try for a 4th baby > as > > she has been told that 4 x c/s is 'too dangerous' - her quote). Also does > > anyone know of any research asking women whether, if they chose to > > artificially feed their baby, they received support/teaching in making up > > feeds, etc., singly or in groups. This is for a senior student and her > > dissertation. Really enjoying all the wisdom out there! Best wishes > > Sarah Darling > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Community midwife > > > > > > -- > > 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. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
