Jo, I remember another woman who had a very traumatic assisted vaginal birth that resulted in sexual dysfunction who decided to have an elective caesarean rather than be traumatised again. The woman received a laceration to the urethra that she was upset about. Fortunately, there did not seem to be much of a problem except close supervision of output and I think an investigation to assess. I am not aware of whether there were any long term problems for this woman. Caesarean birth may offer the woman protection from making the damage worse from the last birth, but it does carry risks of its own that can have long term sequelae and effects to the woman. So I would encourage informing the woman about the benefits and risks of both vaginal and caesarean birth. Another woman had a very traumatic birth and chose to labour again hoping that this would be a better birth experience, but unfortunately, it was not. The chances of this senario reoccuring again were very slim, but nonetheless, that is not very comforting when it does happen. It is a very difficult decision that this woman needs to make. Keep supporting and informing her the best you can. kathy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo & Dean Bainbridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:37 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Reply to Kathy > Thanks for your reply Kathy, >> In regards to the woman with the vaginal wall tearing: she is not actually a > VBAC. She birth vaginally the first time and tore badly and has suffered > since and now she is pregnant again and is thinking a cs would be better > than making the damage worse. > Jo Bainbridge > founding member CARES SA > www.cares-sa.org.au > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > phone: 08 8388 6918 > birth with trust, faith & love... > > -- > 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.
