You are so right about the need to debrief. She is lucky to have you nearby.
Sally -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne and Caroline McCullough Sent: Monday, 20 October 2003 8:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ozmidwifery] Another unec. C-section... Hi all! Well, last night we got a call that our neice Sarah was in labour and at the hospital after having 2 days of back labour (early labour for 18 hours and active for 12 according to the hospital). She was exhausted so she had an epidural and the rest you can guess. The thing is, she had dilated to six cm but doc comes and in and says it has been too long and that the baby's heartrate was dipping a bit with each contraction (which is normal is it not?) and it "might be in distress in a few hours time" (doc's bedtime my thought was). So, he coerced them into having the c-section on the offchance that the baby "might be in distress" later. Maybe she would have been too tired to keep going much longer I don't know but I do know an unnecessary c-section when I hear words like that. Apparently the attending midwife at that point was pissed off and rightly so. Sarah's mum says Sarah was quite traumatised by the whole thing. I am going to visit her and her new baby girl tomorrow to see how she's doing. That said, I cannot stress enough the importance of giving a new mother a listening ear after an experience like that. Mothers need to debrief..their feelings are important and they often get sidelined by family and friends because everyone focuses on the baby. Cheers, Cas Cas McCullough [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.casmccullough.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
