At the risk of being flamed, moving around is not the best for all. I have recently cared for a woman with definite ideas for an active birth (unfortunately I did not know her prior) and when she started contracting well she was very active. Bath, all fours, standing, walking all night. Declined VE. I thought she was doing really well but had to go at change of shift. I was gobsmacked to see her still walking when I came back the next night. She got to 7 cm and then stalled for a long time, by then ready for CS, anything. By 0145 she had what was for this small hospital a rare occurrence, an epidural, and was birthed in just over 2 hours. I suspect she had not been able to let her pelvic floor go and let the baby out. Suggestions? Cheers Judy
--- jayne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes Jo, despite loving the 'story', the music, the look of > wonderment on the > childrens' faces etc, after noticing the mum on the bed in a > couple of > photos, I kept thinking, why isn't she up moving around?! > > But how well done was it?! It's truly one of the most > beautiful things I've > seen in a long time. > > Seems to be making a big impact on the web. > > Jayne > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jo Bourne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:43 AM > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Beautiful Birth > > > > I have seen this on a few websites I read daily, as well as > here, and i > thought it was beautiful, certainly made me cry. I keep > wanting to go back > and watch it again, but each time I am surprised a new by how > still the > mother seems to be. You can see how happy and healthy mum and > baby are at > birth, so I can only assume she was doing exactly the right > thing for her - > but I guess I expected a homebirth to have more moving around, > standing up, > etc. There is a big gap in there between 6 and 7:30ish, maybe > she was off > going for a walk, who knows, I guess I just can't imagine > being able to > spend what appears to be so much time reclining during active > labour. > > > > Was anyone else struck by this? If nothing else my reaction > tells me > something about my own preconceptions and expectations :-). > > > > cheers > > Jo > > > > At 21:21 +1000 14/4/04, megan davidson wrote: > > >This from the ukmidwifery list and is an absulutely > beautiful birth!!! > > >Megan > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Maxine Moss > > >To: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:44 PM > > >Subject: [ukmidwifery] Check this out :-) > > > > > > > > > > > >Sorry if you've seen it before:- > > > > > >Takes a little while to load, but worth the wait > > > > > > ><http://danielfairbanks.com/jude/jude.htm>http://danielfairbanks.com/jude/j > ude.htm > > > > > >Max > > >x > > > > > > > > > > > >CHANGING YOUR UKMIDWIFERY SETTINGS: > > > > > >To change to the Daily Digest, go no-mail (ie read emails > only on the > website), to leave the list, and to remove graphics and > adverts from > messages, go to 'Edit My Membership' at > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukmidwifery>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukm > idwifery > > > > > >You can also UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to: > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and NOT to the > usual group > address. > > >*********************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >To visit your group on the web, go to: > > > ><http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukmidwifery/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/u > kmidwifery/ > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>ukmidwi > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > -- > > Jo Bourne > > Virtual Artists Pty Ltd > > -- > > 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. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
