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HeHe Yes those are the ones. At least Dr Corday
appeared to have had a spontaneous birth! But of course they wouldn't show that
- no drama!
The nurse who had twins was also working
almost up to labour, then had to go to hospital by train, had the first
twin normally, then got an epidural because she had 'closed back down' to 6cms,
SROM occurred and she had the c/s for prolapsed cord with no.2, almost bleeding
to death in the process!
Ah how beautifully birth is portrayed in the
media!
Cheers, Sue
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Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 7:12
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ER
Bit of an ER fan I must admit! I remember
the cs disaster episode which really up set me. I also remember when Dr
Corday (English doctor) was pregnant and doing yoga'ish type exercises at
home. There was no visuals of her giving birth but her arguing to be
able to walk instead of being pushed in a wheel chair. The Asian doctor
who had just returned from maternity leave came to the lift with Corday and
said something like " just ask for your epidural!". The next shot was
Corday breast feeding her baby. I wondered if the actress being English
refused to be involved with stupid American birth drama??
Another ER birth was a nurse who had twins, one
vaginal and the other emerg cs...again dramatic!!! But I suppose it was
not a routine cs for twins...
better stop talking now, or you will all think I
am a bit potty!!
cheers
jo
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 5:27
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ER
She also added that the risk of transference of
HIV in breast milk was about 3% as opposed to 50% dying from contaminated
water
Good to see
Sue (also an avid ER watcher!)
PS does anyone else remember the dreadful
disastrous birth episode from waaay back when Carter was a mere student
under the mentorship of Dr Greene? :- )
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 8:44
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ER
in brief...
Carter (on of the main characters, a doctor)
is working with MSF in the Congo. One of his patients has HIV and is in
end stage AIDS. The patient's wife (8mo pregnant) and kids all test
positive and Carter is trying to get the mum on HIV meds (which of course
he flies in directly from the US, but that's another story) to try and
prevent the next baby from being HIV positive. He tells her she can't
breastfeed because of the transmission, and that formula is "just fine"
and they can supply the powder to her. One of the other MSF workers pulls
him aside and says, "you can't ask her to formula feed, where she is going
back to there is no clean water, and 50% of these babies die from gastro
in the first six months".
Admittedly it ignores the recent research on
the saftely of exclusive BF for HIV mums in the first six months with
abrups weaning (no I don't have the reference on me) but at least it made
the point about the danger of formula promotion in third world
countries.
One in the eye for Nestle I say
;)
Kirsten
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 8:22
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] ER
No,
Tell us
Barb
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004
9:38 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] ER
Did anyone else catch Thursday's episode
of ER? Interesting commentary on the use of formula in 3rd world
countries, in HIV mums
Kirsten
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