Kirsten, where do you live? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirsten Wohlt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:16 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] VBAC question again
> Hi all, > > I know there has been a lot of discussion here in recent weeks about VBACs, so I'm sorry to ask again. I had a big problem with my email and have lost some folders where I keep articles of interest. I just wondered if I could be pointed to some positive resources for women considering VBAC. I am following a woman as part of my BMid course, who is 14 weeks pregnant with baby 2. Baby 1 was born via emergency cs after a failed induction - the baby was just not descending after 19 hours of relatively active (?) labour. She really wants to have this baby as naturally as possible. We attended her first obstetrician's appointment today, and he was going over some results from a pelvis scan she had done. He said that one of the upper (?) measurements was a little low/narrow, but it was no real cause for concern, because the results would need to be all quite abnormal to suggest complications with descent. However! Ahh the however! He went on to say that with anaesthetics being so safe these days, and the heightened risk associated with ruputre of the scar (trial of scar?) he would recommend that she go straight for the cs. At this point he thought it opportune to mention the deaths of 2 babies born this year at a local hospital during VBACs!! I kid you not!! He gives her a 60% chance of a successful (!!?) birth if VBAC, saying that a woman who had undergone the original cs due to breech position would have a higher chance of success than she would, as her complication was related to descent. All sounded very logical. And that is the scary thing to me!! So many women (me included I think, before I had started my course) would just say 'oh, yes, of course, you know best'. That just limits them so much. At the end of the day, he may be quite right, but at least give her the opportunity or means to investigate the options. Don't suggest her baby will die if she doesn't get a cs! Sorry - getting angry!! :) > > As soon as we were out of there I asked her how she felt about what he had told her, and she was quite concerned that he didn't offer her any support or guidance re the VBAC at all, and was quite distressed that he brought up the deaths of the 2 little babies earlier this year. I offered to get on here and get her some information, for which she was grateful. Just links to good sites would be great - Abby, I think you posted some when I asked my first VBAC question a couple of months ago. Anything at all would be very much appreciated. > > Many, many thanks, > > Kirsten > -- > 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.
