Hey Justine, I know
who this is, I am supporting her in labour.
The advice Jan gave
was great, thanks for that - if anyone has any extra advice they could give from
a support perspective that would be great. She has an independent midwife
attending also and her previous births were homebirths, so I think
this is going to be an experience for her and I would like to help her as best I
can - she wants to give a vaginal birth her best shot if it's safe to do so.
I am very honoured
to be asked to support a twin birth - what an experience :o)
Best Regards,
Kelly Zantey
Director, BellyBelly
& Toys4Tikes
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Gentle
Solutions For Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Baby
Australian Little Tikes
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-----Original Message-----Dear All
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Justine Caines
Sent: Thursday, 21 April 2005 9:35 PM
To: OzMid List
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Advice Please
In my non-midwife capacity, I need help on this one please!!!
This came to be via homebirth Australia’s website
Many Thanks
Justine
I've just been told that the hospital does not ever attempt vaginal birth of monochorionic twins, and have rung another hospital and been told the same thing. We've been told that 'research shows' that it is too risky because of the risk of cord prolapse. I would imagine they would also be concerned about the placenta separating before the 2nd twin is born.
I have not yet been able to find out what research they are referring to, and am in the process of looking for more info before giving up on the idea of trying for a vaginal birth. It came as quite a shock to me that it was seen as a foregone conclusion regardless of our health or the position of the babies. Obviously I wouldn't consider a home birth in this situation, but I thought your organization might be able to point me in the right direction re finding info/research/stats on this type of birth. If I'm going to go along with their recommendations I want to understand why and feel confident that it's the best thing to do.
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