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Hear hear! I think it's really
important to write thank you letters to hospital staff!
Great stuff : )
Janet
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 7:54
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] lotus
placenta
Good on you Mary - and the wonderful Joondalup staff. It's
great to see so many living up to their title - and truly being "WITH
WOMAN"
Hope someone is writing a letter on behalf of this wonder-woman and
her baby. The medicos need thanks for being so supportive too - what a great
team you have there -all working towards 'best
outcomes'.
Regards
Jan
Jan
Robinson Independent Midwife Practitioner
National Coordinator Australian
Society of Independent Midwives
8 Robin Crescent South Hurstville NSW 2221
Phone/Fax: 02 9546 4350
e-mail address: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
website: www.midwiferyeducation.com.au
On 5
Jul, 2005, at 21:58, Mary Murphy wrote:
I have just
attended verrry long primip labour, which culminated in a caesarean
section. The woman had valiantly striven for a normal birth at home and
planned a lotus birth, where the umbilical cord and placenta is kept intact
(in a special bag) until it drops off in 4-6 days or so. When she
realized she couldn’t birth her baby vaginally, she was desperate to still
have a lotus birth. The paediatrician was puzzled & not hopeful
and the surgeon was adamant that it couldn’t be done. However, it
was! She is now sitting up in her hospital bed with her baby and her
placenta and so thrilled. It has so eased her mind over the unexpected
C/S. and comforted her that the baby will get the benefits of keeping the
placenta attached. Many thanks to the staff at Joondalup Health Campus
for making this possible and for being patient with her over her insistence
that the cord not be cut. Blood for cord gasses was taken and found
the O2 to be very good. A great outcome. Once again women’s
courage continues to amaze me. The latest issue of Mothering Magazine
has a great article by Sarah Buckley about the placenta and how it forms and
functions. A really informative read for midwives and mothers (and
anyone else). Cheers,
MM
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