Re: [ozmidwifery] CPD

[Jenny Cameron]

CPD is certainly overdiagnosed. I believe it is a 'diagnosis' used to cover a multitude of sins/excuses. One example; recently we had a primigravida have a planned C/S for CPD. She was a robust healthy woman with a smallish built husband. How one diagnoses CPD in a primigravida unless there is a grossly contracted/abnormal pelvis is a mystery to me. I did some digging & found out she was sick of herself at 39 weeks and requested a C/S! CPD was the reason supplied for the C/S. This is skewing the stats for CPD and is a misrepresentation of the real picture. She had a social C/S and that should have been recorded.   Jenny Jennifer Cameron FRCNA FACM PO Box 1465 Howard Springs NT 0835   0419 528 717 ----- Original Message ----- From: brendamanning To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 3:18 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] CPD Hi listers,   A ? Do you think CPD is overdiagnosed ? If so how often would this misdiagnosis occur do you think ? Plus how often is it wrong ?   Any idea where I'd find this info ??   Brenda www.themidwife.com.au   Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.7/70 - Release Date: 11/08/2005