Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth stools and PPH

[Gloria Lemay]

Sorry I can't help you with studies.  I don't see any problem with a woman giving birth on a birth stool but I do hate to see the woman in that upright position holding a slippery baby and uncovered after the birth.  If using a birth stool, there should be a plan for having the mother go onto her knees with babe and then roll onto a soft surface to lie down in warmth and softness as soon as the baby is out.  This is basic to woman to woman care and I'm not sure that it occurs to male drs.    If you want to "see what's going on" with birth stool births, all it takes is a plastic mirror (they sell them in school supply places for student lockers) and a flashlight.  You throw the mirror on the floor beneath the woman, shine the flashlight on it and voila! an unbreakable object provides a clear view of crowning.  Gloria in Vancouver BC Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: Tracy Donegan To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:50 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Birth stools and PPH Greetings and New Year wishes from chilly Ireland.   Has anyone heard of other studies on birth stools increasing the risk of PPH other than the Nikodem study 1995.  I have an OB in Ireland who refuses to ‘allow’ mothers use a birth stool .(other reasons include because he can’t see what’s going on which I would assume is the real reason he dislikes them ;-\    Thanks   Tracy   http://www.DoulaIreland.com