RE: [ozmidwifery] Re:Sad Story, any help please?

[Mary Murphy]

Jo, I was exploring the thought that if the breech was stuck for so long it could have put uneven pressure on the lower segment for a long time and perhaps cause dehishance or “pressure areas” which could lead to necrosis and the following events.  Not a criticism, merely a lateral thought.  As a supporter of breech vaginal birth, I am interested in all the possible ramifications. It was a long delay.  Perhaps for this individual woman a long delay with a cephalic presentation would be the same, however, the head is round and smooth and would cause even pressures?  Who knows, as I said, just exploring possibilities. MM   Do you really think that a massive PPH 2.5 weeks (WEEKS, not hours or days) after a ceaser that resulted in a nasty uterine infection is most likely to do with the breech presentation? If the babe was cephalic she still might have stuck at full dilation and had a c/s - would she have been less likely to have gotten an infection or have the PPH?   At 6:21 PM +0800 2/4/06, Mary Murphy wrote: >I guess this is why some advise c/s for breech, but it seems that this, ³She laboured to fully without any analgesia then >pushed valiantly for 3.5 hrs² is the problem.  I was led to believe that if progress of the breech halted, then it was the time to change options. Mm     -- Jo Bourne Virtual Artists Pty Ltd -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.