cord broke as my third baby was passed to me as she was born, midwife (in
NZ) simply said - let her suck (at the breast) and we'll se what happens.
About half an hour or so later placenta came out with a contraction (I wasnt
watching the clock so maybe my timing is off but it was a while -I was
falling in love with my baby) - no stress, no force, no problems.
PLacenta was scarred with barely a mark where cord had been attached -I had
bled quite a bit (up to 28 weeks) during this pregnancy but baby was a
healthy 9 pounder.
Pinky
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Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 7:24 PM
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] umbilical cord
thanks for that,
at the institution where i work you give synt at the birth of the anterior
shoulder, as per protocol. and no i had never been entertained with the
stories of cord snapping while being delivered. i now have first hand
knowledge though.
ps lady is ok and there were no mishaps.
Ken WArd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Second hole could have been caused by someone poking their finger in
while trying to deliver it.. There is no need to rush the placenta out if
the cord snaps. Provided there are no signs of haemorrhage i.e. bleeding,
fundus rising, bp falling, pulse quickening. The placenta will separate
and the action of the uterus will move it down. The synto will delay this
action as the uterus contracts and traps it. I never like to give synto
before the birth of the placenta, if at all, usually only at the mother's
request.
I am surprised you didn't learn about cords snapping, or at least been
entertained with stories of this happening. Maureen
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Sent: Friday, 1 July 2005 9:51 AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: [ozmidwifery] umbilical cord
hello,
i was with a birthing woman yesterday and wanted to share this with the
list and to get everyones feelings on the matter.after waiting for signs
of seperation of the placenta after the birth and following syntocinon iv
i commenced controlled cord traction. After a feeling a little resistance
i then stopped and waited a further few mins. When i re commenced
controlled cord traction the cord came off in my hand ( much to my horror)
this they did not teach in uni. as new graduate in a large hospital i
asked a senior midwife for help so she tried to manually removed the
placenta. The Registrar was then called and she managed to remove the
placenta from the uterus. im told this is quite common what baffles me is
when i examined the placenta there were two holes in it not one. the
senior midwife could not explain this to me at all and was baffled also.
regards sharon
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