Re: [ozmidwifery] Concerns over heart rate

[sharon]

i guess the reason why they want a repeat monitor 
is to get some accerlerations in the trace to show that the baby's heart rate is 
what they call reactive. i guess in the hospitals point of view is that they 
need to be overcautious for the sake of the baby and the mum. 
cheers

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  lisa chalmers 
  To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au 
  
  Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 6:49 PM
  Subject: [ozmidwifery] Concerns over 
  heart rate
  
  Hope that someone can help me out here 
  please.
  One of my friends is 35 weeks, with her 3rd baby. 2 
  weeks ago, the hospital was concerned about her baby being too big, last week 
  they told her that her dates were out and that she is infact 2 weeks ahead of 
  her dates. Then yesterday, she was getting very regular Braxton hicks and went 
  into hospital for a check over. (She is the kind of mum that wants an epidural 
  as soon as possible)
  Firstly, she feels the baby is great, she feels 
  healthy and feels the baby is well.
  The monitor, last night showed a constant heart rate 
  of 140. That was for an hour. The Dr came round and told her she would be 
  delivering that night. A midwife then did an internal and said that the cervix 
  was soft, but no concerns, so would be able to go home(can you see how the 
  confusion starts)
  They returned today for a repeat monitor, and stayed 
  on for 2 hours, and as the baby moved around, the rate remained steady at 
  140. (No Braxton Hicks today) A sonographer was called in, scanned her, told 
  her she was def at 35 weeks and that the baby was well, but would only give 
  the baby marks 8 of 10, because they expect to see the heart rate change as 
  the baby moves.
  Sorry this is long winded, she has been asked to go 
  back in tomorrow for more monitoring and to see the registrars. She doesn't 
  know if its a genuine concern, she doesn't know if her baby is abnormal (which 
  is what she thinks she is being told) or if the hospital are just being 
  overcautious.
  Any ideas??
  On behalf of a very stressed mummy.
  Lisax
   
   
  Elbert Hubbard: "The object of 
  teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a 
teacher."
  
  

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[ozmidwifery] Concerns over heart rate

[lisa chalmers]

Hope that someone can help me out here 
please.
One of my friends is 35 weeks, with her 3rd baby. 2 
weeks ago, the hospital was concerned about her baby being too big, last week 
they told her that her dates were out and that she is infact 2 weeks ahead of 
her dates. Then yesterday, she was getting very regular Braxton hicks and went 
into hospital for a check over. (She is the kind of mum that wants an epidural 
as soon as possible)
Firstly, she feels the baby is great, she feels healthy 
and feels the baby is well.
The monitor, last night showed a constant heart rate of 
140. That was for an hour. The Dr came round and told her she would be 
delivering that night. A midwife then did an internal and said that the cervix 
was soft, but no concerns, so would be able to go home(can you see how the 
confusion starts)
They returned today for a repeat monitor, and stayed on 
for 2 hours, and as the baby moved around, the rate remained steady at 140. 
(No Braxton Hicks today) A sonographer was called in, scanned her, told her she 
was def at 35 weeks and that the baby was well, but would only give the baby 
marks 8 of 10, because they expect to see the heart rate change as the baby 
moves.
Sorry this is long winded, she has been asked to go back 
in tomorrow for more monitoring and to see the registrars. She doesn't know if 
its a genuine concern, she doesn't know if her baby is abnormal (which is what 
she thinks she is being told) or if the hospital are just being 
overcautious.
Any ideas??
On behalf of a very stressed mummy.
Lisax
 
 
Elbert Hubbard: "The object of 
teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a 
teacher."