Fetal O2 Monitoring Doesn't Change Outcomes or Cesarean Rates
By Neil Osterweil, MedPage Today Staff Writer
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor at the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
November 22, 2006
DALLAS, Nov. 22 -- Fetal oxygen saturation monitoring doesn't
Chilean boy born with fetus in his stomach
Condition occurs in 1 in 500,000 live births
SANTIAGO, Chile - A boy has been born in Chile with a fetus in his stomach
in what doctors said was a rare case of fetus in fetu in which one twin
becomes trapped inside another during pregnancy and
Doctors save baby born with heart outside chest
Surgeons in Florida use Gore-Tex to repair rare birth defect
MIAMI - Using a piece of Gore-Tex fabric to make their repairs, doctors
performed corrective surgery on a baby born with his heart outside his
chest, and said Wednesday that the
Hi all,
Just wanted to ask a question regarding the use of IV synto during a late
2nd stage haemmorhage. I was with a woman the other day (i'm a student
mid) who was experiencing a VBAC and the woman was losing alot of blood.
She had been given IV synto at a rate of 30ml/hr and as the woman
Hi Sam
Am a bit confused...was the baby born? If not how much head was on view?
Often these last minute 'bleeds' can come from the vaginal wall or cervix
for which increasing the synto would be useless.
Lisa
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Hello Ramona,
The current suggestion for why the sterile water injections work is tied to
what is called the gate control theory of pain management.
Nerve fibres can be classified or categorised according to their diameter
and speed of conduction. The larger the diameter of the nerve fibre,
No, the baby wasnt born, but the head was on view. The midwife upped the
rate of synto while the woman was pushing.
sam
---Original Message---
From: LJG
Date: 11/27/06 12:13:37
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] use of IV syntocinon during late 2nd stage
Ooops, forgot to mention that this information about pain physiology comes
from The third chapter Physiology of Pain by Sue Moore in the wonderful
book Understanding Pain and its Relief in Labour. Sue Moore edited this
book as well as writing several of the chapters.
apologies for my
My thinking on this one is that perhaps if the contractions were infrequent ie
5 mins apart, the midwife may have been seeking to increase the number of
contractions, therefore increasing pushing opportunities to reduce the length
of time til the baby was born therefore reducing the blood
Hi Carolyn
I am just writing to say that I won't be applying for the job at Belmont this
time around. Whilst I feel confident that I am qualified and experienced
enough to perform the role, I don't meet all of the position criteria at this
stage, having had a break away from mid to have my
10 matches
Mail list logo
