Vaginal births 1
Epidural uptakewasn't even offered (didn't want one)
2nd-4th degree tearing rates 2nd degree tear
midwife to patient ratios 2 midwifes at a time
ob to patient ratios 1
anaesthatist to patient ratios none - only used gas
Vaginal births 1
Epidural uptakewasn't even offered (didn't want one)
2nd-4th degree tearing rates 2nd degree tear
midwife to patient ratios 2 midwifes at a time
ob to patient ratios 1
anaesthatist to patient ratios none - only used gas
Birth #1
Vaginal birth
Gas
Peth
Labour artificially initiated with synto
Ventouse
2nd degree tear
4 midwives in room at time of birth, different midwive each antenatal and shared care with 1 GP
1 registrar ob delivered DD
Birth #2
Vaginal birth
Epidural
Labour artificially augmented with synto
2nd degree tear
1 midwife through pregnancy, 2 midwives in labour due to primary midwife needing to go home but they were both there for the birth
anaesthatist = 1 for epi
Birth #1
- Vaginal birth.
- Gas.
- Waters broken.
- 2 stitches.
- 2 midwives in the room at the birth aswell as my OB.
Birth #2
- Vaginal birth.
- Gas.
- Waters broken.
- Vac extract.
- 1 stitch.
- 2 midwives in the room at the birth, and one on call OB that I'd never met before. Then another OB came in just after he was born. Again another I'd never met. Lol.
Vaginal birth
No drugs
Labour augmented with Arificial Rupture of Membranes
2nd degree tear
1 midwife at a time, but not constantly (until the birth when the room was bloody full of people! LOL! I've no idea of who they all were.) (Though I suppose in my case I had an extra midwife because she was my SIL and second support person. Though not acting in an 'official' capacity, KWIM?)
DS -
Elective c-section - no medical reason present - maternal request (I guess I'm in that little percentage!!)
DD
Elective C-section due to deterioration of placenta & cord
Caesarean - due to placenta praevia. Initially elective, but recorded as emergency as I had SPROM at 36+6 weeks.
Epidural
Peth in the first 24 hours
1 ob
2 midwives
anaesthetist
C-sections termed emergency 0
C-sections termed elective 0
C-sections termed elective with pre-existing medical condition 0
Vaginal births 3
Drug-free births 0
Epidural uptake 0
Labour artificially initiated 2
Labour artificially augmented 3
Instrumental birth rate by mode (forceps/ventouse) 1
episiotomy rate 0
2nd-4th degree tearing rates 0
midwife to patient ratios unsure
ob to patient ratios 1 A single ob delivered my 3 babies... not sure what the ward ratio was.
anaesthatist to patient ratios 0
C-sections termed emergency = 1
C-sections termed elective = 0
C-sections termed elective with pre-existing medical condition = 0
Vaginal births =0
Drug-free births = 0
Epidural uptake = 1
Labour artificially initiated = (if this means induced via synto) 1
Labour artificially augmented =0
Instrumental birth rate by mode (forceps/ventouse) = 1 forceps
episiotomy rate =0
2nd-4th degree tearing rates = 0
midwife to patient ratios =2
ob to patient ratios =1
anaesthatist to patient ratios =2
Last edited by kirsty_lee; November 23rd, 2008 at 05:47 PM.
C-sections termed emergency-0
C-sections termed elective-0
C-sections termed elective with pre-existing medical condition (that one would be an eye-opener! As Kelly says, it's less than 1% of electives who are maternal-request for no medical reason!)-0
Vaginal births 2
Drug-free births 1
Epidural uptake 0
Labour artificially initiated 1
Labour artificially augmented 1
Instrumental birth rate by mode (forceps/ventouse)
episiotomy rate 1
2nd-4th degree tearing rates 1
midwife to patient ratios 2,1.5(one was a student)
ob to patient ratios 1,0
anaesthatist to patient ratios 1,0
average and mean times from prescription to birth of emergency c-section
Birth 1
Sponaneous labour
Vaginal birth
1 suck of the gas then threw it away so does that count as drugs? Coz I didn't really use it.
ARM
1 MW for the labour and 2 for the birth as she was born right on shift change
1st degree tear
Birth 2
Spontaneous labour
Vaginal birth
No drugs
ARM
1 MW and 1 student MW
Graze
1st birth
Private Ob/hospital. ARM for labour augmentation with synto (had mec), then gas, epidural. Thats it, no tear etc.
2nd birth
Private Ob/hospital. ARM last minuteOther than that drug and tear free.
Kelly xx
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