Belly Belly statistics?

[Laranna]

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

[Bathsheba]

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

[kirsty_lee]

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

[*Beema*]

Vaginal birth
Drug-free birth
Episiotomy
2nd-4th degree tear
2 midwife
1 ob (got to hosy 15min after we did, and stayed throughout)
synthetic oxytocin to expel placenta

[*charmalea*]

birth #1
elective CS -due to my mental state(tokophobia) and also bubs lying oblique ( so really is a medical reason , but i eleceted to have it .. )

1 midwive in theater with me and 1 OB

birth #2
vagianl
2nd degree tear
pethadiene and gas
1 midwife

[MrsFabuloso]

C-sections termed emergency 0
C-sections termed elective 0
C-sections termed elective with pre-existing medical condition 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) 0
episiotomy rate 1
2nd-4th degree tearing rates 1-3rd degree
midwife to patient ratios 2:1 (both times)
ob to patient ratios 1:1 (both times)
anaesthatist to patient ratios N/A
average and mean times from prescription to birth of emergency c-sectionsN/A
Gas 1
Peth 1
General 0

[krysalyss]

Vaginal birth
Labour artificially augmented
midwife to patient ratios: 2:1 (one was my MIL and one was the hospital midwife)
ob to patient ratios1:1
Gas
No tearing

[tannedangel]

C-sections termed emergency = 0
C-sections termed elective = 0
C-sections termed elective with pre-existing medical condition = 0
Vaginal births =1
Drug-free births = 0
Epidural uptake = 0
Labour artificially initiated = 0
Labour artificially augmented =0
Instrumental birth rate by mode (forceps/ventouse) = 0
episiotomy rate =0
2nd-4th degree tearing rates = 0
midwife to patient ratios = 4 (Was a quiet day and all the MW's were all amazed by me and my labour/birth so they all helped some way or another)
ob to patient ratios = 0
anaesthatist to patient ratios = 0

Where do we find the results of this? (sorry if its smack bang in my face)

[paradise lost]

We should add a line for homebirths! I never put one in my list because it was from the hospital stats thread...

Vaginal
Gas
2 midwives (so great being at home - i KNOW they were mine and mine alone because there were no other women in labour in my house! )

Bx

[Ellibam]

baby designer im correlating all the info on the first post but still trying to work out how to calculate the stats them selves. i have a few more to add on from yesterday.

[widdly]

Vaginal birth
Epidural uptake
2nd degree tear
1 midwife
1 anaethetist
Gas

[Hoody]

C-sections termed emergency = 1
C-sections termed elective = 0
C-sections termed elective with pre-existing medical condition = 1
Vaginal births =0
Drug-free births = 0
Epidural uptake = 2
Labour artificially initiated = (if this means induced via synto) 1

[nickers]

Birth #1
- emergency c/s
- Gas
- Pethadine
-2 OB's delivered
- lots of ppl in the theatre when born not sure how many midwives etc. Dh was with me

Birth #2
- c/s not pre booked but pre-existing medical condition was TOS (trial of scars) butnever happened
- 2 OB's delivered
- dh was with me, unsure how many in theatre

[Amity]

Birth #1
4wks of hospitalisation for pre-eclampsia prior to induction
2 doses of gel to try and get labour started
3 contractions
1 registrar up to his wrist in my vagina trying to get the gel out to stop the contractions whilst another registrar jammed two injections of some other drug in my leg to try and stop the labour they had just artificially started
1 anasthetist who was bl&*dy marvellous and got the spinal in first go, otherwise it would have been a general
1 neonatal specialist, 3 midwives, god knows how many nurses, 2 registrars (one with "L" plates) heaps of other people....
1 emergency c/s
Time from insertion of 2nd gel to birth - about 15-20 mins...
10 days in hospital with a premmie baby

Birth #2 (loss at about 17.5w)
1 horrific hospital experience which I can't go into right now or I'm gonna cry... will try later

Birth #3
Pre-eclampsia, managed from 16w with medication on and off
Attempted VBAC
Attended hospital at 41+1 with ++++ protein and elevated BP
Registrar on duty offered me another week of waiting, or a c/s the following morning
XH decided, without consulting me, on a c/s the next day
Classified "elective" c/s but didn't really have an option because of the p/e
Only 1 registrar delivered
1 midwife
1 anaesthetist who took 2 goes to get the spinal in
Some nurses/other people (can't remember exactly)

[christy]

C-sections termed emergency 1
Vaginal births 1
Drug-free births 0
Epidural uptake 1
Labour artificially initiated 1
Labour artificially augmented 1
2nd-4th degree tearing rates 1
midwife to patient ratios 1:1-2
ob to patient ratios1:1-???
anaesthatist to patient ratios 1:1-6
average and mean times from prescription to birth of emergency c-sections - 6 hours
Gas 1
Peth 1 (vaginal birth)

[edaj84]

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 0
Labour artificially augmented 0
Instrumental birth rate by mode (forceps/ventouse) 0
episiotomy rate 0
2nd-4th degree tearing rates 0
midwife to patient ratios 1:1-1 2:1- 0 3:1- 0 4:1-1
ob to patient ratios 0
anaesthatist to patient ratios 0
average and mean times from prescription to birth of emergency c-sections
Gas 1
Peth 1 (I told them not to but they did)
General 0

[julie_ann_jules]

Birth #1
INduction with prostaglandin gel
epidural
emergency c-section (fetal distress)
1 midwife occasionally during birth
2 obs were spoken to over phone before deciding on c/section

Birth #2
Elective c/section
spinal

Birth #3
Vaginal Birth
Induction with baloon cathader
ARM
Oxytocin Drip
Midwife patient ration 2:1 (1xhospital midwide 1xindependant midwife)
episiotomy
foreps
3rd degree tear

[Smoz]

Ok i will attempt to add to the stats though im not sure what some of the things are ill just describe what happend and someone can intterpret

Birth 1

Contractions started on their own
Waters broke by OB and drip later inserted to get things moving faster
Peth
Gas
Spinal Tap (not epi)
5midwivers over the duration but only 2present at birth
1 OB

Birth 2
Waters broke at home no assistance
Contractions started up at hosp with no assistance
gas
2 midwives
1 OB