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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! :D)
Bx
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.
Vaginal birth
Epidural uptake
2nd degree tear
1 midwife
1 anaethetist
Gas
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
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
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)
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)
Vaginal births 2
Drug-free births 2
midwife to patient ratios 3:1 & 2:1
bookmarking, i'll b back ....
Birth #1
Vaginal Birth
Epidural
Labour Induced
Midwives 2:1 (One was a student)
Birth #2
Vaginal birth
Drug free
Labour induced
Midwife 1:1
first post updated.
Please use this when adding your details(makes it easier to read for me)
C-sections termed emergency = 0
C-sections termed elective = 0
C-sections termed elective with pre-existing medical condition = 0
Vaginal births =0
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 = 0
ob to patient ratios = 0
anaesthatist to patient ratios = 0
Gas =0
Peth =0
General = 0
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
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
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
first birth
Vaginal birth
spontaneous ruture of membranes
induction- augmented
pethedine
Epidural
episiotomy
midwife 2:1
2nd degree tear
second birth
spontaneous rupture of membranes
Vaginal birth
midwife 2:1
internal tearing
doula
PPH and blood transfusion
Vaginal births 3
Drug-free births 2
Labour artificially initiated 1
Labour artificially augmented 2
midwife to patient ratios 2:1, 1:1, 2:1
ob to patient ratios1:1 for all labours
Gas 1
Peth 1
Vaginal Birth
Spontaneous ROM
Drug Free
MW to Patient ratios 1:1 (but MW & RN at time of birth)
Birth 1 and 2 already posted about
Birth #3
Vaginal birth
Drug-free
2nd degree tear
2 midwife during the labour and delivery
Synthetic oxytocin to expel placenta
Doula assisted
Okies, give you what I can remember
Angie
SVB
AROM
Middies 2:1
Gas
CJ
SVB
AROM
Middies 2:1
Lyta
SVB
AROM
Middies 1:1 (and she only just made it in time, lol)
PPH
TS Synto
Sam
SVB
AROM
Middies 2:1
TS Synto
IRDS
Harry
SVB
SROM
Middies 2:1
TS Synto
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 = 0
Labour artificially augmented =1
Instrumental birth rate by mode (forceps/ventouse) = 0
episiotomy rate =0
2nd-4th degree tearing rates = 0
midwife to patient ratios = 1:1
ob to patient ratios = 2:1
anaesthatist to patient ratios = 1:1
Gas =0
Peth =0
General = 0
Another birth to add.....:lol:
Vaginal
no drugs
no stitches
1 middie
1 ob (due to GB)
waters broken just before birth
Birth of DD:
spontaneous rupture of membranes
labour established with no assistance
vaginal birth
grazing
2 stiches (still not sure why though..)
Labour: 1 midwife to 1 patient Birth: 2 midwives to 1 patient
Birth: 1 OB
Peth
Gas
Birth of DD
Induced with Gels due to insulin dependent GD (39 weeks)
Vaginal birth
Drug-free
graze
1 doula, 1 midwife 1 OB
Synthetic oxytocin to expel placenta
this is a great thread!!!
spontaneous ruture of membranes
vaginal birth
drug free
no tearing
1 midwife + 1 at time of birth
Synthetic oxytocin to expel placenta
Birth 1
SROM - but broken again just before birth, go figure?
Gas, Peth, Epi
mids - I think 2:1
Obs - at least one...bit foggy on that...
VB
Grazing (no tears but stitched the graze)
Birth 2
SROM
Gas
1 lovely mid
NO Doctors
VB
no tearing
Birth 3
Induction with Gel
ARM
Synto
Emergency CS due to fetal distress (which was present prior to induction :rolleyes:)
Spinal block
no idea how many Mids, Obs & Anaesthetists