9cm dialated, then 13 hours pushing!!!

[nellnell]

I spoke to a friend and colleague of mine whose daughter had her first bub a couple of weeks ago. She arrived at the hospital and was 9cm dilated, then pushed for 13 hours. The doctor let her do this - which to me is amazing as many doctors put time limits on labour.

What I'm questioning is....13 hours....is that really healthy for the mother? I mean it's wonderful for the doctor not to put a time limit on labour but she sustained a serious 4th degree tear and is obviously worse for wear.

What are your thoughts?

[NaeNae]

OMG thats terrible. I have no idea if they have a limit on the pushing time but I couldn't imagine anyone being able to do that for THAT long - she must have been exhausted.

Poor girl I feel sorry for her - hoping you get more of an idea from someone else in here

Nae x

[feeb]

Wow at arriving at hospital at 9cm thats great work, but the pushing for 13 hrs i find highly unlikely.

In a hospital most policies are 2hrs pushing for first time mum and 1 hr for 2nd and subsequent pregnancys.

However sometimes these can be extended a fraction if all is well and progress has been seen, but 13 hrs NO WAY why did doctor allow this.

Mum would be knackered and chances are baby distressed.

4th dregree tear ouch very nasty, was obviolusly a reason why baby was not coming and now the poor thing may have life long issues with her bowels.

[Junglemum]

Could chinese whispers be playing a little part in the 13 hours??? Doesn't seem likely or sensible to me.

[nellnell]

Mmmmmmmm

I'm thinking that it possibly took a whole lot longer to get from 9cm to fully dialated, but can only go by what I've been told. Still seems quite long though!

[Spring Angel]

Could it have been 13 hours for the entire labour? I can't imagine any Dr allowing or for that matter any woman being able to push for that long.

I think it could perhaps be a bit of chinese whispers also.

Spring xx

[feeb]

I know not everyone dilates as per text books!!

BUT closed to 4cm is hardest and often longest, and generally people dilate 1cm - 1.5cm an hr.

For someone to get to 9cm and take 13 hrs for pushing sounds completely weird and unacceptable.

Maybe they havent told you full story or they havent understood what was said to them so have told you the wrong info.

[Jennifer13]

Wow. I thought this kind of thing only happened in developing countries where women with no medical care laboured in huts for far too long and ended up with serious fistula issues.

[kawazuki]

I know not everyone dilates as per text books!!

BUT closed to 4cm is hardest and often longest, and generally people dilate 1cm - 1.5cm an hr.

For someone to get to 9cm and take 13 hrs for pushing sounds completely weird and unacceptable.

Maybe they havent told you full story or they havent understood what was said to them so have told you the wrong info.

i wish that dilation was correct for me.
i was 1 cm for 10 hours, epi in and fully dilated in 2 hours.. then pushed for 30 min

but wow 13 hours of pushing, after an hour id be saying do something to get this baby out she is stuck

[*Beema*]

I know not everyone dilates as per text books!!

BUT closed to 4cm is hardest and often longest, and generally people dilate 1cm - 1.5cm an hr.

I certainly wasn't text book 7-8cm when i got to hosy 45min after ctx started, would have been 10-15ctx, started at 5ish and were 3 min when we got to hosy, then up to delivery for internal. I was expecting it to hurt a lot more to get to 8cm , but it hurt a lot more after that

13 hours of pushing that just seems dangerous, irresponsible, I would have been thinking more along what Sarah H experienced... sitting at 9cm for a long time, and perhaps pushing before she was fully dilated if she did start.... but 13 hours... just seems wrong especially in a hospital setting where the clock is ticking as such...