midwifemamma

midwifemamma specializes in Obgyn.

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1. Newborn Transition Policy

   midwifemamma replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

   unless there are problems, babies go right up to the mother's chest, skin to skin, and stay there for at least an hour. we encourage them to breastfeed during that time. vital signs are done on mom's chest (q30x4, qhourx2, then q4hours). eye ointment...

2. Home birth vs. hospital

   midwifemamma replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree that the child abuse analogy is going too far, and it could very easily be turned around the other way. As parents, I believe that we are doing what we perceive as the best for our children when we choose where to birth them, whether it be at...

3. Postpartum nurses and circumcisions?

   midwifemamma replied to AmericanChai's topic in Ob/Gyn

   she's probably retracting the foreskin which would, of course, make a baby scream. the foreskins are not supposed to be retracted on babies. that is very painful.

4. Eleven pound baby!

   midwifemamma replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   i am a small woman (5'2, 95lbs prepregnant). i weighed 122lbs at the time of the birth of my son. my son was born weighing 10lbs 6oz. i was not diabetic. he did have a shoulder dystocia, but it was handled very well. he made it out of me without a br...

5. Those Baby Shows

   midwifemamma replied to LiveZen's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i've never seen that show, but i do know about out of hospital births and hospital births. i am a high risk ob nurse, and i also had my last child at home with a midwife (and my son had a shoulder dystocia, needed resuscitation and all- and it was ha...

6. i decided not to have my son circumcised-need feedback

   midwifemamma replied to nursemn's topic in General Nursing

   actually, where i live it is 50/50 for boys who are circ'd and boys who are left intact. for the original poster, my son is intact also. retraction is not necessary. it used to be recommended that parents retract their newborn's foreskins, but that ...

7. Working on a post partum floor

   midwifemamma replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i think it does vary from place to place. some places have ldrp's like you mentioned, and to work in those i'd assume that you have to be trained in both l&d and postpartum. other hospitals have those units separate, and i would assume that some ...

8. preventing abduction

   midwifemamma posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   was curious about what different hospitals do in regards to preventing abduction (this stemmed from another thread where abduction was mentioned). for us, we have a security system. the baby has a security tag on, and if it gets cut or taken off, the...

9. What does the new mother/family need nowadays?

   midwifemamma replied to UM Review RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It's been found to not be necessary. The alcohol can kill the bacteria that help the cord dry up and fall off. So they've found that when alcohol is used the cord can end up staying on longer. It's recommended now (at least where I work) to not use a...

10. What does the new mother/family need nowadays?

    midwifemamma replied to UM Review RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    just wanted to add that we do not advise women to use alcohol anymore on the cord.

11. To Bulb Sxn Or Not?

    midwifemamma replied to LD123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    if there is no meconium, do you still suction no matter what? i'd be interested in seeing the evidence that all babies need suctioning.

12. Would you consider a home birth?

    midwifemamma replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

    like i said earlier i think there tends to be a misunderstanding about homebirth. as a mom i felt it so important to educate myself about all options and really research. i too had a complication as i mentioned earlier (though i was at HOME) and my ...

13. Would you consider a home birth?

    midwifemamma replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

    we posted at the same time. i think we can agree to disagree too.

14. Would you consider a home birth?

    midwifemamma replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

    and i am not willing to risk the problems that the hospitals have. having a homebirth with a midwife dramatically reduces the risk of cesareans, episiotomies, instrumental delivery, and YET does NOT have an increased risk of morbidity or mortality.

15. Would you consider a home birth?

    midwifemamma replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

    also, your hospitals sound much better than the hospitals here. therefore, many women do make the decision to birth at home for many reasons including the care the hospitals give. i don't feel they should be judged for that.