26 yo G8 P6(none of which live with her), Hx of DA, ETOH,yada yada..... comes to ER with cramping after a night of doing crack and drinking.
Delivers her 23? weeker there which the residents go all out, gung ho, to save despite the fact this kid is probably 22 weeks (480 g eyes fused and hey? Are those testes yet?)
We now have an oscillated, dopa, dobut, maxed out fetus with b/l Grade IV bleeds.
This is probably more of a rant, but do you think this was the right thing for this mother and child? I see this crap all the time and am really sick of it! AARRGGHH!!
fergus51
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That sounds sick. Granted I am new to the area, but I can't imagine looking after such a baby