OzMW

OzMW

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  1. nuchal cords...

    OzMW replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree, caution is required. I rarely cut nuchal cords for that very reason. Most are manageable with the somersault thingy. I had one recently that was very tight and I had to cut it. First one I've...

  2. Resources for Birth Attendants

    OzMW replied to OzMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.sarahjbuckley.com/ Just adding another one. Sarah is a doctor in Oz who homebirthed her children. Great articles on birth hormones and one on physiological third

  3. Resources for Birth Attendants

    OzMW posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    hi all thought i would post some resources that are great for people who attend women in labour. some are from australia and some from the u.k. you may have seen all of them, if so just ignore! many...

  4. L&D Rotation tomorrow

    OzMW replied to AggieNurse99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thats a comprehensive list Kay! Hope it went well. Can I suggest some articles for you to read. Important things that we need to keep in mind when caring for birthing women:...

  5. Third stage management in the US?

    OzMW replied to OzMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So tell me when the babe had been born do the docs wait for signs of separation or do they just yank on the cord? Am just trying to get my head around this because our policy of active management is...

  6. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    OzMW replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Someone needs to tell him if hes scared of poo then hes in the wrong job. Mary Cronk a midwife in the UK tells an interesting story about her experiences many years ago with obs demanding women be...

  7. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    OzMW replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good for you and I'm not suprised!! You know the trouble is that midwives in Australia think that we stuff around in the birth process too much here!! Maybe a trip to the US is warranted! Hee

  8. How much fluid bolus before epidural on your unit?

    OzMW replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    EEECK. I have never in 17 years seen pulmonary oedema in a postnate!

  9. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    OzMW replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    More importantly one should be asking why the 'protocols' aren't evidence based:o:o Women have every right to refuse anything in a hospital, anything...and I would actively encourage any woman in my...

  10. How much fluid bolus before epidural on your unit?

    OzMW replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do 500mls! Once when we had private obs coming to our unit the anaesthetist always did the iv, and they'd place the epidural before 100mls when in!! Didn't seem to make much difference. Wonder if...

  11. How long to wait for Madame Placenta??

    OzMW replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    3-5 minutes! Bloody hell! Our policy says 1 hour. I have had 2 physiological third stages (which are few and far between) go about 2 hours, we got away with that because the docs were either busy or...

  12. Third stage management in the US?

    OzMW replied to OzMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! How do women manage to birth at all?:smackingf One thing I have learnt in the last 17 years is that so much of what we worry about around labour and birth we cause!!! Thanks for your replies look...

  13. NSVD with a vulvar hematoma

    OzMW replied to californianclextaker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They can be huge. Did your woman have sutures? They can occur if the apex of a tear isn't picked up in the start of the

  14. Third stage management in the US?

    OzMW replied to OzMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Umm...a dumb question....but does every woman in labour have an

  15. Do nurses do it all?

    OzMW replied to babyjen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here in Australia all women are cared for in labour by midwives (who are also usually RNs). If the labour is straightforward no doc is involved. If it isn't we work with the docs, and even in the high...