LizzyL&DRN

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  1. "upping the pit" with regular ctx's

    LizzyL&DRN replied to emilyriv34rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've also seen one doc go in the room and up the pit himself. And not by 2 mu, by 4, 6, or 8. I've asked him to please not do it, and all he'll say is "I wrote it on the strip." URGHHHH!!! Drives...

  2. "upping the pit" with regular ctx's

    LizzyL&DRN replied to emilyriv34rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I too have had docs pressure me to up the pit, even if the ctx are adequate. About the only time they shut up about it is if you have an IUPC in and they are satisfied the ctx are adequate. I have...

  3. Preterm Labor question

    LizzyL&DRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a question regarding preterm labor. I do plan on asking one of our perinatologists next time I see him, but want some of your opinions. Why is it a woman can have a normal healthy pregnancy...

  4. Does NO use of Stirrups=Shoulder Dystocia

    LizzyL&DRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was wondering what other OBRNs thought of this issue. I have been an OB nurse for over 1 year and I am suprised at the number of shoulder dystocias I have seen in that short time. Every single one...

  5. Does NO use of Stirrups=Shoulder Dystocia

    LizzyL&DRN replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    interesting comments. many of the nurses i work with feel it is related since it seems to happen mostly to one doctor who prefers to deliver in the bed. of course it has happened to other doctors...

  6. Pregnant

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Heather R.N.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Heather, one of the books I have loved having during the first and so far my second pregnancy is, "Pregnancy: Week by Week." It gives you something new to read each week and a whole list of possible...

  7. Record number of deliveries?

    LizzyL&DRN replied to rndani's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We originally had 9 Labor Rooms, and 18 Postpartum beds, We have had to expand or unit due to another local hospital closing their L&D. We now have 16 Labor rooms, 2 ORs, and a 30 bed Postpartum...

  8. Pregnant

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Heather R.N.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats on your pregancies. I'm also pregnant. Due April 9th, 2005. I guess that makes me 4-5 weeks. This is my second baby. Has anyone heard the rumors that if you are prego with a girl your...