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  1. OB nurses, what do you do in adoption situations?

    reprise replied to estrogen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've met more than my fair share of people wanting to adopt who also fail to see a baby as a separate and distinct human being with needs and rights and who still perceive the adoption system as...

  2. OB nurses, what do you do in adoption situations?

    reprise replied to estrogen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our adoption system here is totally different to that in the US and was changed some years ago to reflect the fact that many of the situations under which young women previously relinquished their...

  3. Grandbaby arrived safely, BUT...

    reprise posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    it was little thanks to the attending midwives. I am angry beyond measure at the way my daughter was treated by her attending midwives last night and I know that I *should* be grateful that grandbaby...

  4. Where can I find out what % of women get labor pain medication?

    reprise replied to kyleelynn76's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The overall statistics can be found on google and are quite frightening. HOWEVER, when you disaggregate the figures and take into account hospital policies, the numbers show a different story. What...

  5. Offended by Prayer

    reprise replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I am utterly and totally offended by medical staff who are at least supposed to have read the cover sheet on my file which quite clearly states my lack of religious belief injecting their personal...

  6. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    reprise replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I truly believe that the reason some people call the emergency services is because they don't want their family member dying in front of their eyes or that they don't want to be alone in the presence...

  7. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    reprise replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing which was quite common 10 years ago was selective adherence to advance directives - so while only palliative care would be given for the underlying, terminal condition, doctors would...

  8. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    reprise replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    During the time I worked in the HIV/AIDS field, I found it quite puzzling that often it was the families of those who'd been suffering a terminal illness for a considerable period of time who were...

  9. Just been fired :(

    reprise replied to sax_journey's topic in General Nursing

    It's unclear from your post whether you were actually fired or whether you were employed subject to satisfactory performance during a probationary period and your employer elected not to continue your...

  10. shocked at what I saw!

    reprise replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think that Larry meant staff couldn't use that number to lodge complaints. I read his post as saying even if you don't know the "right" number to complain to at least you can use that one as...

  11. shocked at what I saw!

    reprise replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First of all I need to declare an interest here. I am not a nurse. I am a licensed health educator and a state approved community visitor (which basically means I have a badge which allows me to...

  12. Young, Unfit, Drug Addicted, etc. Mothers

    reprise replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As the mother of one of those young mums to be who everybody and their dog (including myself) thought should have terminated the pregnancy, I'd just like to tell those of you who are able to suspend...

  13. Birth plan help (again) - assisted delivery

    reprise replied to reprise's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Like most women in Australia, my daughter doesn't have an ob. Unless something goes wrong there won't be a doctor involved in her delivery at all, and if something does go wrong it will be handled by...

  14. Birth plan help (again) - assisted delivery

    reprise posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, the week when my daughter needs to commit her birth plan to paper has finally arrived. The one question with which she's still having trouble is whether to rank an assisted lady partsl delivery...

  15. Family history - irrelevant in modern obstetrics?

    reprise posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I recall that when I was pregnant with my own children (my youngest is almost 13) I was asked many questions about my mother's obstetric history. Is it because there are so many tests available now...

  16. Birth plan help (again) - assisted delivery

    reprise replied to reprise's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do know that none of the hospital doctors do rotational forceps (the midwives seem to regard the couple of private obs who still have the knack of doing these as fossils). I also know that the...

  17. How many 37, 38-weekers wind up in NICU?

    reprise replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Can I just ask how many of the 37-38 weekers who end up in NICU were anticipated to need assistance prior to delivery? Many public hospitals here will not schedule inductions for prior to 38 weeks...

  18. Birth plan help (again) - assisted delivery

    reprise replied to reprise's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oddly enough, this came up at antenatal classes (which were right before DD's antenatal appointment) yesterday and the midwife who was taking the classes made it very clear that which option is taken...

  19. Family history - irrelevant in modern obstetrics?

    reprise replied to reprise's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only thing which really concerns me is the possibility of a drug reaction if ergometrine is used for third stage management. Reactions to other drugs are fairly consistent among the females in my...

  20. Family history - irrelevant in modern obstetrics?

    reprise replied to reprise's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Now that's scary. I'm somewhat tempted to ask what drug is used for third stage management at the hospital where my daughter will be delivering. When I had my son, the hospital routinely administered...

  21. Anyone using Nitronox in OB?

    reprise replied to Tess RNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've used nitrous with all of my labours and love it. The fixed systems in all of the hospitals in which I've delivered allow for changing the ratio of the two gases to a maximum of 70% nitrous (the...

  22. Hydration, the importance of

    reprise posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    "Mum, I just feel yuck". "But I don't feel thirsty". Neither do I during summer but I know damned well if I don't drink enough fluids to maintain my BP I feel really, REALLY hideous. You drank...

  23. Epidurals and hypotension

    reprise posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    My daughter is currently 32 weeks pregnant and at her next antenatal appointment will start to draw up her birth plan. As she is booked into a birth centre, the primary purpose of the birth plan is...

  24. How prepared for the realities of labour and childbirth are your patients?

    reprise posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had my first child in a maternity hospital some 24 years ago, and one thing I've noticed as the birth of my grandson approaches is how much better educated and prepared for the realities of labour...

  25. Epidurals and hypotension

    reprise replied to reprise's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think that the different "standard" procedures may have something to do with it. Although the birth centre is part of the standard birthing unit (literally across an ten foot hallway), the L&D...