I am a Canadian OBS nurse working in Nova Scotia (Cape Breton). I worked with UK trained midwives when I first graduated, in Ontario. I learnt more from them than any school could have taught me. They...
Does anyone have any experience with cytotec/misoprostol for retained placental tissue? If it is given intralady partslly, who gives it? How long postpartum is it effective? Does anyone have a...
jenib replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn
Obviously we have more time, only 100 + low risk deliveries a year. No epidurals. But only 2 nurses to work L&D, postpartum/gyn surg. and clinics. We have no nursery at all. Babes needing special...
jenib replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn
I hate to say it, but I would be asking over and over to see the baby also. Do you separate mom and babe pairs? Do you still have a regular nursery? Or are you talking about NICU or special care...
We do not offer epidurals at our hospital, although we may occasionally have the odd one. I usually find that a woman instictively knows when it's time to push, and pushing before that usually is...
I took the also course last fall and found it very informative, a little more info than a regular L&D nurse really needs to know, but not just a course for the docs. It helped explain why the docs...
jenib replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn
How about spending 11 plus hours with a woman helping her through her labour, walking up and down halls, in and out of the shower, rocking, hold her legs for 2 hours and encouraging her pushing...