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  1. An upsetting fetal death

    RNnL&D replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry that you had to deal with it. And feel sorry for the girl. At least she came in, and did not have to go through it alone at home. I had a 39 week demise last week. Mom hadn't felt...

  2. Routine Acoustic Stim Use

    RNnL&D replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have only used acoustic stim once. And that was as a last resort, after turning Mom on her side, giving her juice, then feeding her. Baby had variability, but no true accels. Even that stim barely...

  3. Tom Cruise on Postpartum depression

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

    Actually, yes, it is because he is a Scientologist. Scientologists believe that psychiatry is a fraud. Now, if we all had our own e meters and could audit our engrams, none of us would need drugs....

  4. Tom Cruise on Postpartum depression

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

    Especially considering the recent threads re: Britney Spears, and Homebirth

  5. Positive GBS culture but declined antibiotics

    RNnL&D replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Okay, to play devil's advocate here, what do you all do for your GBS + moms that come in near complete and don't have time for a dose of antibiotics? We do not automatically treat baby if Mom is not...

  6. BMJ Study Released on Homebirth

    RNnL&D replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, at least we got that much out of you. :chuckle You have obviously made the choices that you are most comfortable with. It is unfair for you to make sweeping generalizations about others'...

  7. Male Nursing Student wanting to Work OB

    RNnL&D replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would look for an intern program after you graduate. IMO, that's the best way to get your foot in the

  8. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    RNnL&D replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree this was an unfortunate accident, and am sorry for the family's loss. I just don't understand why this Dad just didn't speak up and say, I feel faint. I had a Dad just the other day that I...

  9. Holding up the legs during delivery

    RNnL&D replied to bfusco's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have central monitoring too, and love it. We also have the same delivery beds. Love the sig,

  10. Episiotomy

    RNnL&D replied to rastanursern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Only one of our docs cuts epis's routinely (a young female DO, at that). A couple others who do epis more than I like, and the rest very rarely do. The only 4th degree lacs I have seen, have all been...

  11. IUD's pro's & Con's

    RNnL&D replied to pazza66's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used the patch and loved it. Didn't have much luck with the ring. If you've had multiple children, it doesn't stay put, if you kwim.

  12. BMJ Study Released on Homebirth

    RNnL&D replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I said, generally, don't cause problems. Not, never cause problems. I am an L&D nurse. I have seen nuchal cords result in death (usually prior to delivery). But I have also seen the vast majority...

  13. Holding up the legs during delivery

    RNnL&D replied to bfusco's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have one doc who does still use stirrups. She is a FP doc though and delivers so rarely that it always takes us sevrel minutes to figure out how to set the stirrups up again.

  14. What do patients say that irks you?

    RNnL&D replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would ask several times too, if you kept my baby away from me for a four hour period. Why is the separation required? What about breastfeeding Moms who are encouraged to nurse q 2-3

  15. BMJ Study Released on Homebirth

    RNnL&D replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I totally agree with you. Nuchal cords occur in about 33% of deliveries, and generally cause no problems, despite the "miraculous" saves that doctors perform on babies born with a nuchal cord. As far...

  16. BMJ Study Released on Homebirth

    RNnL&D replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you mean after delivery? We lost one at birth several months ago, but we have many demises,

  17. BMJ Study Released on Homebirth

    RNnL&D replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually, licensed CPM's go through very extensive training programs, minus the nursing school. They learn their field, instead of spending 4 years in a nursing

  18. 13lb 12oz newborn!! "The big Enchilada"

    RNnL&D replied to soontobe_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :rotfl: :chuckle :rotfl: :chuckle :rotfl:

  19. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    RNnL&D replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our unit is split between LDRP and PP/GYN. If the LDRP end is full, the PP patients move out after delivery to PP. We have 12 beds in the back that are for L&D, Antepartum, and PP patients. We...

  20. Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

    RNnL&D replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Seems like vag delivery would be better for her six pack, then abdominal

  21. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    RNnL&D replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, that's how I started in L&D. It was a 20 week internship that rotated through L&D, PP, SCN, and GYN. But, the internship was just for new grads. Our experienced nurses from other units...

  22. No fundal checks for post-op C-sections?

    RNnL&D replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good question.

  23. MgSO4 patients on Postpartum

    RNnL&D replied to nurjoyce's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What about the PP patients who develop pre e days after delivery? Or those readmitted after discharge for pre e? Our pts with severe pre e prior to delivery are kept in L&D until they are stable....

  24. Does this orientation sound kosher to you?

    RNnL&D replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IMO, 4 weeks is not long enough for a new grad. Nor have I heard of anyone hiring a new grad in a PRN status. You really need to work FT for a year to gain

  25. Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

    RNnL&D replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm curious as to how that works too. Granted, we don't have anyone reserving rooms, but we never turn patients away, even if all our rooms are full. I have a hard time visualizing how a unit could...