One Day: Midwife Math
4 hours of clinic
2 precipitous births
2 counties
2 sets of spontaneously ruptured membranes with thick particulate meconium
2 calls to 911/EMS to have them stand by
1 lovely paramedic
1 not-so-lovely paramedic
2 normal spontaneous vaginal deliveries of
2 vigorous baby boys
1 waterbirth
1 nuchal cord (baby #1)
2 nuchal hands (baby #2)
2 sets of 8&9 APGARS
8lbs and 7lbs 10 oz
1 hour long placenta delay before
1 manual removal of
1 incredibly scary looking placenta (bilobed, mishapen, huge infarcts, terrifying velamentous insertion of cord - vessels coursing through membranes all over the place...)
1 lucky baby
1 fat, luscious juicy placenta birthed almost bloodlessly on a bathroom floor. Ahhhh.
2 (only slightly) delirious telephone calls to classmates on the way home.
What are the odds!?
Oh yeah, and1 happy student midwife. :)
56 babies down...
2 precipitous births
2 counties
2 sets of spontaneously ruptured membranes with thick particulate meconium
2 calls to 911/EMS to have them stand by
1 lovely paramedic
1 not-so-lovely paramedic
2 normal spontaneous vaginal deliveries of
2 vigorous baby boys
1 waterbirth
1 nuchal cord (baby #1)
2 nuchal hands (baby #2)
2 sets of 8&9 APGARS
8lbs and 7lbs 10 oz
1 hour long placenta delay before
1 manual removal of
1 incredibly scary looking placenta (bilobed, mishapen, huge infarcts, terrifying velamentous insertion of cord - vessels coursing through membranes all over the place...)
1 lucky baby
1 fat, luscious juicy placenta birthed almost bloodlessly on a bathroom floor. Ahhhh.
2 (only slightly) delirious telephone calls to classmates on the way home.
What are the odds!?
Oh yeah, and1 happy student midwife. :)
56 babies down...
posted by Louisa at 9:05 PM
5 Comments:
TWO nuchal hands?! Ow.
Over an intact perineum though ;)
Kid came out looking like a prize fighter, fists up. Silly kid.
Your math is amazing!
I had a one nuchal hand and the dents where the other one was on the cheek.
Sadly the perineum was NOT intact.
urg.
Glad this didn't happen while husband was away!
Bring on the next round huh?
things always happen in pairs eh? it's wild.
Great list. Making me itchy as I sit here labour-waiting!
Ekkk! What a list!
We have just been learning about placentae in class - that one would have been interesting to see!
:)
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