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Richard Chudacoff, MD
Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benjaminfr109859.html> Benjamin
Franklin
Heaven grant that the burden you carry may have as easy an exit as it had an
entrance.
[Prayer To A Pregnant Woman]
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Desiderius Erasmus
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From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of ainsron
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 7:32 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
Subject: Re: Double nuchal cord on ultrasound
But at what point are you going to do the C/S? And during the intervening
weeks, how are you going to monitor the fetus? What if the nuchal cord was
found at 28 weeks? Its just such a nebulous bag of worms with no EBM to
base any strict decision making on.
Ronald E. Ainsworth
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From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Richard
Chudacoff, MD
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:19 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
Subject: Re: Double nuchal cord on ultrasound
So, you can debate with the patient for two weeks, with serious counseling
about the benefit of a vaginal delivery, or you can say "if you are really
worried we can perform a c-section; however we also have the option of close
monitoring with fetal kick counts and continuous electronic fetal monitoring
in labor." Now the patient feels better, and if they chose the latter, at
least they know you gave the finding a serious consideration, and the
patient a choice of treatment options. If they chose the former, no IUFD.
I'm fine with either, and probably have decreased my lawsuit potential
dramatically.
Richard Chudacoff, MD
Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benjaminfr109859.html> Benjamin
Franklin
Heaven grant that the burden you carry may have as easy an exit as it had an
entrance.
[Prayer To A Pregnant Woman]
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Desiderius Erasmus
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From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of
DoctorJoe@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:43 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
Subject: Re: Double nuchal cord on ultrasound
In a message dated 6/8/04 16:21:05, dellview@earthlink.net writes:
We just had a double nuchal cord that was fine in the office on ultrasound
last Wednesday and by Friday (when she came in with srom) the baby was a
demise. my answer today is different than it was last week. it was a rough
weekend
And therein lies the problem. It's not a problem until something happens.
And with cord problems, where the BABY governs what goes on in there, YOU
have no control over what happens, except WHEN the baby comes out (i.e. when
you make the incision). Other than that, you're merely an observer. (Not
like severe preeclampsia, or whatever, where you can give medicine, etc.)
Joe P.
