Re: Labour/Birth with Double Hip Replacement...

From: Bernard Cristalli (bcrist@club-internet.fr)
Sat Nov 11 00:02:28 2006


Hip replacement is rare in child nearing age so the litterature is poor. But vaginal surgery is much more frequent in those women. I perform a lot of these surgeries, the position is quite the same and the prosthetic hip is not a trouble. BC

Jennifer Duggan a écrit :

>Does anyone know where I can get some info on the above? I have a
>client(G1P0) who had a double hip replacement a few years ago. Her
>orthopaedic surgeon has given the all clear with regard to a natural
>birth, but I'd like to see some stats and/or articles on vaginal birth
>success rates, pain considerations, positioning, and special
>circumstances.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>Jennifer Duggan, CPM
>





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