Re: Severe PIH 34 weeks

From: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C. (johnprov@sympatico.ca)
Thu May 24 21:25:29 2007


At Thu, 24 May 2007, Andrew Folley wrote: >
>All I am doing is looking for the scientifically supported logic in
>delivering vs. waiting. If someone were to show me that 90% of the moms
>with severe PIH at 34 weeks end up havinig a stroke and or the baby dies
>then I would deliver. As it is I am not hearing any such arguement. All I
>have heard is "get her delivered". I keep asking why???????????
>

5-10% chance of something bad happening at 34 wks is more than enough for me to bail at 34 wks, you are in that ballpark in this case IMHO. You give the pathalogist an 8lbs 34 wks stillbirth and he/she will have no problem finding some stigmata of gestional diabetes.

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                                 Take care, John




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