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Re: tina tear/detachment during childbirth

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 30 May 2000 13:19:26 -0500 (CDT)

At Tue, 30 May 2000, Dorit wrote: >
>I have heard that women who are very nearsighted should not have natural
>childbirth, as this increases their risk of retinal detachment or tears
>(I assume during the pushing stage).
>
>I asked my ophtalmologist about this, and she said that this was once
>believed by doctors, but is now outdated. Even women who had already
>surgery for retinal detachment (as one of my friends had) could give
>birth naturally, and should not have a c-section because of that.
>
>Has anybody any further information on this topic?

I have never heard of this, so I asked an older collegue. He told me that this was an idea that lost credibility many, many years ago, even before his time. 

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN


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