Re: VBAC
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Mon Oct 30 07:25:58 2000
perhaps Yoda is in attendance?
LOL
art
At Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Braun, R. Daniel wrote:
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>Standing there keeps the scar from rupturing?????????????????
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>Dan
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: MidwifeIM@aol.com [mailto:MidwifeIM@aol.com]
>Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 5:55 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>Subject: Re: VBAC
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>At Sat, 28 Oct 2000, art fougner, md wrote to Alana:
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>certainly not questioning your zeal nor your enthusiasm, but perhaps the
>fact that trial of labor is also termed trial of SCAR should give you
>pause, especially in the city devoted to the odds, Las Vegas. as others
>have pointed out, labor for a woman with a scarred uterus presents an
>increased risk for uterine rupture. this increased risk changes the
>definition to high risk. >
>
>It's worth remembering that women who have VBACs at home don't have
>their labors induced with synthetic oxytocins or prostaglandins (or
>electric breast pumps, for that matter). They also have continuous
>attendance during labor. It may not be generally recognized, but these
>factors do make a difference.
>
>Ina May
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art fougner, md
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