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Re: [pregnancy] uterine inversion

From: Carol (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 24 Jul 1999 19:30:51 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Christopher wrote: >
>I received this on another pregnancy list. I thought Dr. Mac or Hill might
>be able to help.
>
>karen
>
>>Hi gals!
>>
>>I have another worry.
>>When i had my 1st child everything about the delivery went well until i
>>started to deliver the placenta. When this third stage of labor began,
>>from what i was told, the placenta didn't totally detach from the top of
>>the uterus (fundus) therefore when i started to deliver the placenta, my
>>uterus was coming out with it. THIS was so much more painful than the
>>actual birth of my child...it sent me into shock...it was a pain that i
>>will never ever forget.
>>
>>My fear is that this will happen again. I read somewhere that if it has
>>happened once then the chances of it happening again are great. I also
>>read that in most cases the doctors are in such a hurry to finish up that
>>they begin to pull on the cord to pull the placenta out, instead of
>>letting it come out on it's own. This could have very well have happened
>>in my case...i was just not aware of what the doctor was doing down
>>there.
>>
>>I have a friend who had her baby in February of last year and the same
>>thing happened to her and she swears that she saw him pull on the
>>cord....then her uterus inverted. She of course had an epidural and
>>didn't feel much of the pain BUT according to what i read, regardless if
>>you can feel it or not, it can still cause hemorraghing, shock and even
>>death in the mother.
>>
>>I am so scared that this will happen again...and am tempted to tell my
>>doctor (which isn't the same one that delivered #1) that I don't want the
>>placenta delivery to be rushed along with the aid of pulling on the cord.
>>My husband says that the doc knows what he is doing...well, it's the same
>>doc that delivered my friends baby and it just seems to me that they a
>>great deal of docs are doing this so they can get out of there quicker.
>>
>>Do you guys think my doctor will take it the wrong way when I mention
>>this to him? he already knows about the inversion from last time... How
>>would you mention it to him??
>>Has anyone else experienced uterine inversion once, twice? Has anyone
>>experienced U/I once and with subsequent delivery (ies) not??
>>
>>I'm also afraid that if my uterus inverts again that it may do some long
>>term damage...something that could keep me from having more children.
>>
>>Hope all of you are well!

Absolutely tell your doctor about your wishes. Doctors know what they are doing, but that doesn't mean that's what you want or the best. I have come to consider myself to be the expert on my body and the doctor to be a consultant. The best treatment, in my opinion, is a combination of your knowledge about your body and your doctor's knowledge of medicine. If he takes it the wrong way, find another one. You have rights as a patient.

--
Carol

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