 |
 |
 |
|
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
Re: [pregnancy] uterine inversionFrom: colleen (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 9 Oct 1999 02:17:45 -0500 (CDT)
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 > >>I too have experienced a similiar horrifying disaster after giving birth to our beautiful daughter Maxine. I had no urges to push the placenta out, or our baby for that matter. When almost an hour after Maxine was born and my placenta had not been delivered the doctor did an internal, during which I was in even more pain than whilst giving birth after about 20-25 hours labour. When my placenta finally came out, with it came my uterus. My placenta proceeded to pump up and fill with blood and unfortunately for us burst! I lost 3-4 litres of blood and of course was rushed to intensive care where the doctors proceeded to give me a full blood transfusion. Obviously I recovered and am one very lucky person. Not many days go past where I don't thinks of this. Maxine is now 4 1/2. You probably understand this yourself. This is the first I've read, or replied to someone who has experienced something so similiar. >>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!
|
| |
Women's Insurance Checklist from Auto Insurance Quote home | medical professionals | women | industry | forums | internationale-mail | about us | advertising | our sponsors | contact us | disclaimer | This information is provided for educational purposes only. Please read the disclaimer. ©1996-2008, all rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission of MediSpecialty.com |
![[ Pregnancy & Birth Forum ]](/pregnancy-birth/pnb_forum_L.gif)