WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 1997: Re: lost baby

Re: lost baby

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 29 Jul 1997 15:14:20 -0600

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Your family will be in my prayers tonight. I'm sorry for your loss.

Carriet

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lowanna [SMTP:anonymous@obgyn.net
>Sent: Saturday, July 26, 1997 3:51 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: lost baby
>
>My Daughter's second pregnancy went so well until the day after her 38th
>week checkup.
>
>She came over and said her tummy seemed smaller, possibly the baby dropped,
>but she hadn't felt him move since 2 a.m.
>
>We called the Dr., went to the hospital to be checked, the nurse couldn't
>find a heartbeat, called the Dr. in hospital for a u/s and determined that
>the baby was dead.
>
>Her Dr. felt so bad. The cause, possibly a "long umbilical cord".
>
>When the baby was delivered, he was black from lack of oxygen, but after we
>held him for a while he was more pink.
>
>I ask the Dr. if he could give the baby some oxygen and he looked like he
>didn't have the heart to tell me no, and just shook his head.
>
>Even the pictures of the baby showed the difference of color when we got
>them developed.
>
>I am sure people never really get over a loss of a perfect baby, but I do
>have a few of questions.
>
>1. How can stillbirths due to umbilical length and other similar situations
>be prevented?
>
>2. How long can babies be without oxygen and still be safely revived?
>
>3. Are there any case histories on this?
>
>4. Is there any way the Mother can monitor the unborn baby for distress or
>problems?
>
>5. My Daughters first baby was also in distress when he was delivered due
>to the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. (He also was black from lack
>of oxygen, but was revived)
>
>6. Would an u/s have been helpful in recognizing a "cord problem"?
>
>7. Is it possible that the babys heartbeat could be so weak that it
>doesn't show on the u/s?
>
>8. The Dr. on call in the hospital said that on the u/s there didn't seem
>to be a lot of amniotic fluid, would this make it difficult to hear or see
>the fetal heartbeat?
>
>9. What would cause there to be a lessening of amniotic fluid?
>
>I hope you can answer my questions, we are having a difficult time.
>
>Thank you,
>Lowanna
>

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