WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1998: Re: Rushed for time, (was Male/Female OBGYN)

Re: Rushed for time, (was Male/Female OBGYN)

From: AnnMarie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 23:12:56 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Kelly Shanahan, MD wrote: >
>At Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Thomas wrote:
>>
>>What a great story. I would love to ask if you have chosen a C/S as per
>>the Al Mufti paper but please feel to ignore this post if you don't want
>>to answer.
>
>HECK NO!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>I'm going into spontaneous labor at 39 weeks (once I'm no longer on the
>call schedule and after I finish office hours for the week!). The
>contractions aren't going to be bad, so I'll be puttering around at
>home, organizing the kitchen cabinets or something -- or even better,
>going cross country skiing after our first major snow of the season.
>I'll eventually notice some pressure, so I'll check myself -- I'll be 8
>cm. As I don't want to rupture membranes on MY floor, my husband and I
>will head to the hospital. Upon arrival I'll rupture on THEIR floor
>(clear fluid of course). I'll be 9 cm, +1 station so they will call one
>of my partners. Unfortunately, I will have an overwhelming urge to push
>before she arrives, and with one expulsive effort I will deliver my
>daughter myself over an intact perineum. My husband will not faint
>(well, this part I'm not so sure about!) but will capture the entire
>event on tasteful black and white film.
>
>No, I am not currently on any hallucinogenic agents, nor am I under
>psychiatric care! If I believe it can happen this way, it can!
>
>--
>Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>S. Lake Tahoe, CA
>
>note: Opinions here are for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician. It cannot take the place of a face to face consultation and examination.
>Sorry, but private e-mails will not be answered.
>

TRUST ME Dr. Shanahan, It *can* happen that way! At least the part about suddenly being at 8cm still at home and baby coming before the doctor. Perhaps nexttime I'll even make it to the hospital. But enough about my birth story--don't want to upset anyone! :)

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