Babies come on their birth days
April 2, 2008 at 11:23 pm | In Birth | Leave a CommentTags: Gloria Lemay, IOL, oxytocic, post due dates
I have just been reading about Conscious Woman’s woman of the month, Maddy Oden. After the death of her daughter Tatia and her baby Zorah, Maddy set up the Tatia Oden French Memorial Foundation, getting the word out about maternal mortality in the US, informed consent, off label use of drugs, and Cytotec inductions.
At the bottom of the Conscious Woman article on Maddy, they have provided some great links on IOL (induction of labour) and Cytotec, I recommend you look at them but here is my pick:
Tips for Ten Month Mamas by Leilah McCracken and Gloria Lemay
A summary of articles about Cytotec by Ina May Gaskin
Routine Induction of labour at 41 weeks gestation: nonsensus consensus in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Blessings,
Heather
Third Stage
April 2, 2008 at 11:37 am | In Birth | Leave a CommentTags: oxytocic, Sarah Buckley, Third stage
Third Stage is the birth of the placenta, which in hospitals and birth centres is managed with an oxytocic, early clamping (although in some places this is changing – finally!) and controlled cord traction. This is called “active management”. A natural third stage is called “physiological management”. Knowing this makes scouring the net for info a bit easier!
Like breech, this is a complex issue which is all mixed up with confusing and conflicting info and you need to do a bit of reading AND use your intuition to get a good grasp of the issues. One of my favourites is Dr.Sarah Buckley’s article Leaving well alone: A natural approach to the third stage of labour
Sarah is currently running an online workshop series: Gentle Birth: the science and wisdom
Below you will find links to the research that are the reasons that third stage is actively managed in hospitals, as well as links to commentaries on this research (the important part!) and another site with FAQs and other useful info.
- Bristol Trial
- Dr John Stevenson’s commentary on the Bristol Trial
- Dr John Stevenson on Third Stage and more
- Third Stage of Labour
There is lots more out there so google away if thats your style, or chat to your midwife…or trust in birth and life – whatever rocks your boat 
Blessings,
Heatherx
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