bust Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Give me the link to your 10 studies. Put up or shutup. If you're as clever as you make out to be.......find them yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 I knew you were firing blanks. Thanks for showing everyone your ignorance of the subject. :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 maternitywise.org/jama_episiotomy_response.html. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/epissum.htm http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/320/7227/86 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/529251 http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/episstdy.html Should I continue Many organizations that do not consider episiotomies as necessary believe that it is better for a woman to tear, but is it really? Some make the argument that not every woman will tear, and that those that do may only tear a tiny bit, resulting in only one or two stitches, vs. the 10, 20 or even more needed with an episiotomy. Not every woman will tear during delivery, and so some women may have episiotomies unnecessarily. There is a negative side to allowing your body to tear naturally as well. Both episiotomies and tears are considered by degrees. The most common is the second degree tear or cut, which extends halfway back to the woman's anus. The least common, but most painful, is the fourth Both options today are acceptable in the medical field, and episiotomies are actually done less routinely than they used to be on pregnant women. It is best for a woman to research both options before she goes into labor so that she can choose which one she prefers while writing out her birth plan, and talking to the doctor at delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomc12 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Wife could be huge from polyhydraminos-was an ultrasound done to estimate fetal birthweight? How close is the estimate to her previous deliveries? If the estimate is 8 ounces or less, vaginal delivery would still be an option. More than 8 ounces entails increased risk with vaginal delivery. How much risk can't be answered as there are too many variables-size of your wife doesn't tell size or shape of her pelvis or how the fetal head will present or how much the head will mold and so on. Someone suggested an episiotomy would help, but all an episiotomy does is enlarge the pelvic outlet and that's not where the problem will arise with a large baby. It will arise at the bony pelvic inlet with either the head or more likely, the shoulders. Shoulder dystocias can get a little hairy. Most obstetricians will not suggest a C-section for their convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Well, that is certainly less than 10. Two of the reports are from 2000 and 1996. The metastudy I cited was 2005. The medcare report I could not access. The other one is in agreement with my position. Despite several decades of research, which many interpret as definitive evidence against routine (or â??liberalâ?Â) use of episiotomy, little professional consensus has developed about the appropriateness of routine use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 You mean you actually went to the trouble of reading them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Well, you sure as hell didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted December 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 The delivery went well. The wife went in at 10:00 A.M. and delivered a boy at 10:36 A.M. She didn't do too well yesterday after the c-section but feels better today. The boy weighs 8.5 pounds (3.865 kilos). I'm hoping that baby and wife will be able to come home by Saturday. Until then, I'll be sleeping at hospital. Thanks for your well wishes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Best of luck to you and your new family :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Wet the baby's head for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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