Guest guest Posted March 25, 2001 Report Share Posted March 25, 2001 << Lynda wrote Is it not normal practice to be stitched by a midwife. I have been stitched 3 times, each time by the midwife who delivered the baby. >> I am a midwife and I do stitches providing I am confident of my ability to do them. If the tear or episiotomy looks more complicated than I am used to I may ask for a second opinion from another midwife or the doctor. Each hospital has guidelines as to who stitches what (so to speak). And it does depend on how experienced the junior doctor is as to whether they are asked or we go straight to their senior. They change placements the 1st week in Feb and 1st week in Aug so there is no point asking them when they have no experience. The midwife usually stays in the room when the suturing is being done and if she wasn't happy with what is being done she should ask them to stop and get someone who does. Donna Mum to (17) Kimberley(15), Kayleigh(13), (11), Kara (4) [homebirth at last] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2001 Report Share Posted March 25, 2001 DonnaBabycatcher@... wrote: > <snipped a bit> They <doctors> change placements the 1st week in Feb > and 1st week in Aug so there is no point asking them when they have no > experience. Aha - that explains it. I had a large and unnecessary episiotomy. the midwife said, with scissors in hand 'You will stretch but it will just take some time, do you want me to cut and have this baby now?', to which I replied, after 27 hours of labour and despite a labour plan which said no episiotomy on every page 'GET IT OUT!' in that scary possessed-by-an-alien voice.. I was sewn up excellently by the junior doctor - 25 stitches, inside and out - nice... Emma was born 12th July. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2001 Report Share Posted March 25, 2001 Oh, yes, never go to hospital in February or August, for *anything* - no one knows what they're doing!! Lesley ----------------------- From: Sue DonnaBabycatcher@... wrote: > <snipped a bit> They <doctors> change placements the 1st week in Feb > and 1st week in Aug so there is no point asking them when they have no > experience. Aha - that explains it. I was sewn up excellently by the junior doctor - 25 stitches, inside and out - nice... Emma was born 12th July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 ><< > Lynda wrote > > Is it not normal practice to be stitched by a midwife. I have been stitched > 3 times, each time by the midwife who delivered the baby. > >> > >I am a midwife and I do stitches providing I am confident of my ability to do >them. If the tear or episiotomy looks more complicated than I am used to I >may ask for a second opinion from another midwife or the doctor. Each >hospital has guidelines as to who stitches what (so to speak). And it does >depend on how experienced the junior doctor is as to whether they are asked >or we go straight to their senior. They change placements the 1st week in Feb >and 1st week in Aug so there is no point asking them when they have no >experience. Surviving twin of friends of ours lost his fingers on his right hand whilst he was in NICU, essentially due to this changeover system - his mother pointed out that his hand had gone white after insertion of another line in his arm, but was assured it was OK (It was hell getting those things in, you can understand the doctors dreading re-siting, but honestly...). They (well, so did we as we were allowed to visit) had to watch them turn black and wither away as apparently that would produce the most cosmetic result (which isn't very) -- jennifer@... Vaudin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 > labour plan which said no episiotomy on every page 'GET IT OUT!' in that scary > possessed-by-an-alien voice.. Now that did make me giggle! ) At last something which sounds a bit realistic Thanks Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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