The Curious Pigeons' Blog
We saw a midwife at the birth after thought meeting at the Rosie. It was great to know that our memories of that day were pretty good, even if we did not realize that the 2nd stage took about 3 hours and apparently it is quite reaching the limit of acceptable “normal” time. For her […]
We saw a consultant at the Rosie after waiting for more than an hour and her first question was “You are not going to have a home birth this time, isn’t it?” Same question made by our midwife at the first visit…I know that it is not always easy to find people that are supportive […]
Retained placenta can be broadly divided into: failed separation due to failure of uterine contraction or morbid adherence separated but retained due to e.g. a snapped cord contracted uterus, closed cervix, … Placenta accreta is the morbid adherence of the placenta to the uterus, and it is a very rare condition.There are three main causes […]