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Tricia Shamblin <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:39:33 +0000
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 Henya,
Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry that happened to you. Glad to hear you and your baby are healthy though. Similar thing happened to my friend in the USA a few years ago when having her 10th baby. She said she was 7 cm and the RN left the room. She told her not to leave and get the doctor but was ignored. In the end the RN ended up rushing back in a few minutes later and caught the baby. The doctor didn't make it in for the delivery needless to say. I started in this field as an L&D RN and I have to say that anyone who would leave the room with a grand multip after 7 cm (with or without an epidural) is either lacking in experience or common sense! It's like turning your back on the ocean. Early on at that job I had an epiphany which was invaluable to me as an RN - always, always, always listen to the mother. Especially an experienced mother. That was drilled home to me when I was still on orientation and had a patient having her 5th baby. She was 2 cm and told me that typically her water breaks and the baby is born immediately and that we should call the doctor. My preceptor ignored her and did not call the doctor of course, saying that she was only 2 cm. 30 minutes later her water broke and she pushed out her baby immediately and the RN ended up delivering it. That's when I realized, no matter what, always listen to your patient. Labor is unpredictable and experienced mothers typically know their bodies and their labor patterns. 

Tricia Shamblin, RN, IBCLC
In the end, despite me having refused
monitoring altogether someone shoved the monitor on me while I was in
transition. By that time I was too busy with my body and did not care. In
the end my Doula almost got to deliver the baby. I warned the midwife that
the baby was coming, only to be told that I was just imagining it, since
she just checked me and I was nowhere near 10. Then she left. Baby's head
popped out 30 seconds later. I did not care. I was too sick of arguing with
these people. But my Doula decided to call the midwife back in. Probably
saved us a lot of yelling.
   

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