In a message dated 12/7/0 3:20:15 AM, Jan writes: Barbara says: << > I see this swelling in the limbs of moms who have not been induced as well. > Once or twice in home birth moms.> Barbara, to what do you attribute this swelling? I never see a home birth mom, and well, honestly, haven't seen it in non-induced moms unless they have had it prelabor. Any thoughts on this? >> Jan, (Do you mean you have never seen such swelling in a HB mom, or never seen a HB mom?) I had the same question for Barbara, though. I have seen many hb moms (and 3X been one), and there really is a world of difference in the general health and overall well-being (in the US) of moms birthing in hospitals and moms birthing at home (w/ moms in birthing centers going either way, depending on the center). I think the biggest shock of working in a hospital for 4 years, that I never really got used to, was the pp condition of so many mothers. It makes sense to me that hospital birth practices would explain the edema problem as well as so many others. I am curious about what else anyone thinks might account for this edema. OTOH, even if there is another potential cause *as well*, it doesn't mean the inductions aren't still the primary cause. Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html