If you have a situation like
a cord around the baby's neck, or a failure to eject the whole placenta the midwife can «alert» to the problem but the fact is that those are both life threatening situations that need to be dealt with immediately, not in 5 minutes, not in ten minutes but immediately.
Generally,
a cord around baby's neck isn't a huge cause for concern, contrary to what your doctor might suggest.
If you find the umbilical
cord around your baby's neck, hook a finger under it and slowly loosen it enough to ease it over his head.
9 Surprising Facts About
The Cord Around A Baby's Neck.
Such injuries may be due to medical negligence through the failure to recognize and timely respond to nuchal cord (the wrapping of the umbilical
cord around the baby's head), breech presentation, or problems with the mother's placenta, to name just a few.
Not exact matches
If in the event the
cord wraps
around the
babys neck, what could the mother do with out some form of medical help?
What would you do, for instance, if the
baby had the umbilical
cord wrapped
around his or her neck?
Many mothers fear that the umbilical
cord, also called nuchal
cord, might wrap
around baby's neck.
Home birth, moved
around and cleaned house, calm and tranquil, different positions, swayed hips, back rubbed, listens to body and moves in labour according to own impulses and desires, remembers she can do it, trusts body to push when ready,
cord cut peacefully and in good time,
baby straight to skin and held while birthing placenta, peaceful and natural.
Doorway Jumpers tend to have slightly less support and often the
baby can jump
around with bigger jumps to due longer elastic
cords.
Nuchal / too long
cord wrapped
around the
baby's neck, twice (my sister with her 3rd kid) too bad.
Each birth added stress bc of things like dystocia, precipitous birth w /
cord wrapped
around baby, what would happen if there was a quick labor and a stuck
baby with a compressed
cord?
Avoid items with
cords, ties, or ribbons that can wrap
around a
baby's neck, and objects with any kind of sharp edge or corner.
You will most likely be advised before bringing
baby home how to watch for infection
around the
cord both before and after the stump falls off.
Was the
baby's umbilical
cord wrapped
around the neck?
Don't use ribbons and
cords or tie a pacifier
around your
baby's neck to avoid strangulation.
Parents should avoid clothes for the
babies that are tight
around the neck and or have long ties or
cords.
(If the
cord is
around your
baby's neck, your caregiver will either slip it over her head or, if need be, clamp and cut it.)
After your
baby's head emerges, your doctor or midwife will suction her mouth and nose and feel
around her neck for the umbilical
cord.
You can try
baby swimming lessons really early, as long as the umbilical
cord stump (and any circumcision) is completely healed and your child is above certain weight limits (usually
around 9 lbs (4 kg)-RRB-.
No one can prevent a breech
baby or an umbilical
cord tying
around a fetus» neck.
The
cord had been wrapped
around her
baby's neck and she needed to be monitored for a few days because she was very small and there were some concerns relating to that, thankfully they were both alright in the end.
Just read a post by an older child who had 2 younger siblings die from homebirth, and how traumatic it was for the rest of them even though they were told it was inevitable (God's will)-- and how absolutely betrayed and devastated she felt when a 3rd
baby survived the same (
cord around neck) because hospital birth.
I can't remember for sure, but I think the
cord was wrapped
around the
baby's neck - once again, I might be totally wrong about that.
Create a safety zone
around the crib by positioning it away from windows, heaters, lamps, wall decorations (including stick - on decals that could fall off the wall and into the crib),
cords, and furniture your
baby could climb on.
These items are clearly designed to be used
around babies and toddlers, but the
cords still pose risks to your child.
I think my 10 + years of work overseas affected me greatly — when the doctor said the
cord was
around my
babies neck and that the way he was turned meant it would be difficult to have him, I agreed to the c - section.
But a week before their
baby girl was to arrive, the umbilical
cord somehow wrapped
around her neck and took her life before it ever began.
It's more geared to the planned home birth / alternative angle as in it has a picture drawing of topless mum to be,
baby's head being delivered with father support, sitting having a massage in the bath, using a birth ball and cool looking midwife and the girl saying she's going to play
babies with her friend next day holding a doll with
cord around it's tummy for the
cord.
The midwife quickly lifts the umbilical
cord, which has wrapped
around the
baby's neck during delivery and makes her appear bluish.
You should call your
baby's doctor or pediatrician if there is a foul odor coming from the area of the umbilical
cord, if there is redness
around the
cord or if your
baby is running a fever.
35 % of full term
babies have wrapped the
cord around themselves and 1 % have a knot in the
cord.
I thought of how thankful I am that the
baby's
cord was only draped and not wrapped
around her neck, and that thank G ‑ d she was okay (did the position I tried during labor help the
cord unwrap itself from
around her neck?)
Many
babies are born with the umbilical
cord wrapped
around their neck, and it usually takes just a moment or two for the healthcare practitioner to unwrap it during delivery.
Find out whether holding your arms over your head during pregnancy can cause the umbilical
cord to wrap
around your
baby's neck.
By the third week, the umbilical
cord stump will have separated from your
baby's belly but the area
around his belly button might still be a little raw.
The sponge bath helps to clean your
baby in a delicate manner, especially
around the little umbilical
cord stump.
Plus, if the
baby is breech due to a short umbilical
cord or a nuchal
cord (the
cord around its neck), attempting an inversion can cause immediate distress.
Signs would be a bad - smelling discharge from the
cord, red skin
around the base of the
cord, or if the
baby cries when you touch the
cord or skin next to it.
Make sure to be nice and careful
around the umbilical
cord stump area as you clean the
baby.
In addition, the umbilical
cord was wrapped
around the
baby's neck, which would have further complicated the delivery.
It might seem overly cautious to say, but believe it or not, there is a very real chance that the
cord could become tangled
around the
baby's neck and strangle him.
There are instances where
babies in the womb stop receiving nutrients, if something is wrong with the umbilical
cord or placenta, and in some absolutely horrendous cases, the
baby is actually wrapped
around the umbilical
cord, which could be life threatening.
Yes home births are safe until the
baby experiences develop due to the
cord wrapped
around its neck and requires an emergency c - section or Mom throws amniotic emboli and strokes out or
baby aspirated meconium, I could go on and on.
After your
baby's head is out, your doctor or midwife will check to see if the umbilical
cord is
around his neck (she'll simply unwrap it if it is).
Examples of why a flip might not be a good idea include uterine abnormalities in the mother or the
cord being wrapped
around the
baby in a risky way.
the umbilical
cord slipping down through the entrance of the womb before the
baby is born (known as
cord prolapse) or wrapping
around the
baby's neck
If the area
around the
cord appears dirty, clean it with a
baby wipe or, preferably, mild soap and water.
At
around 4 to 6 weeks, there are changes in the
baby's nervous system that involve the vocal
cords and the voice box (larynx).
Baby is born
around shortly after 1:00 but doesn't come out of the water until 1:35, due to a nuchal
cord....