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lettie · 05-09-2008, 07:10

We routinely send people home now when their waters have broken. This is based on research done over the last 20 years, which shows that 80% of women will go into a natural labour themselves, without any interference. The infection risks are actually higher when people stay in hospital (and always have been) due to the large amount of examinations you tend to have in hospital. We do daily blood tests and the mother has to take her own temperature whilst at home, any sign of infection and we induce.

As for this 'membrane'........ I'm stumped??????? I've never heard of any kind of membrane which would make the baby's head high. The reasons for a high head would be :-

Big baby or small pelvis,
Unstable position of the baby (tends to happen with people who have had several pregnancies)
Low lying placenta,
Polyhydramnios (too much water),
Uterine abnormalities (bicornuate uterus fibroids etc),

05-09-2008, 07:10	#179
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: pregnant We routinely send people home now when their waters have broken. This is based on research done over the last 20 years, which shows that 80% of women will go into a natural labour themselves, without any interference. The infection risks are actually higher when people stay in hospital (and always have been) due to the large amount of examinations you tend to have in hospital. We do daily blood tests and the mother has to take her own temperature whilst at home, any sign of infection and we induce. As for this 'membrane'........ I'm stumped??????? I've never heard of any kind of membrane which would make the baby's head high. The reasons for a high head would be :- Big baby or small pelvis, Unstable position of the baby (tends to happen with people who have had several pregnancies) Low lying placenta, Polyhydramnios (too much water), Uterine abnormalities (bicornuate uterus fibroids etc), __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..