By 8:00 am Shoshana’s cervix was fully dilated. The baby’s head had been so low in the pelvis throughout labor that I felt that pushing would go quite quickly. I called the second midwife to attend, but I had doubts if she would even make it in time.
Delia had previously birthed after 40 weeks, so no one was surprised when she passed her due date. Then she passed week 41 and she started to get nervous.
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The sun was getting lower in the horizon and Abi was keen to deliver before the commencement of the Sabbath. Miriam and I lit the sabbath candles, said our prayers and hurried back to the birth room. This baby had waited the whole day and it appeared that he wasn’t rushing to be born before nightfall. As the sun set and we ushered in the Sabbath, we said goodbye to Abi’s mother over the video call and said, “see you on the other side” – it was very emotional and I am tearing up even as I write these words, knowing that her mother would have to wait over a full day to get the news.
I put her on the bed so I could get a better look at what was going on and to my utter astonishment, I saw a set of swollen lips and the tip of a nose!! SO that was what all those folds of skin were on the baby’s head!!! It was baby’s face…. It all made sense!!
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Rina and her husband were getting anxious about why it was taking so long. I reassured them that all was well, that labor was just looong, but not considered dysfunctional, baby was doing great and that we could continue as long as she had strength.
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An hour later still no baby. Beth was concerned. Her mind was taking her to the place that there was something wrong because it was taking so long.
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Yael decided that if she were going to bring another child into the world, it would be in the community setting, in a calm and loving environment. Unfortunately, in her home country, home birth is illegal and so she was forced to seek out options further afield.
Home Birth in the Birth Centre Read More »
Sima decided then and there that the next baby would be a home birth, she was not going to put herself through that ordeal again.
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According to Joe who was watching from the sidelines, I performed the catch of the century, swooping in to grab the slippery body as it flew out.
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Keren’s husband called. She needed to push. I instructed him to call the emergency services so that she would not deliver without medical assistance.
My Experience of Calling the Emergency Services for a Fast Birth Read More »
