Tuesday, May 24, 2011

What I Saw

Some of my friends who are reading this are considering a midwifery trip to the DR in the fall.  Here is a list of complications that I was able to see in one week.  These are things that we read about in our text books but rarely get to see.  Here we had a hands on experience with all of these:

Neural tube defects
Club feet
Premature babies (2lbs)
Anencephaly
Twin c section
Several normal  c sections(every shift)
Fetal demise/still birth (every shift)
HIV
Hep B
Chlamydia
STIs
Pre eclampsia
HELLPs
Malnourishment (mother)
D&C; 1st and 2nd trimester
Retained Placenta
Hemorrhage
Broken Cord
Shoulder Dystocia (my first catch)

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