Joana went into labor with her first baby at 39w4d. She was coping reasonably well with contractions at home despite back labor, but after seeing bright red blood decided to go into the hospital at her Doula’s advice. A cervical check at triage indicated she was 8cm dilated, and she continued laboring unmedicated at the hospital. After a few hours, she was checked again and felt discouraged when a new midwife told her she was now 6cm. She developed a fever and the midwife determined the baby was asynclitic which may have been causing the back labor and lack of progress. Joana opted for an epidural, and the midwife performed a rebozo technique maneuver to reposition the baby. Heart rate dips led to increased monitoring, and she was given antibiotics due to the fever. Her son Luke was born that night after 1h of pushing. Unfortunately skin to skin was not possible given the medical team deemed it necessary to monitor the baby due to the high fever during labor. Joana’s second son was also born at 39w4d. Her labor started fast and furious with contractions ramping up quickly. Arriving at the hospital in transition and with the baby crowning, Joana asked to climb into a (barely with water) tub, and after one contraction felt the baby’s head fully emerge. The midwife called a shoulder dystocia at that point, and attempted to assist delivery of the posterior arm without success. Joana’s husband stepped in and lifted her out of the tub. Luckily that change in position was all that was needed and Noah emerged fully without further interventions in the doorway to the hospital bathroom, less than ten minutes after her arrival to Labor and Delivery.
Resources
- Acupuncturist (Salt Lake City): Nazo Canitez (Valenti Acupuncture) – https://www.valentiacupuncture.com
- Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist (Salt Lake City/Park City): Dannan Siano – https://www.vivapt.com, dannansiano@vivapt.com
- Doula (Salt Lake City): Chris Bryce – community.aegis.chris@gmail.com
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