I have 2 friends who's babies were injured (oxygen deprivation & some sort of bleed on brain) during the pushing stage. someone commented that the pushing stage was probably too long in both cases and intervention should have been considered. I've also noticed guidelines that the midwife should monitor the heartbeat more frequently at this stage. So is the pushing stage the most dangerous stage for the baby? Should the pushing stage be limited to a certain length of time? Does a longer pushing stage increase the risks to the baby? How long is a normal pushing stage? The reason I ask is We were very lucky DC1 wasn't injured during birth so I'm quite sensitive to risks this time and really want to understand them so that I can step in at my risk threshold and ask for intervention. My midwife with DC1 apparently had a very high risk threshold it was terrifying in the end. I'd rather have had the intervention early than to have that kind of emergency.
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Pushing stage - how long is too long?
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Sunsunsunnydays · 14/05/2016 12:57
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