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I am a student midwife
honeymaple · 16/11/2022 19:05
honeymaple · 16/11/2022 19:40
Can you explain what the criteria are for reduced movements and what it means if they are not met? This happened to me today. Fortunately they were met the second time round and I was allowed to go home but I don’t understand how bad it is and how would should be. She is moving now but hadn’t moved for 24 hours when I started to be monitored.
So the guidelines for this are different from trust to trust and I can't give any medical advice, but I can tell you as a student what I would think hypothetically.
It happens on triage that the CTG doesn't meet the criteria first time, we are happy if it meets after trying again and it is approved by two midwives. This is seen as reassuring and not a concern in itself.
Any subsequent periods of reduced movements or a change in the pattern of movement should be checked, even if it is a few hours after being told everything is fine.
At our trust, an induction will be offered after a number of episodes of reduced movement, even if the CTG looks fine.
honeymaple · 16/11/2022 19:48
Thank you for replying! Is it difficult doing stitches ‘down there’ Can you see what you are doing with everything going on??
It definitely a difficult skill but most people do get it. It does seem to just "click" and you suddenly understand it.
I am very strong-stomached and don't tend to get squeamish, apart from dealing with tears and suturing. You do become somewhat desensitised.
honeymaple · 16/11/2022 19:33
Ohhhh great thread - can I ask you lots and lots???!! I am seriously considering going back to uni to study midwifery as a mature student. I’m obsessed with all things pregnancy and birth so I know the course would be right for me but two things I’m really not sure about - the first is do student midwives have to assist much in theatre? And secondly do student midwives have to give stitches? I understand it is part of the midwife role but it’s just these two things that I’m really not sure about (as a student) Tia
Yes, ask away!!
Do it! We have a two week surgery placement during training and then we do attend c-sections to "baby take", so measure and weigh baby etc. but we don't assist in the actual surgery itself.
Yes, we have to suture first and second degree tears and other tears on the labia etc.
honeymaple · 16/11/2022 19:43
They couldn't offer me anything except paracetamol, because they couldn't admit me.
From what I can tell, there was simply no one to call.
This is a lot different from the way our trust works. That sounds just terrible, I can't imagine what you had to go through.
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