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Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

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BeeMyBaby · 17/06/2011 14:56

Did anyone else watch ths last night at 9? If so could someone please explain why the lady (who did incredibly well for a fairly long labour) kept going into the shower?

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spudulika · 21/06/2011 22:28

Apparently 40% of labours are induced in the US.

TransatlanticCityGirl · 22/06/2011 10:21

do you know what the UK stat is? For some reason I'm thinking 20%?

spudulika · 22/06/2011 15:01

Induction rates in the UK vary hugely from hospital to hospital. Not sure what they are nationally.

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TransatlanticCityGirl · 22/06/2011 22:28

Thanks for the link. Actually the rate for England is included on that site - it's 20% :)

I was also looking for the 40% US rate you mentioned, but could not find it. I did however find two sources that quoted 20-22% in the US.

here and
here

In which case the induction rate is more or less the same in both countries.

The first link said one in five women are induced according to the CDC (Center for Disease Control). So I tried to find that stat on the CDC site itself, but couldn't find it... however I did find an interesting report on use of epidurals in 27 states.

here

In short, the epidural rate varies vastly from state to state, from a low of 23% in New Mexico to a high of 78% in Kentucky. (I should have known better to buy into the mass generalisation we've been making about a country as large as the US)!!!!

I couldn't find the rate for the UK, but I seem to remember reading that it was around 25-33% nationally. Not sure about the reliability of that however.

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BeeMyBaby · 23/06/2011 07:01

I see Melanie - so its just kind of something to pass the time? I remember I kept jumping up and down to the loo so I suppose its slightly similar...

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MelanieWiggles · 23/06/2011 21:50

BeeMyBaby - no, I think it helps with pain relief (kind of like a water birth). They got me to stand under it and sway like I had a hula hoop - got me from one to three cm in around an hour. Will definitely use it again this time round.

eurochick · 23/06/2011 23:16

"now if she was in the uk (arguebly) that baby would of came out a day later straight into nicu."

I have to comment on this because it is wrong, at least in my experience. My closest friend was PG with twins when her waters broke at 31 weeks earlier this year. She was then cared for with a mixture of hospital stays (including a transfer from London to Brighton as that was the nearest hospital with two SCBU units available at the same place in case they had to come out) and staying at home with regular monitoring. She had a CS a few days short of 35 weeks (the average gestation for twins). There was definitely no desire to get the babies out early from any of the doctors she saw. The goal was to keep them in until 34 weeks+.

MissLolita · 24/06/2011 12:13

Just thought I would pop in to agree with Transatlantic - the couple with the natural birth were really not helping themselves and their doula appeared to be pretty useless. I know that editing can make things look very different and the programme makers have to make things look entertaining but still...:)

My favourite bit was the first lady who kept saying "holy camoly!" during her contractions!

Watch it for amusement value and to observe the wonder of TV editing is my advice!

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