anyone around who can translate jargon and abbreviations from birth notes pretty please?

[Tutter]

am workin through my copy (just arrived) of ds1's notes

first question: what does SROM mean? (in context of show)

ok, moving on

SPR now present

(can't see this bit well as diff handwriting...) "episiotomy repaired with (micryl?) in 3 layers" - what does this 3 layers mean?

(yikes, it appears suturing lasted 20 mins - was she recreating the bayeux tapestry?)

vicryl - stuff the stitches are made of and the 3 layers refers to the layers of tissue they sew back together. Going back to the little circle thingy before SROM it stands for "diagnosis"

ah, thanks

"SPR"?

Where in teh order of proceedings does SPR come? before or after birth of baby/placenta?

Still Producing from Rectum

SPR..don;t know

is it just on its own or part of a sentence? at which point is it? after birth ?

Oh and tutter I was stitched for nearly an hour....lidnocaine starts to wear off after about 30-45mins

pmsl foxy

(just for a moment you got me)

context was "SPR now present"

oh hang on, could be specialist/senior registrar?

(btw, yes am still pregnant - elephant-like aren't i?)

SPR - spontaneous potential responses.
I think I obviously know jack about what I'm typing at work

Could be a person....

where;s Mears when you need her??

yoooooo hoooooooooo !!!!

yes, spr=specialist registrar i should think.

is it your party this Saturday?

what does the forecast say?

it was from 20 mins prior to birth

and 5 mins prior to being put into stirrups to prep for ventouse

then what hoxtonchick said is most probably correct then as doc would do ventouse

think you're right hoxtonchick - that would have coincided with the doc arriving and things getting serious

(foxy - forecast shite - now have marquee booked)

Definitely specialist registrar

not responses then but the registrar.

thanks everyone

we all win - i now understand my notes

and you all get to know the details of how much i pooed at ds1's birth

spec paediatric registrar? just a wild guess...

final question...

"LOA"?

(this is going right back to initial examination)

left occiput anterior

ie the position baby is in, back left of the baby's head at the front

optimum position for birth

Left occipital anterior (presentation)
spr-specialist reg
bo -bowels opened
3 layer repair -ie did the repair in the 3 layers starting intermuscular/the sub cut then closing skin

thanks again

is the '3 layers' bit fairly standard? i mean, are 3 layers normally cut in an episiotomy?