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Toughest Place to be a Midwife...anyone watching this?

76 replies

DrSpechemin · 27/02/2011 21:05

have watched the previous two programmes (ambulance and bus driver) and they have been really good.
Tonights looks as though it'll be pretty harrowing though...

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thornykate · 27/02/2011 21:06

Yes I am, think it will be an eye opener. I have read a couple of tales about birth in Africa but I imagine seeing it will be a different story.

hockeyforjockeys · 27/02/2011 21:07

I am. Think it might be really harrowing as I suspect she may witness a mother/baby dying in circumstances where they would of been fine in the UK. It does make you think how lucky we are to have such good quality medical care.

LibraPoppyGirl · 27/02/2011 21:09

I'm watching but I'm not very good at typing and watching a programme...but I am here Smile

franke · 27/02/2011 21:18

I'm watching, but not sure I'll manage to stay the course. Looks like it might be difficult to watch.

EssieW · 27/02/2011 21:18

I'm watching but not sure I'll make it through the programme - have seen a few hospitals/health care institutions in Africa so not expecting this to be an easy watch

thekidsrule · 27/02/2011 21:21

im watching what a easy going english midwife,taking it all in her stride,sure she must be pretty shocked but dosent show it

thekidsrule · 27/02/2011 21:22

poor lady with the breech birth so sad

muminthesun · 27/02/2011 21:22

Wow,so glad she was there to save that babies life with cpr,she seemed to be coaching the local midwife in how to administer Cpr,something I thought they would know.

My two births weren't that great but this makes me realise how lucky we really are with regards to healthcare in this country.

EssieW · 27/02/2011 21:23

think she may have summed it up saying they are so matter of fact because it happens so often?

ednurse · 27/02/2011 21:23

Yes poor baby :(

and why did they put that baby that needed CPR on the desk????

EssieW · 27/02/2011 21:24

Am very shocked about putting babies to one side on the desk!

Jaquelinehyde · 27/02/2011 21:27

Recording to watch later DP said he can't watch as it's too upsetting.

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 27/02/2011 21:27

This is hard to watch, I think perhaps I should turn it off - I'm due with DC2 in 4 weeks.

PaulaYatesbiggestfan · 27/02/2011 21:28

I think Suzanne is naive tbh - this is reality

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 27/02/2011 21:29

I agree that she is naive.

JuicyLips · 27/02/2011 21:30

It is quite scary.makes you glad for hospitals here.

twirlymum · 27/02/2011 21:30

How sad that they had two incubators but hadn't been shown how to use them.

EssieW · 27/02/2011 21:30

I don't think she's naive -she's experiencing something very very different and where there are high levels of poverty and a different culture. It is very very easy to be shocked in that situation.
The visits I've done to African hospitals are ingrained on my memory and not in a good way.

thekidsrule · 27/02/2011 21:31

agree paula

these womens lives are very hard,they are very accepting and except thats how things are

were very lucky,

Alibabaandthe40nappies · 27/02/2011 21:33

twirly - it is so sad about those incubators.

It makes you wonder how much other equipment that we all give money to charity to buy goes unused because the charities aren't dispensing the right information along with the hardware. Really concerning.

thekidsrule · 27/02/2011 21:33

mind you she gets stuck in and really seems to intergrate with everybody

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muminthesun · 27/02/2011 21:35

A bit off topic but does anyone know why they do the fundal pressure during/after c-sections? I know they dont do it during natural births anymore.

They did this during ds1 section delivery but never explained why,any ideas? To help uterus contract after birth?

PaulaYatesbiggestfan · 27/02/2011 21:35

twirly i agree
I was REALLY shocked at first but then i realised - a six year old in our culture could probably fiddle with that incubator and get it working - but technology is SO alien to this culture - they are much more afraid of it

Phew though that incubators now on - UNICEF should ensure that the incubators have instructions

EmptyCrispPackets · 27/02/2011 21:37

I know someone who did an elective placement in Africa, in the last year of her midwifery training. She said that the 3rd year students going over there would teach basic things like CPR on babys who need it at birth.

I just saw the bot with the woman who had the IUD, watching the woman giving birth, next to woman having a TOP. Sad