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They still do, or did in 2015 and 2018. We were lucky enough to not need the doctor-led hospital unit - using the midwife-led maternity unit instead (where pri
by NLips 7y ago
They still do, or did in 2015 and 2018. We were lucky enough to not need the doctor-led hospital unit - using the midwife-led maternity unit instead (where private rooms are standard). However, we were moments away from foreceps being used - a doctor-administered intervention - for the first birth, which would have necessitated a move downstairs to the hospital wing, and thus a ward or payment for a private room.
- Theodores 7y agoForceps? I thought that forceps had been replaced by sink plungers. Obviously not the sort you buy in the DiY store but the expensive medical grade. The same principle applies though, suction cup goes on baby's head and with one pull the baby is born! I thought the suction cup approach was standard now with the benefit to the technique being no birth marks.
- NLips 7y agoYep - were going for forceps instead of ventouse.
- Theodores 7y agoI was wrong about the forceps. But there is now a new rabbit hole I need to go down - birth marks and what causes them. Plus this 'ventouse' gadget and the merits of it compared to ye olde forceps. Haven't got time for this rabbit hole now, I might save it for when I meet someone with skin in the game!