One lady in labor unfortunately arrived just before the start of clinic. A well meaning person pointed her up to the line of waiting people. Minutes later the call echoed down to the medical staff to run to help the lady delivering a baby while in line.
I only paused on my way through the pharmacy building to grab a pair of gloves knowing that Michele stopped for an army stretcher. Thanks to friendly hands the healthy looking baby girl rested between mom's legs on some soft clothes. After mom transferred to the stretcher the guys transported her right to the OB room for the cord cutting and delivery of the placenta.
Later that day two babies delivered simultaneously-one in the OB room and the second outside under a tarp. Unfortunately one of the cords tore, causing additional bleeding before being rapidly clamped and tied off. You can always count on deliveries for drama.
I took some cute [in my opinion] pictures of Anna doing her job of taking care of the placentas. I'll spare you the grossness but suffice it to say that this trip confirms that neither of my kids faint at the sight of blood.
Reports filter back about our cord prolapse C-section and the C-section prior to her. The mother of the cord prolapse up and walking about doing great. The other mother who complained of not being able to move her legs prior to the C-sec still cannot stand or walk but the strength in her legs returned. According to the family a national doctor administered an injection of Pictocin IM to induce her labor. After this treatment they brought her to our clinic.
The last gal we saw deliver in Ti Goave used up the energy of everyone in the room with her active labor. I don't remember ever seeing anyone like her before. It didn't take long to know why the labor table lay on the floor. Without a doubt her active thrashing would of knocked the table over had the legs been under it. In one labor pain she may end up in 5 positions:stand, squat, flat on her back, on her side, both arms grasping one leg with her knee to her mouth, on her knees, facing the right then the left- a 180 degree spin. Remarkably like some folks who used to break dance but thankfully without the head spin!
Despite making a little progress she alternated between begging for the scissors to adamantly declaring 'can't'. I worried a bit seeing the truck arrive for our family and the team but thankfully her delivery coincided with the truck being fully loaded. While we didn't stay to see the cord cut or placenta delivery I'm thankful we experienced one last healthy baby delivery!
Anna's baby total for the week ended up at 12 and Eli's at 3. I don't remember at all.
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