mother gives birth on laundry floor

[MummyLip]

Interesting news story about a mum who gave birth on the laundry floor, one hour after being sent home by the hospital. Sometimes they get it wrong!
http://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/latest/a/-/newshome/9274339/bendigo-mother-gives-birth-in-laundry/

[Guest1234]

I got sent home after being told I wasn't in labour, it was just braxton hicks :rolleyes: I returned a few hours later 4-5cm dilated. They certainly do get it wrong, which is why women should trust their bodies more :D

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[Emi]

hope that they are all okay! that would have been so frightening!!!!

i hope they get an apology like they are after...

[Myztiks#1Fan]

that was similar to coops birth. i never went into the hospy but i was told over the phone several times that i wasnt in labour so he was born at home 30 secs after his water broke.

congrats to them and very glad bubs didnt have cord etc around his neck

[Nmgb]

:( :hugs: to the woman.
When my sister was in labor with her 2nd son the birth suite was "full" so they shoved her in the waiting room cos "oh you have a long while yet, you aren't even getting vocal" 10 minutes later her DF runs to the desk "ummm she's pushing!?" they managed to find her a room then ;)

[meljemillie]

so glad they are ok:-) kinda reminds me of my friends labour where she got to labour ward 12 minutes before her son was born after ringing hospital and being told she wasn't in labour as she could still talk sometimes they amaze me

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[davally]

My SIL gave birth at home on the bathroom floor after being sent home because they said she wasn't in labor.

Needless to say I went private after her experience.


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[MrsTwith3]

Can I ask a stupid question but why are so many up in arms over a baby being born at home?
Dont jump on me as I really don't get what they big deal is to be honest. So what a baby was born in their home safe and sound.

[MummyLip]

It's fine that the baby was born at home if that's what you choose and are prepared for with maybe a middy at home to support you during your first birth. However, this was not the case this woman wanted to have the baby in a hospital.

[meljemillie]

Can I ask a stupid question but why are so many up in arms over a baby being born at home?
Dont jump on me as I really don't get what they big deal is to be honest. So what a baby was born in their home safe and sound.
i think for some women the hospital feels like a safer option incase there is complications staff are trained to deal with them in the case of the woman in the article i guess its because she was sent home an hour earlier by the hospital and then had her baby her first without a midwife or doula without anyone who really knew what to do luckily mum and baby were ok but i shudder to think what may have happened if that wasn't the case


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[davally]

It's fine that the baby was born at home if that's what you choose and are prepared for with maybe a middy at home to support you during your first birth. However, this was not the case this woman wanted to have the baby in a hospital.

I agree, I think a home birth is fabulous if that is your choice and you have a midwife and support person to help. I strongly believe it should be an option equal with birthing at hospital. In the case of my SIL it was her first baby and she ended up having him alone as her hubby popped into work and in his 35 minute round trip she birthed solo (which in my opinion is dangerous).



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[*Sparkles*]

I agree, I think a home birth is fabulous if that is your choice and you have a midwife and support person to help. I strongly believe it should be an option equal with birthing at hospital. In the case of my SIL it was her first baby and she ended up having him alone as her hubby popped into work and in his 35 minute round trip she birthed solo (which in my opinion is dangerous).


Yes and not to mention a very frightening experience, especially for a first time mum.

[The Fox]

Poor thing I hope she and her baby are doing well. I can imagine that it would be quite scary to go through if you weren't prepare for it

[Ceili]

Yes and not to mention a very frightening experience, especially for a first time mum.

I disagree and speak from personal experience. I too had an unplanned homebirth as a first time mother (having received advice from my midwife on the phone not to attend the hospital "yet") and I have to say that DD's birth was hands-down the best experience of my life. It wasn't scary, unsafe, and I didn't worry about what could have happened. I cannot for the life of me imagine birthing any other way, despite having had so much anxiety about labour and birth prior to DD's birth. I wonder what "could have happened" if I'd gone into hospital as I wonder if DD would have had such a safe and natural birth in a hospital environment where I personally feel my labour would not have progressed so smoothly with outside interference.

I also don't get the attitude of being angry at caregivers for giving what some perceive as the wrong advice (ie: not to come into hospital or to go home from hospital). I personally took full responsibility for DD's labour and birth - my midwife provided the best advice she could based on the information she had. And I'm so glad she got it "wrong". And it just goes to show the "experts" really don't have all the answers - perhaps the system should try to empower women more and trust them when it comes to what is happening for them during labour and birth.

Anyway that's my personal experience.

[ComeBackKid]

im all for homebirth if that is what the woman chooses - but this mum didnt want a homebirth, she wanted and was entitled to a birth at a hospital.

Glad it all turned out well for mum and bub in this case though :)

I had a baby at bendigo hospital 13 days ago and can say im really not surprised to read this - the place is a shambles. There are a few well-meaning and caring midwives and staff, but overall their maternity services are hopeless :(

[Tam-I-Am]

Whilst I really empathise with this woman, and am sorry that she had such a scary and awful experience, I think it's every parent's responsibility to be prepared for a fast labour that results in a baby being born out of the environment that was planned for the birth, including how to resuscitate an infant who doesn't begin to breathe appropriately after birth - and I think that if we all *were* a bit more prepared, experiences like this wouldn't be nearly so traumatic as they are.

Having said that, I don't wonder why a woman experiencing an unexpected childbirth situation might find that traumatic. I certainly don't think that's the way it *has* to be, or *will* be for every woman, but it's no wonder that some women will experience it that way, given the way birth is viewed in our culture.

[Gandalf]

Whilst I really empathise with this woman, and am sorry that she had such a scary and awful experience, I think it's every parent's responsibility to be prepared for a fast labour that results in a baby being born out of the environment that was planned for the birth, including how to resuscitate an infant who doesn't begin to breathe appropriately after birth - and I think that if we all *were* a bit more prepared, experiences like this wouldn't be nearly so traumatic as they are.

Having said that, I don't wonder why a woman experiencing an unexpected childbirth situation might find that traumatic. I certainly don't think that's the way it *has* to be, or *will* be for every woman, but it's no wonder that some women will experience it that way, given the way birth is viewed in our culture.
can i just say thankyou.:hugs::hugs::hugs:
I've been trying to figure out how to word what it was i was feeling about this story and i think you've summed it up.

I do however, feel awful for her that it wasn't what she wanted.

[MrsHunidue]

I personally had my daughter in Bendigo in October 09... and I cannot fault them. While all hospitals have ups and downs regardless of wether its public or private, I believe that compared to many Bendigo has high standards and the midwives know what they are doing.
I suffered a traumatic experience having my son in Echuca Regional health hospital in 04, which in turn lead to complications with my DD's birth after Echuca botched my Csection.... its a long story.
Anyway Bendigo went out of their way to start an investigation into my sons birth and found out who was at fault and took action.
They then supported me in my choice to try a VBAC even though I was a high risk patient. They allowed me to go overdue as I had requested no intervention. I simply had visits to them twice weekly, when i was 18 days over they said they had to intervien as it was too dangerous to go futher, they then induced me... The whole time they were supportive and caring (I only encountered 1 doctor who wasnt the best but out of the other 20 or 30 staff i dealt with he was the only one). I laboured for 14 1/2 hours - in which the OB had given me her home number and mobile number to call her if i wanted as she was off duty. I called, she came. Her and one of the midwives had just done a 12 hour shift and then stayed with me for the next 14 1/2 hours and then through my emergency c-section, and to me I think that was amazing... they worked for 30 hours around the clock with me.... even after i told them to go and sleep they stayed. That is dedication to me.

After the birth of my daughter they made regular visits to my room to see I was doing okay.

I am having another baby early next year and I have already chosen to be with bendigo again...


in my experience with 2 births, 4 miscarriages and various other medical problems... bendigo to me, has stood out to be the best hospital I have been too. My son also had his tonsils out there, and grommits inserted!

[Jaydex]

I vaguely remember reading something the other day about a women giving birth on the side of the road? This was a bit extreme, although maybe I am mixing my stories up and it was about the women who gave birth on the laundry floor? hmm... either way, both not very good at all

[BlissedOut]

I vaguely remember reading something the other day about a women giving birth on the side of the road? This was a bit extreme, although maybe I am mixing my stories up and it was about the women who gave birth on the laundry floor? hmm... either way, both not very good at all

:laughing: I had a friend who did this, she was being driven to the airport to fly home to NZ to have her baby the next week. Quick labour = baby on the side of the road. Hubby then drove her to the local hospital to get mum and bub checked and get bubs shots.

It was her 5th baby and she found it to be a good (quick) experience, she was just mad she didn't get to go back to the 'birth resort' she had booked.