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Authentic compassion requires you to ignore convenience.
The time is now, not later.
“I’m both a model and a midwife. Modeling is the reason I could afford to buy an apartment for myself. Being a midwife is the reason I cry tears of joy every time I help to bring a baby into this world.”
My midwife had this picture in the birth center where I had Isaac. Love ❤ I’ve been meaning to post this for about a year lol.
This is a human placenta. It looks like a tree… It is literally a Tree of Life…
In reference to my previous post, this beautiful depicts how the placenta looks like and is 'The Tree of Life'.
This is the first placenta I ever saw. The first placenta I was able to examine and learn from. I've now seen a countless number of placentas and yet the magic and miracle of these crazy organs never ceases to amaze me!
A really basic explanation of a placenta is that this is the organ a woman's body grows during pregnancy in order to provide the baby with oxygen and nutrients as well as discarding any waste products (such as CO2).
The placenta inserts and grows from the wall of the uterus and is attached to a bag of 'membranes'. These two membranes are kind of like a clear film that encloses the baby and the 'waters' (aka amniotic fluid). So when you hear of someone's waters 'breaking' or 'leaking' this is what they're referring to.
The white cord you can see in the picture is the connection between baby, placenta and mother. It usually (but not always) inserts near the center of the placenta and then into the baby's umbilicus (aka belly button). This cord is usually fat and purple. It is made up of one vein (transporting waste and de-oxygenated blood away from the baby) and two arteries (transporting nutrients and oxygenated blood to the baby). Essentially this is the baby's lifeline. If the cord snaps or is severely compressed it can cause significant fetal distress. Another complication involving the cord is a 'cord prolapse'. This occurs when the cord presents through the cervix before the baby's head. This can cause the cord to become severely compressed or break before the baby is born. As you may be able to tell, this is a medical emergency and requires immediate delivery of the baby, usually via Caesarean section.
In a normal, uncomplicated, vaginal birth, the placenta is delivered after the baby's already born and on the mothers chest. The placenta can either be delivered through 'active management' (the current norm in Australia) or what's known as a 'physiological third stage'.
'Active management' - what most women will experience in Australia, sees the placenta born between 5-20 minutes post-birth of the baby. A kind of synthetic Oxytocin (the hormone that stimulates contractions) is injected intramuscularly in order to contract the uterus and encourage placental separation. It is best practice to then wait for the cord to stop pulsating and for 'signs of separation' between the uterus and the placenta. There are two reasons for this... 1. Is that by delaying cord clamping until the cord stops pulsating the baby is able to gain those last bits of blood, oxygen and nutrients before fully transitioning to life on the outside. 2. Is that by waiting for the placenta to separate we decrease the risk of pulling the uterus inside-out with the placenta.
Signs of separation include cord lengthening or a short but fresh bleed. After this the midwife will use one hand to push back on the uterus and the other to gently pull the placenta out using the cord. The reason active management is often considered to be 'best practice' in Australia is because it is thought to contract the uterus sooner and therefore prevent post-partum haemorrhages. The evidence surrounding this, however, is debatable so I would encourage you to do your own research.
A physiological third stage, however, is simply allowing the placenta to birth naturally and on it's own without any medication, cord clamping, cutting or traction. Women who desire this must ask their health provider if it is safe for them.
Once the placenta is born, it is the midwife's job to check that it is completely intact (so no bits have been left behind) and to note any abnormalities.
Overall placentas are pretty incredible organs. Another amazing thing about them is when flipped over so the uterus-inserting-side is flat on the table, the up-facing side looks like the tree of life. Sounds whack but I'll attempt to find a photo that shows this and repost it later.
Well if you made it this far into my placenta rant good job! Any questions/queries/suggestions/comments don't hesitate to send them through.
Thanks for coming, lans.
“No matter how many mistakes you make, or how slow your progress, you’re still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.”
— Unknown
Tuesday motivation to keep on keepin' on.
And on a far more serious note.
Night shift is precious in midwifery.
When the visitors have all gone home, and the rest of the world is sleeping. It’s only you, a tired new mum and her hungry baby at 3am, and you’re wiping tears and promising her it’ll all be alright and telling her she looks like superwoman even though she hasn’t slept in two days and she’s covered in spit up and puke.
There’s the shit I went into this for. Seeing her asleep with her content little baby and waking up in the morning feeling like she’s got this is the whole reason I do this.
Rock on night shift crew.
6/2/2019 -The First Post
I journal allot and I'm sure I don't need another platform to do this. BUT HEY no one ever said self-reflection was a bad thing. So here I am. Revamping an old tumblr in the name of reflection, rest, motivation and inspiration. I plan to use this page to both write and repost. I hope I can do some writing around study, midwifery, placement, physical and mental health and happiness. More than anything though I know this will turn into a very feeling-sy word vomit.
If anyone other than me sees this thanks for coming!
Regards, lans.
How about now? Before another child dies. - 17 children were murdered at school yesterday. - On “normal days” without mass shootings 46 children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, and police intervention.
Every day, 7 children and teens die from gun violence:
4 are murdered 2 die from suicide
- Every day, 40 children and teens are shot and survive:
31 injured in an attack 1 survives a suicide attempt 8 shot unintentionally
In One Year on Average (ages 0-19) 17,012 American children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, or by police intervention.
2,647 kids die from gun violence:
1,565 murdered 907 die from suicide 116 killed unintentionally 27 killed by legal intervention 32 die but intent was unknown - Additionally, 14,365 kids survive gun injuries:
11,321 injured in an attack 232 survive a suicide attempt 2,747 shot unintentionally 65 shot in a legal intervention - One child dead from a firearm is one too many. But here we are talking about THOUSANDS of US children dying very preventable deaths. I will say it again - NO ONE NEEDS a firearm. And ABSOLUTELY NO ONE needs semi/automatic weapons. These exist to murder the most people in the least amount of time. They are entirely unnecessary. This. Has. To. Stop. - -
{stats via NPR and Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence}