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‘You mean she has not yet put to bed? ‘ the doctor asked. He was alarmed 
.
‘Yes doc. She is still 2 cm’ John replied.
John was the houseofficer and was new in the unit.
‘Let’s go and see her’ and they both headed to the ward.
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. ‘Yes doc. She is still 2 cm’ John replied.
John was the houseofficer and was new in the unit.
‘Let’s go and see her’ and they both headed to the ward.
Read on.
It’s a
#TalesOfDrRon
Charity was 30, a banker who was at the top of her career as a branch manager.
She had taken in after two years of marriage and was visibly excited about her pregnancy.
She had been regular with her antenatal clinic appointments. She took her medications religiously.
She had taken in after two years of marriage and was visibly excited about her pregnancy.
She had been regular with her antenatal clinic appointments. She took her medications religiously.
It was her first pregnancy and she read all that she could read about pregnancy.
During her classes, she asked a lot of questions that she was nicknamed class captain, and the mid wives were glad to answer her questions.
During her classes, she asked a lot of questions that she was nicknamed class captain, and the mid wives were glad to answer her questions.
‘Your scan is fine. Everything is normal. I have also looked at your pelvimetry result and it’s ok. So we await for labour. You are already 38weeks’ the doctor had said during her last clinic.
‘Ok. Thank you doctor’. And they had left the clinic.
‘Ok. Thank you doctor’. And they had left the clinic.
It was like every other evening and she was pressed. She went to the loo 
to ease herself and noticed a whitish substance.
‘Is this not the one they call show?’ She asked herself as she cleaned up.
A few hours later she started feeling lower abdominal pains which seemed
to ease herself and noticed a whitish substance. ‘Is this not the one they call show?’ She asked herself as she cleaned up.
A few hours later she started feeling lower abdominal pains which seemed
to increase as time went by.
Luckily she had packed and called her brother to come drive her to the hospital. She called her husband to tell him where was going.
‘I will meet you there soon’ he said.
They took her in and examined her.
‘You are in labour. You are currently
Luckily she had packed and called her brother to come drive her to the hospital. She called her husband to tell him where was going.
‘I will meet you there soon’ he said.
They took her in and examined her.
‘You are in labour. You are currently
2cm’ the doctor said. ‘Your baby is doing great. We will keep a close eye on. I will be back soon to check on you’ he added.
The pain continued to wax and wane, and she reacted accordingly.
‘My back o!’ was the intermittent anthem.
The pain continued to wax and wane, and she reacted accordingly.
‘My back o!’ was the intermittent anthem.
‘You mean she has not yet put to bed? ‘ the doctor asked. He was alarmed .
‘Yes doc. She is still 2 cm’ John replied.
John was the houseofficer and was new in the unit.
‘Let’s go and see her’ and they both headed to the ward.
. ‘Yes doc. She is still 2 cm’ John replied.
John was the houseofficer and was new in the unit.
‘Let’s go and see her’ and they both headed to the ward.
They got to her bedside and after examining her, ‘ You are still 2cm despite having very strong and adequate contractions. However your baby’s heart rate is very high’ the senior doctor told her.
‘And I am worried about the engagement. There is none despite all that’s going on’
‘And I am worried about the engagement. There is none despite all that’s going on’
‘Right now, in the light of all these, the best way of having this baby is via an emergency CS’
‘Ah! Doctor ! No! This is not the plan. I am not having an operation. I will have my baby normally’ she replied him.
‘Ah! Doctor ! No! This is not the plan. I am not having an operation. I will have my baby normally’ she replied him.
‘My mother had all of us normally. My sisters the same. I won’t be the one to be different’ she continued.
‘What is important right now is the life of your baby and a safe delivery means mother and baby are both fine’ the doctor explained further.
‘What is important right now is the life of your baby and a safe delivery means mother and baby are both fine’ the doctor explained further.
‘And ultimately your own life’ the doctor added.
Just then the husband walked into the room and she broke down wailing about the surgery. The doctor went ahead to explain to him and what the process of surgery looked like.
‘Give us five minutes. Let’s pray about it ‘ he said
Just then the husband walked into the room and she broke down wailing about the surgery. The doctor went ahead to explain to him and what the process of surgery looked like.
‘Give us five minutes. Let’s pray about it ‘ he said
Five minutes turned into ten, then fifteen, then twenty.
The doctor entered the room to find out what their decision for want of time.
‘Honey, I am convinced that this is the right decision. I will be with you all through it’ he heard her husband tell her.
The doctor entered the room to find out what their decision for want of time.
‘Honey, I am convinced that this is the right decision. I will be with you all through it’ he heard her husband tell her.
‘Ok love’ she sobbed.
‘Doctor let’s go’ she said
‘You need to sign the consent form’
‘Where is it?’ She asked
The doctor went ahead to explain what it meant and she went ahead to sign it.
They got into the theatre and began the surgery.
‘Doctor let’s go’ she said
‘You need to sign the consent form’
‘Where is it?’ She asked
The doctor went ahead to explain what it meant and she went ahead to sign it.
They got into the theatre and began the surgery.
Everything was going on fine till the baby was brought out.
He was flat, no breathing!
‘Why is my baby not crying?’ She asked.
The pediatrician collected the baby and commenced resuscitation. After about 20 mins of resuscitation, they all heard a cry and then it got
He was flat, no breathing!
‘Why is my baby not crying?’ She asked.
The pediatrician collected the baby and commenced resuscitation. After about 20 mins of resuscitation, they all heard a cry and then it got
louder.
The surgery was finished and she was transferred to the recovery room and then to the ward.
Mother and child did well and were discharged on the 4th day after operation.
They thanked the hospital staff as they went home with their bundle of joy
The surgery was finished and she was transferred to the recovery room and then to the ward.
Mother and child did well and were discharged on the 4th day after operation.
They thanked the hospital staff as they went home with their bundle of joy
Dear readers on the TL, this is just to reiterate the fact that there is nothing wrong with having a CS as it’s designed to save the life of the baby and mother based on the prevailing circumstances.
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