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A comparison was done between early and late cord clamping in 230 singleton deliveries. Late cord clamping was that done after birth of the placenta. Preterm infants, those with low birth weight or respiratory distress and infants of Rh negative mothers were excluded. This small study showed a statistically significant decrease in the time for delivery of the placenta and amount of postpartum blood loss when the cord was clamped after delivery of the placenta. The authors also noted that late cord clamping also has the advantage of increased placental transfusion to the baby.
— 25th International Congress of the Medical Women's International Association 2001, http://mwia.regional.org.au/papers/papers/13_delavar2.htm
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Yunnan Paiyao (also know as Yunnan Baiyao) is a secret formula of Chinese herbs containing mostly Pseudonginseng and Angelica. Because it is contraindicated during pregnancy, midwives often don't include this valuable patent Chinese remedy in their medicine bags. It is easily available in Chinese Medicinal pharmacies all over the world. It also is relatively inexpensive and is packaged to give it a long shelf life.
The immediate function of Yunnan Paiyao is to arrest hemorrhage, cure wounds, activate blood circulation dispersing blood clots, eliminate inflammation and swelling, as well as expel pus and counteract toxins.
Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) will often give Yunnan Paiyao as a first defense against a traumatic hemorrhage (even a deep cut or a gunshot wound), both orally and directly applied to the wound. It comes as a powder, either in capsules or in a small bottle. Included with each package is one small red "safety pill" which should only be administered in the case of serious injury and is best if taken with wine. At Bumi Sehat we give the "safety pill" for deep puncture wounds.
Other indications include arresting internal and external bleeding from trauma and localized bruising. It alleviates pain from trauma to ligaments and tendons. It is an excellent treatment for hemorrhage of gastric and duodenal ulcers and hemorrhoids, as well as hemoptysis due to tracheitis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis, pulmonitis and sore throat. It is also a treatment for pyogenic infections of skin, i.e., red swollen abscess, carbuncle and furuncle.
Specifically for women, this medicine can be used to treat painful dysmenorrhea, menostasis, irregular menstruation, hypermenorrhea, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea and excessive menstrual bleeding. It may be used postoperatively to reduce keloid scarring (i.e., after cesarean birth) and to promote healing.
— Roberta Aqua and Robin Lim
Excerpted from "Yunnan Paiyao: Postpartum Friend," Midwifery Today, Issue 82
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Q: I am pregnant with my fourth child; the second child was a compound presentation and I had a T incision. During the c-section for my third child, the vertical extension of the T opened up after the baby was delivered, so my T has been stitched twice. I believe it is double-stitched; I know it was after the first c-section, and I'm assuming it was again with the second. Additionally, my vaginal delivery was at 41 weeks, and my second child also went 41 weeks gestation. I never went into spontaneous labor with either child, even after waters broke. I had Pitocin (no epidural) with the first, and no drug interference with the second prior to discovery of the baby's hand in the birth canal (the doctor had manipulated my uterus to expel waters and try to facilitate labor). Add to all this that I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes (GD) in December. So far my blood sugars are okay with diet. This baby will arrive almost two years to the date from my last cesarean.
Here's my problem: The recommended time for my cesarean is 39 weeks gestation, which falls on a Friday. The hospital doesn't usually do "elective" surgery on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and my surgeon isn't available again until the following Tuesday, making me four days past my 39 week mark. The perinatologist is worried about rupture and suggests cesarean before 39 weeks, but then the hospital requires an amniocentesis to determine lung development. I do not like the idea of an amniocentesis, and if lung development is immature, I'd have to wait anyway.
My question is what to do? I feel an exception should be made to give me surgery at 39 weeks, rather than incurring risk to the baby from amniocentesis and respiratory problems, but I'm not sure they'll do this. What can you tell me, either about getting an exception to surgery dates and/or risk of rupture, or would you recommend doing the amnio and delivering before 39 weeks? I really do not want to deliver early, especially for the doctor/hospital scheduling policies. Any help you can give me is appreciated!
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A: As it turned out, I discussed the situation with my OB, and advocated my position, namely, that the question of 38 week delivery was in actuality a scheduling problem rather than a medical problem, and that if my due date had fallen on another (more convenient) day of the week, we wouldn't have been discussing this issue. My obstetrician couldn't exactly argue otherwise and in the end agreed to do the c-section on the day I reached my 39th week. So all turned out well, and my daughter, Elisabeth, is a beautiful baby, was delivered without incident and without lung problems!
— Brigid
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