tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post88453481293597731..comments2024-02-06T08:43:35.333+01:00Comments on Sea Legs Girl: Giving Birth in The Gambiasea legs girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-38216881621102496722011-03-09T06:14:57.607+01:002011-03-09T06:14:57.607+01:00Kate
Thanks so much for the comment. And I comple...Kate<br /><br />Thanks so much for the comment. And I completely agree with you. Sometimes it is hard to word things right. I don't think there is anything unhealthy about going over the due date. I simply (agree with you again) think that too many women are induced. Not that this is necessarily unsafe, but I've certainly witnessed enough to know it's very unpleasant and I would always personally refuse being induced. The other problem with going over the date is the baby gets larger and c-sections are deemed necessary more often because of that. Again, nothing in and of itself unhealthy - but I still look at giving birth slightly before 40 weeks as an advantage because of the way modern obstetrics is. There. Hope that made sense.sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-37317503205290748062011-03-08T21:01:01.354+01:002011-03-08T21:01:01.354+01:00I go to a practice in the US that is half midwives...I go to a practice in the US that is half midwives, half OB/GYNs, but I see one of the midwives. Idea is that the OB's are always there, on call, if you need one, but otherwise you just stick to the midwife. I think this is SO fantastic and it's a shame it's not more widely available in the US. With my first pregnancy/birth, I went to a practice of only OB/Gyns. When I switched for my second pregnancy, I asked the midwife what she perceived the major difference to be between the midwives and the doctors, seeing as how all of the prenatal testing and appointments were basically the same. She said, "we just treat pregnancy and birth as a normal process that's part of one's life, not as a medical condition that needs to be 'dealt with' (unless individual circumstances would dictate otherwise)." That makes so much sense to me. <br /><br />Unrelated: I don't think you meant this, but I think your post makes it sound like not going past one's due date should be considered a good thing, as opposed to just a neutral thing from a medical standpoint. I was confused by that. Both of my girls were born past their supposed due dates, and other than feeling uncomfortable at the end of pregnancy (as all moms do), I was fine with that. I think there's too much focus on due dates in the U.S. and not enough of letting the baby come out when it's good and ready. I have no studies to point to but do think that the rise of inductions is statistically correlated to a higher incidence of unplanned c-sections. I know some people have valid reasons for inducing, but I'm of the opinion that most would be better off by just sticking it out and waiting.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582340182176367822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-60559268121779442562011-03-08T13:37:16.175+01:002011-03-08T13:37:16.175+01:00Steve Q! I SAID The United Arab Emirates! Add to t...Steve Q! I SAID The United Arab Emirates! Add to the list The Faroe Islands and my plural theory holds with the exception of republics. I am starting to think "gambia" means collection of tribes or some sort of plural concept. Nope - looked it up: the country is called The Republic of The Gambia because it is the country of the Gambia River. It IS an outlier in that it is named after the river The Gambia! Mystery solved.<br /><br />Glaven, I simply refuse to refer to y'all as THEE Glaven (one of you in there must understand). I prefer That Glaven. Much more condescending.sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-58547175561843997592011-03-08T13:26:44.760+01:002011-03-08T13:26:44.760+01:00Sarah, thanks so much for commenting. That sounds ...Sarah, thanks so much for commenting. That sounds like a book I would like - and one thing for sure is I don't know all of the science behind anything :). Probably no medical school puts enought weigth on history; the only way one can begin to understand science and medicine is through history. <br /><br />And now that I'm done pontificating on such sophisticated matters, it sucks that you friends and family don't get your running in pregnancy. Thank goodness for your hubby! And if your doctor/midwife doesn't support it, I would love to have a little discussion with them! Good luck in your pregnancy - and maybe consider starting a blog. You'll suddenly find a whole community of people "get" your running while pregnanct :).sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-63041400191251672032011-03-07T19:59:15.092+01:002011-03-07T19:59:15.092+01:00You may, if it makes me stand out more for you, ca...You may, if it makes me stand out more for you, call me The Glaven. With a long "e", please. THEE Glaven.<br /><br />In fact, it's no longer optional. You now MUST call us Thee Glaven or we will not acknowledge anything you say. And we will refer to ourself with the royal "we" from now on.<br /><br />If you don't like it? You may kiss our royal @$$.Glaven Q. Heisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223203230634447543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-43899349597551808572011-03-07T17:24:03.534+01:002011-03-07T17:24:03.534+01:00The Democratic Republic of Congo (was Zaire for a ...The Democratic Republic of Congo (was Zaire for a while). The United Arab Emirates.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-33946971274323631802011-03-07T17:10:16.118+01:002011-03-07T17:10:16.118+01:00Have you read Birth Day by Mark Sloan? It's a ...Have you read Birth Day by Mark Sloan? It's a pediatrician's account of the science, history, and "wonder" of childbirth. I am sure you already know all the science but don't know how much history you got in medical school. He compares and contrasts the crazy things we Americans insist upon with what the rest of the developed world does with respect to medical care and childbirth. <br />P.S. Thank you for your blog!!! I am 21 weeks along with my first and nobody but my husband gets/supports my running habit.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719784114985708625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-30179079708530198392011-03-07T07:23:49.372+01:002011-03-07T07:23:49.372+01:00Steve,
(somewhat along the lines of mmmonyka'...Steve,<br /><br />(somewhat along the lines of mmmonyka's comment)I had gone so far as to think of The United States, The United Arab Emirates, The United Kingdom and The Phillipines - but take a look at South America and Africa: not a single The there except The Gambia. And all of the other "the's" seem to have something plural about them, thus somehow deserving a "the".<br /><br />I admit that my source for the US's infant mortality rate was questionnable - couldn't find it listed with WHO or CIA. I had expected it to be higher than what I wrote.<br /><br />Mmmonyka, I took the delivery info from a James Clapp study where 100 exercising women were matched with 100 non-exercising woman who were the same age and same socioeconomic status. The exercising women had the greatest chance of delivering in week 39, the non-exercising in week 40 (the study actually made me wonder if due dates are actually "naturally" a little earlier than 40 weeks, but that's all my speculation).<br /><br />Marathon Mom,<br /><br />I totally agree. I loved my midwife in the US. There is no need for everyone to have an OB-GYN as long as there is one available - it seems like this may be the direction the US is going, too. That would be good and so unlike the US to save money!sea legs girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782712411873234071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-70832112583881559342011-03-07T03:56:25.452+01:002011-03-07T03:56:25.452+01:00Great that you found medical people who believe th...Great that you found medical people who believe that exercise is okay (and important) during pregnancy, having this during my pregnancy was so nice. I think it would be great if more midwives were able to deliver in the US (at least in MN) to decrease the "medicalization" of birth. I wanted my labor/birth to be as natural as possible, but still have all the interventions if I needed.<br /><br />I agree with Steve, the risk of complications in the US is high with the medical care available, but very much based on economic level.Coach Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110749177657676900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-8383928222754642972011-03-07T01:39:33.442+01:002011-03-07T01:39:33.442+01:00@SteveQ: Countries you mentioned have THE there be...@SteveQ: Countries you mentioned have THE there because "republic", "states", "country" is included in their name and then you must use THE. But there are really only very few countries that have THE without rep, states etc in the name. I did not know that Gambia has THE, probably because one can say just Gambia and it is not a grammatical mistake. However, saying Netherlands without the THE, that's a mistake.<br /><br />@SLG: You see, you found people in the medical/OB circles who support your decision to stay active!:)<br />I have not done any research or anything, but I have read few stories about pregnant runners and their deliveries and it seems that most of them went past their due date. I have no numbers on this though, it was only my observation, maybe it was just a coincidence. But I thought wow, it must have something to do with mothers being active. Have you done any actual research about due dates and exercise?mmmonykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09703551248084847150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-834846832861622672.post-91579165570465131662011-03-06T20:26:19.185+01:002011-03-06T20:26:19.185+01:00Lots of countries have "The" in their na...Lots of countries have "The" in their names, from The Czech Republic, to The United States of America to The People's Republic of China.<br /><br />Risk of complications, especially during delivery, are all based on poverty. There's a shockingly high mortality rate in the US, given the quality of medical care available - to those who can afford it.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.com