tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013724480569249923.post1343982132783161583..comments2023-07-17T20:02:34.789+01:00Comments on North Surrey Midwife: Shhh..... I practise physiological third stageNorth Surrey Midwiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940036012585061349noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013724480569249923.post-39634933280439259752012-10-30T10:50:29.241+00:002012-10-30T10:50:29.241+00:00Thank you for sharing - really interesting! Is it...Thank you for sharing - really interesting! Is it normal therefore for students to qualify experienced in Phys. Third stage? angela <br />North Surrey Midwiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940036012585061349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013724480569249923.post-12742937224347510292012-10-30T06:50:58.076+00:002012-10-30T06:50:58.076+00:00NZCOM has published quite interesting research on ...NZCOM has published quite interesting research on bleeding following physiological third stage. Many NZ midwives practice physiological as the default setting and as such there is now a large body of evidence that proves the safety of this approach.<br />In my practice (now long since gone, I'm a subversive hospital midwife these days) I found women usually birthed on hands and knees or kneeling over something, and that it was then easy to pass baby through their legs, put a container between their legs and let them kneel back on their feet while they welcomed their baby. Take your gloves off and make a cuppa for everyone (while watching), wait for the baby to give a little cry (as the placenta shuts down circulation) and await the separation trickle, the grimace on the woman's face as the placenta delivering contraction happens, and then just encourage her to bear down. Practicing this way I never had a retained placenta in over 5 years.Grizabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046987108392839135noreply@blogger.com