Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Judith, I know that a lot of studies/info dispute the benefits, but for me, I think it saved my son's life. For example, if I rolled over, tried to read, or talk on the phone, etc., I started contracting like crazy. With NOT moving (say, rolling to other side only every 1/2-1 hour), and meds, we were able to keep the avg. contrax to about 5/hr. Moving from my bedrest position would get them to 10-12/hr. Of course, this is only my experience/situation; those w/ IC or other diagnoses may have a totally different perspective on the bedrest prescription. /UU/32 > > Hi All, > > This is a follow-up to 'venting' - but more from a medical angle. I'm always > amazed that doctors prescribe 'prolonged bed-rest' as widely as they do. It's > clearly an intervention that has huge costs - disruption of family life, possible > loss of income, misery and frustration for the 'restee' and her carers, > discomfort from limited positions, loss of muscle tone, possible loss of bone > density, higher risk of thrombosis and even pressure sores. What is the > evidence of the beneifts - do we know that it actually reduces the risk of > preterm labour or preterm birth? We don't completely understand the > mechanism of preterm labour with mullerian anomaly but is it likely that > normal activities (including taking a step or two up or down) are likely to > trigger it? If doctors knew how huge the emotional/social costs were (instead > of thinking 'it can't hurt') would they be so quick to prescribe it? > > Judith > UD, 37 wks pregnant with no. 2 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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