Guest guest Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 They told her knitting & rocking in my chair FAST , this reminded me of a mom in labor years ago. When I first became a nurse-midwife, I worked in Vicksburg, Mississippi for 2 years, at a state charity hospital. This place was the dregs. The labor rooms were actually one big room with curtains & cubbyholes for the patients. Not much privacy, but it was really a good thing because the nurses did very little patient care. So if there were several women in labor, the midwife could keep track of them easier, just by listening to their breathing, etc. One time I had several women in labor. This one lady, who had had several babies, was sitting in a rocking chair in the middle of this big room. She rocked gently most of the time, but during a contraction she rocked harder. I was behind a curtain with another woman when I realized that the rocker had been going hard for several minutes. I went to check on her & she was just rocking like crazy with a very intent expression. I asked her if the baby was coming & she just nodded. I hollered for a nurse & helped her into bed, just in time! I don't think I even got gloves on. These births were my favorites. It's a good thing I didn't have my hearing loss back then, because sometimes I would just hear a catch in someone's breathing, and the baby was coming. Now I'd miss most of the births, unless they were really vocal! Aww, those were the days. Ramblin' Rose Moderator See what you’re getting into…before you go there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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