Rhogam is routinely given to Rh-negative women after giving birth to or miscarrying an Rh-positive fetus/infant. And yes, this can be tested (and even given) prenatally, and I would think can be given by midwives at home.
I don't know the stats on DIC, but I do know that it's a rare condition. I would think working at a blood bank would make the numbers seem much higher than they actually are. I'll do a search of stats and see what I can come up with (after Monday when Juliana's mum comes home and I can actually think for more than two minutes during the day).
A complete placenta previa would rule out a vaginal birth, let alone a home birth. For the most part, pre-eclamptic women end up with C-sections as well, or at least inductions. As for breech, I don't think it's necessarily a rule-out for home birth if the midwife is skilled in the dying art of breech birth. But even if the law were to prohibit homebirths for breeches, it would still be better than the across-the-board banning Australia faces now.
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Date: 2010-04-17 12:46 am (UTC)Rhogam is routinely given to Rh-negative women after giving birth to or miscarrying an Rh-positive fetus/infant. And yes, this can be tested (and even given) prenatally, and I would think can be given by midwives at home.
I don't know the stats on DIC, but I do know that it's a rare condition. I would think working at a blood bank would make the numbers seem much higher than they actually are. I'll do a search of stats and see what I can come up with (after Monday when Juliana's mum comes home and I can actually think for more than two minutes during the day).
A complete placenta previa would rule out a vaginal birth, let alone a home birth. For the most part, pre-eclamptic women end up with C-sections as well, or at least inductions. As for breech, I don't think it's necessarily a rule-out for home birth if the midwife is skilled in the dying art of breech birth. But even if the law were to prohibit homebirths for breeches, it would still be better than the across-the-board banning Australia faces now.