Holles St. policy re: time limits before inducing birth

antiskeptic

Hi,

My wife has been told by a pregnancy-yoga teacher that Holles St. (my wifes hospital) have a policy (official or otherwise) of inducing birth after a max 12 hours of labour.

A friends wife had her two kids in the Rotunda where the time limit is 24 hours - the rationale being that at that point both mother and baby will be exhausted.

Does anyone know whether this Holles St. 12 hour limit is the case or just an anecdote?

Thanks..

crazy cat lady

Holles St use a policy of 'active management of labour' which in basic terms means that when in 'active labour' you should dilate at a rate of 1cm per hour. If you don't dilate at this rate, they will intervene and speed up the labour.

Active labour is considered when the woman is at least 1cm dilated and having strong, regular uterine contractions. Any pains before this, regardless of how severe they may seem, are not considered active labour.

Using this policy to manage labour, no labour should extend beyond 12 hours.

This is quite a simple explanation but its the basic gist of it! Everything will be explained in more detail at the antenatal classes if you go to them

antiskeptic

crazy cat lady wrote: »

Holles St use a policy of 'active management of labour' which in basic terms means that when in 'active labour' you should dilate at a rate of 1cm per hour. If you don't dilate at this rate, they will intervene and speed up the labour.

Active labour is considered when the woman is at least 1cm dilated and having strong, regular uterine contractions. Any pains before this, regardless of how severe they may seem, are not considered active labour.

Using this policy to manage labour, no labour should extend beyond 12 hours.

This is quite a simple explanation but its the basic gist of it! Everything will be explained in more detail at the antenatal classes if you go to them

Thanks for that. Do you know whether the intervention is obligatory or can the mother delay intervention?

Will google 'active management of labour' in the meantime.

Hobbitfeet

you do not have to agree to active management. If your wife does not want any chemical drugs during labour she doesn't have to take them. Research as mush as possible and remember no one can force you or your wife to do or take anything that you dont want

Hannibal Smith

They told me that in the antenatal classes too.

It's important if your wife wants a particular birthing experience that she tells the consultant/doctors/midwives before labour. Set out a birth plan as such. There's nothing to say everything on your birth plan will go out the window depending on how things go, but you can't just walk in on the day she's in labour and say, right this is what I want.

antiskeptic

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antiskeptic wrote: »

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