Most MSE place for your waters to break!

AnnieM_3

leviathan wrote: »

If I ran a taxi firm TBH I wouln't feel like having to clean up after people.
Vomit is bad enough, but giving birth has issues of infection to consider as well. You've no idea what diseases the person in the back of your cab may have!!
IMHO a £50 clean up bill still isn't worth it.

I agree there could be health and safety issues, but still.. Just look at this! http://www.burnleyexpress.net/burnleynews/Taxi-driver-threw-out-mum.3957158.jp

leviathan wrote: »

Perhaps a career opportunity? Buy an old ambulance and get the local maternity ward on side to advertising your pregnancy "delivery" service?

Excellent idea! :T

Check this out too - the last comment about the woman being advised she would be charged £300 for ringing an ambulance if she was only 20mins away from birth is outrageous! http://www.ilikecurry.co.uk/?p=130

robpw2

the most mse way has to be in the hospital itself , no travelling lots of nurses

leviathan

AnnieM wrote: »

woman being advised she would be charged £300 for ringing an ambulance if she was only 20mins away from birth is outrageous

Seems like a good idea.
The ambulance is for emergencies only, if people want to use it was a taxi service then charge them. It'd fund a few extra ones. I only see win win!!

I've had cause to be in one twice and jolly thankful they were about.

hayley11

Nothing to do with giving birth but about wasting ambulance resources...

A couple of months ago I was in work and my back went, I literally couldn't move I was in so much pain. I work at the hospital, facing A&E, to walk it takes about 60 seconds. Because they were so worried about hurting me or doing my back any perm damage, they had to ring an ambulance. They obviously checked to see if there was a crew in A&E but there wasn't. I was so embarrassed for having to get an ambulance, what a waste of resources!!

izoomzoom

In hindsight, I suppose I did labour in Tesco's last year.

DS2 had been asleep all afternoon, and we were desparate for groceries. DH and I debated (inbetween Braxton Hicks and, now we know, real contractions) as to whether he should go, or I (as I had a very strict list of exactly what was required). Eventually, we decided I should go, when DS2 woke up so we then decided to all go, with the intension of just getting basics if things really started to hotten up.

Arrived at Tesco's at 1730 and spent an hour doing all our shopping. I most certainly had a good 5 or 6 contractions during that time, and although we got a few funny looks from customers, staff never batted an eyelid at us.

At 1830 as we left the store, I popped into the toilet, and had evidence I definitely was in labour (a show).

We arrived home, had a quick dinner, and at 1930 hours decided to time our contractions. After an hour we decided they were about 2.5 mins apart so DH called the hossie and told them. They said they would get a MW to call me, but 15 mins later a MW arrived at our house (we were having a planned homebirth). This would have been at 2045 hours.

Almost two hours later, my waters went and within minutes an ambulance had been called (I had meconium in my waters). They arrived 5 mins later but stood down our hallway as I delivered our beautiful daughter. She was declared fit and well (no breathing problems normally associated with meconium waters) so the ambulance was sent away.

Sorry I just love telling my homebirth story.

In retrospect I am bloody glad that I did not labour more in Tesco's. What an awful place for such an awesome experience.

AnnieM_3

leviathan wrote: »

Seems like a good idea.
The ambulance is for emergencies only, if people want to use it was a taxi service then charge them. It'd fund a few extra ones. I only see win win!!

I've had cause to be in one twice and jolly thankful they were about.

Did you read the comment?

Saw my Midwife today and she asked me what I’d do if I had less than 20 minutes warning the baby was on the way and they wouldn’t be able to reach me in time - (this is my 3rd child, so I have an idea of what to expect….my other labours were 4 hours plus) ..and I said if things were progressing the baby was litereally on it’s way out before I had any warning that quickly I’d call 999.. But she told me if I were to do this I would be charged £300 for a call out…

Your reaction seems a little harsh - should the woman have then had to give birth unaided? I think it would class as an emergency, as there would be nobody there to help if something went wrong?

Anyway, sorry for hijacking the post. For my part, I think waters breaking in the shower is the most mse - no cleaning bills! :rotfl:

foreversomeday

AnnieM wrote: »

Saw my Midwife today and she asked me what I’d do if I had less than 20 minutes warning the baby was on the way and they wouldn’t be able to reach me in time - (this is my 3rd child, so I have an idea of what to expect….my other labours were 4 hours plus) ..and I said if things were progressing the baby was litereally on it’s way out before I had any warning that quickly I’d call 999.. But she told me if I were to do this I would be charged £300 for a call out…

That is ridiculous, I have never heard of the NHS charging anyone for an ambulance call out, especially if they genuinely believed there was a need for one!

Does anyone follow Tom Reynolds' blog? I think it's really interesting.

http://randomreality.blogware.com/

inkie

My other friend was nurse in charge and sent her to the maternity unit who wouldn't even examine her as she was booked into another hospital for the birth. So she went home picked her daughter up from preschool and then went up to the other hospital heavily in labour and had him a little while later that day.

As a midwife I can say that that really isn't on. They should have seen and examined this lady regardless of where she was booked. We often get women presenting who, for whatever reason are not 'booked' at all - do we send them away? No.

AnnieM_3

foreversomeday wrote: »

That is ridiculous, I have never heard of the NHS charging anyone for an ambulance call out, especially if they genuinely believed there was a need for one!

Well, yes it is rather incredible. But imagine how you'd feel if you been told that!

jellyhead

I had people standing by to be called when I went into labour, perhaps I was lucky though.

I've never gone into labour, been induced both times. Last time I was in a room with 3 women who had walked to hospital, because it was less than a mile and they thought the walk would do them good. Some women lived a 45 minute drive away though, with poor bus service.