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Tips for an emergency delivery (idea)
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duffski
Wed Oct 24 2001 at 6:08:39
If you find yourself stuck in an elevator, forest, parking garage, salon, etc. with a woman having a baby (and I mean
this sucker
's coming out
now
) there are a few things you should know. It is essential to create the most sterile field possible. You can use things such as a newspaper (opened to the inside, which is relatively clean), a blanket that has been folded for a while, the inside of a jacket, or anything that isn't exposed to a lot of germs. Put your "sterile field" underneath the laboring woman's ass. Encourage her to
push
, and try to calm her with reassuring words. Avoid phrases such as, "Oh my God,
what the fuck
am I doing," "What in God's name is that," and "
HOLY LIVING FUCK
, WE'RE FUCKED!"
If the pushing is successful, you are about to be holding a newborn, and these things are slippery. Prepare to hold on, and have a good grip (mind his little
fontanel
). Newborns have stuff in their noses and mouths; after all, they have been floating in
amniotic fluid
for a long time. Don't hold it upside down by its feet, but
facilitate
it's breathing by tilting it to the side and allowing the fluid to drain. In a hospital the stuff would be sucked out with a bulb syringe, but this is probably not something you keep in your purse or wallet unless you have small children.
It isn't over yet -- you must deliver the
placenta
. The baby is still connected to it by the umbilical cord. The
placenta
usually delivers shortly after the baby. If you don't have
sterile
scissors and a clamp (and you don't) do not cut the
umbilical cord
; you will cause more harm than good. It is okay to leave the umbilical cord intact and attached to the placenta until you can get to the hospital. If you are stuck in a cold environment, wrap the placenta up with the newborn. This will help keep the baby warm. Newborns lose heat fast and can go into
respiratory distress
if they get too cold. Wrap the baby up snug, and
haul ass
to the nearest medical facility -- then (assuming it was a successful delivery) you can go brag to your friends.
Although this is useful information, reading it does
not
qualify you to deliver babies -- in other words,
don't try this at home
.
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