Baby didn't descend - possibly due to cord wrap and/or malposition; back labor indicates possible posterior presentation
Chance of repeat - most everything you wrote is situational, so there's no reason to assume it'd repeat
AS - interesting that you have this especially in a first pregnancy! you might want to follow up on that with a reproductive surgeon; it's possible that the "footrest" contributed to malpresentation
Not likely a short cord, but the cord was wrapped which could have prevented descent
Instrument delivery - perhaps the baby wasn't far enough into the birth canal for extraction
What would have happened - no reason to bother your mind with this . . . the fact of the matter is that we do have access to modern medicine
What if I was homebirth - well, I'm not aware of midwifery techniques that could have helped with the cord issue; probably you'd have the same outcome minus the multi epidurals
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Oh, and don't expect an epiphany from your birth records. Mine were quite general and even somewhat lacking. (Ended up having to call the doctor's office to ask about my uterine stitches! How the uterus was closed wasn't discussed in my surgical report!!) And just because they "diagnose" something, doesn't make it correct. My pelvis was blamed for my failed vagi birth with DD. No way - I'm 5'10" and big boned. She was 8lbs 2oz. NOT a big baby; certainly not a big baby for my body. CPD is almost always a pretty bogus diagnosis.
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So I guess my questions are:
If she was low enough for her head to mold, why couldn't she descend?
Is this the kind of problem that will repeat itself if I try for a VBAC?
Did the uterine synechiae play a role?
Was this just a short cord scenario?
Why wouldn't they have tried an instrument delivery?
What would have happened in the days before c-sections?
What if it had been a homebirth? (Wasn't an option at the time due to where we lived...but just curious.)Â
