[MiamiMami]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/14/cra....ap/index.html

Truly a miracle

 

[Pandora114]

yup.

Another reason for homebirth too

No worries about getting in a wreck and birthing in a swamp.

Glad she survived the accident

 

[Ruthla]

This gives a whole new meaning to the term "waterbirth."

 

[Ruthla]

This gives a whole new meaning to the term "waterbirth."

I'm glad mama and baby are doing well.

 

[chersolly]

My heart goes out to the mother. She didn't tell anyone in her family about the pregnancy out of fear.

Bravo on the UC birth!

 

[Danelle78]

:

One of my worst nightmares is getting into an accident that sends my car into a river. *shiver*

 

[kama'aina mama]

Zoiks!

 

[kelly81]

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Originally Posted by Danelle78 : One of my worst nightmares is getting into an accident that sends my car into a river. *shiver*

Mine too.....glad this woman and her baby are okay.

 

[Maggi315]

Glad they are OK...just goes to show when baby is ready to come, baby is going to come...

BTW, also a fear of mine being trapped in a car in water...must be like an universal thing or something

 

[nyveronica]

Going over a bridge in my car is my obsession. I'm fairly psychotic on the topic, actually.

When I have both girls and I'm alone, I have one plan. Both girls, and an adult passenger, there's plan 'B'... and so on...

This woman was surely operating under adrenaline! Amazing.

But I wonder why she got out of the car without the baby? Still shock?

 

[shine]

I imagine she needed both hands to get free of the car and could then work on getting the baby out...

it's the "put the oxygen mask on yourself first, then help your child" plan

 

[MillingNome]

Ok, I've been on MDC for long enough to know this but what does "UC" stand for? I know what it means, been driving me crazy

:

 

[nyveronica]

Unassisted Childbirth

 

[MillingNome]

Oh dear goddess, thank you for the reply!

 

[Penelope]

Good reason to call a taxi if you're in labor instead of driving yourself. Glad she's ok and the baby's ok and her family is being good about it.

 

[zoe398]

See, mainstream world? Babies can survive even when under the most duress. And you say homebirth isn't safe. Tsk. Tsk.

I know I'm preaching to the choir here.....

 

[sparklefairy]

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Originally Posted by Ruthla This gives a whole new meaning to the term "waterbirth."

Ugh, yes! I most sincerely hope that no one winds up with a pp infection from what I imagine to be nasty water! I can just picture the media spin.

Of course, if they've been to the hospital (transported after the birth), there's another risk factor for icky infection that wouldn't be an issue if they were at home in normal germ settings.

 

[guestmama9924]

I wonder if the poor mom had the sense to nurse her baby.

I was completely horrified when I read " the police offier at the scene cut the cord"...with what? his swiss army knife???WTF that is how SO many babies die of tetanus in the developing world. sheesh, it would not have killed them to wrap the placenta up and take the whole sheebang.

 

[Pandora114]

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Originally Posted by KeysMama I wonder if the poor mom had the sense to nurse her baby. I was completely horrified when I read " the police offier at the scene cut the cord"...with what? his swiss army knife???WTF that is how SO many babies die of tetanus in the developing world. sheesh, it would not have killed them to wrap the placenta up and take the whole sheebang.

Agreed. In an Unplanned for UC, ALL first Aid manuals say "Leave the Cord Alone!!!!"

Now planned UC, you'd have the proper tools on hand *and cleaned* to cut the cord if that is how you choose to do things. Some people want to lotus, that's cool too.

 

[fourgrtkidos]

wow!