Posted on 12/30/2009 8:41:37 AM PST by RGirard
I heard more details on FOX & Friends this morning. It makes a little more sense. She had just gotten her epidural and was joking about not being able to feel anything in her legs or butt. She then went into cardiac arrest. At that point they did an emergency c-section to get the baby.
The baby was in distress but began breathing (not sure what was done) and the mother’s heart started again.
The scenario of cardiac arrest is a feared one in the labor and delivery suite; yet, the incidence is 1 in 30,000 pregnancies (1). Parturients tend to be young, healthy patients without previous hospitalizations or medical problems. Unlike the operating suite, the labor and delivery ward is often crowded with family members, walking parturients and families welcoming the arrival of their newest relatives. Not only is cardiac arrest a feared entity in this population, it is often unexpected. For these reasons, it is necessary that the obstetric anesthesiologist be knowledgeable about the risk factors for cardiac arrest, the physical changes in the parturient and the management of cardiopulmonary resuscitation during pregnancy.
(snippet. Good explanation at link)
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