Research (subsequent).

First of all, I can't even begin to thank you all enough for taking the time
to fill out those surveys for me!!! They are going to help me so much!

I need to back up all of your responses (I'm sensing a trend with the
majority of them which is a good thing!) and internet research is proving to
only turn up personal experiences rather than medical research or tried and
true literature. Do any of you have any resources you can point me in the
direction of? I have browsed WTEWYE which I know is a controversial book but
it gave me some information that I was looking for. I was really just
looking for medically-backed information about subsequent births. I wouldn't
have thought it would be hard to find but I can't seem to strike any gold
with the searches I've been doing.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

"Kara H" wrote in message
...
First of all, I can't even begin to thank you all enough for taking the
time
to fill out those surveys for me!!! They are going to help me so much!

I need to back up all of your responses (I'm sensing a trend with the
majority of them which is a good thing!) and internet research is proving
to
only turn up personal experiences rather than medical research or tried
and
true literature. Do any of you have any resources you can point me in the
direction of? I have browsed WTEWYE which I know is a controversial book
but
it gave me some information that I was looking for. I was really just
looking for medically-backed information about subsequent births. I
wouldn't
have thought it would be hard to find but I can't seem to strike any gold
with the searches I've been doing.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!


ok what is WTEWYE ?

Nic

"Nic" wrote:

ok what is WTEWYE ?

Sorry, Nic. This was a common term in MKP but I forgot to clarify for the
rest. It's the book "What to Expect When You're Expecting" for, obviously,
expecting parents.

-Kara.

Kara H wrote:

First of all, I can't even begin to thank you all enough for taking the time
to fill out those surveys for me!!! They are going to help me so much!

I need to back up all of your responses (I'm sensing a trend with the
majority of them which is a good thing!) and internet research is proving to
only turn up personal experiences rather than medical research or tried and
true literature. Do any of you have any resources you can point me in the
direction of? I have browsed WTEWYE which I know is a controversial book but
it gave me some information that I was looking for. I was really just
looking for medically-backed information about subsequent births. I wouldn't
have thought it would be hard to find but I can't seem to strike any gold
with the searches I've been doing.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

What kind of information about subsequent births
are you looking for specifically? If you narrow the
field a bit, I suspect I can turn something up.

Best wishes,
Ericka

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote:

What kind of information about subsequent births
are you looking for specifically? If you narrow the
field a bit, I suspect I can turn something up.

Sorry, Ericka. It was WRT to the survey I posted a few days back. I just
assumed people would infer, D'oh!! I was looking for information dealing
with the differences between subsequent births and a mother's first birth.
Like medical facts behind why it is or isn't easier and maybe studies or
information of the like. Basically, the topic for my paper is "Does
childbirth become easier for a mother as the number of previous births
grows?"

Sorry for the confusion!
-Kara.

Kara H wrote:

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote:


What kind of information about subsequent births
are you looking for specifically? If you narrow the
field a bit, I suspect I can turn something up.


Sorry, Ericka. It was WRT to the survey I posted a few days back. I just
assumed people would infer, D'oh!! I was looking for information dealing
with the differences between subsequent births and a mother's first birth.
Like medical facts behind why it is or isn't easier and maybe studies or
information of the like. Basically, the topic for my paper is "Does
childbirth become easier for a mother as the number of previous births
grows?"

Oh, I realized it had to do with the survey, but I
was wondering what specific outcome measures you are looking
for. "Easier" is not an outcome measure you'll find much
information on ;-) You could probably find things on:

- duration of labor
- maternal satisfaction
- use of meds for pain relief
- complications of various sorts
- likelihood of c-section
- likelihood of instrumental delivery
- likelihood of tearing

and probably some others I'm not thinking of. I know that
there are studies linking each of the above with parity.
Are any of those interesting to you?

Take care,
Ericka

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote:

Oh, I realized it had to do with the survey, but I
was wondering what specific outcome measures you are looking
for. "Easier" is not an outcome measure you'll find much
information on ;-) You could probably find things on:

- duration of labor
- maternal satisfaction
- use of meds for pain relief
- complications of various sorts
- likelihood of c-section
- likelihood of instrumental delivery
- likelihood of tearing

D'oh again, Ericka! Heheh! Thanks for your help! These are exactly the
topics I'm looking for. For some reason my searches yielded NOTHING but with
a little help I'm finding results now!

-Kara

"Kara H" wrote in message
...
First of all, I can't even begin to thank you all enough for taking the
time
to fill out those surveys for me!!! They are going to help me so much!

I need to back up all of your responses (I'm sensing a trend with the
majority of them which is a good thing!) and internet research is proving
to
only turn up personal experiences rather than medical research or tried
and
true literature. Do any of you have any resources you can point me in the
direction of? I have browsed WTEWYE which I know is a controversial book
but
it gave me some information that I was looking for. I was really just
looking for medically-backed information about subsequent births. I
wouldn't
have thought it would be hard to find but I can't seem to strike any gold
with the searches I've been doing.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!



i forget what you were doing....

"Mamma Mia" wrote:

i forget what you were doing....

Sorry, my fault. See response to Ericka.

-Kara.

"Kara H" wrote in message
...

"Mamma Mia" wrote:

i forget what you were doing....

Sorry, my fault. See response to Ericka.

-Kara.



are you still wanting survey responses kara, i could do one for you if it is
not too late?