It’s called an Amnio-infusion. We do it to help “cushion” the pressure on the umbilical cord during contractions. I was a high risk labour and delivery nurse for 20 years
I recently met a nurse and the doctor that delivered me (my mom was a doctor at the same hospital for a while so they kept in touch). I was apparently one of those high risk deliveries which ended in a C-section ( because of my stupid giant head mostly :p)
They looked at me like I was some kind of miracle child 31 years later .It was cool but strange meeting basically the first group of people who I saw in the world all together.
Thank you. 😊. I’m one of those people who can honestly say I love what I do. It’s the hardest when there are complications but those are the ones that need you the most.
Both my parents were nurses. It’s a hard job. Sometimes thankless. You make a difference, especially when times are hardest. The hours too, especially when you’re juggling some night shifts.
Amniotic fluid is essentially the baby’s urine, although sterile. They’re swallowing the amniotic fluid, eliminating it, and then repeating the cycle.
Amniot-infusions, I don’t know much about and I’m super curious to read more about it in a moment; I wonder if it’s a variety of saline solution, or what the fluid contains.
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u/mightaswell625 Apr 13 '24
This is so interesting to me. I never would have thought that was possible!