Mother gives birth naturally to 15lbs 7oz baby!

[winegums]

Wowwee!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2300032/Mothers-shock-baby-born-weighing-15lb-7oz.html

 

[MalsKerry]

I'm in Australia and this was on the news last night. How the heck did that baby come out of her vagina??? She is a god! And the report also said they didn't know the baby would be so big..... Do UK mums get ultrasounds or what how could they not tell?

 

[winegums]

We get standard ultrasounds at 12 weeks and 20 weeks. Later on if there are concerns over growth they should be offered an additional ultrasound - but even so it is not usual to be offered a c section here due to a large baby. Especially as measurements from ultrasounds are more inaccurate further along the gestation.

That baby looks as if the mother had undetected GDM which is pretty appalling - however antenatal care differs across the country and with the cutbacks on midwives the NHS is facing it can have really bad consequences. Less midwives + a rising birth rate = less time the midwife can spend with each women = things have a higher risk of getting missed.

Very sad but thankfully they are all ok in this particular story, and it goes to show that women can give birth to big babies vaginally, it is not necessarily an indication for csection

 

[MalsKerry]

I am a size 8 and was shocked when I gave birth to a baby that was 9 pounds 5 ounces. I had no complications and didn't even tear and had no drugs. It was agony though lol. If she was in Australia I'm pretty sure they would have made her have a c section. If you are public here you get another scan at 34 weeks. And private a quick scan at every app until birth. Thank god her and the baby were ok!!

 

[cupcakekate]

omg that ladies poor foof!!!!! glad all okay!