Model Marriage
- Stillbirth
It is not very common now for a baby to die at around the time of birth. This is because routine
antenatal care picks up most problems, especially those related to development abnormalities or
failure of the placenta. However, some babies do die before they are born, sometimes due to high
blood pressure, bleeding from the placenta or because of a pre-existing medical problem in the
mother.
If tragically, the baby has died in the womb, your doctor will explain to you what has happened
and talk about the necessity of inducing labour. Once the baby is born, you may be asked if you
want to see and hold her. Many parents find this hard at the time, but in fact it can help if you
have a chance to say both hello and goodbye to your baby.^6
Notes- Stuart Campbell & Christoph Lees, eds., Obstetrics by Ten Teachers(London: ELBS,
2000), 208 - 9, 215, 304; Stuart Campbell & Ash Monga eds., Gynaecology by Ten Teachers
(London: ELBS, 2000), 102 - 109. - World Health Organisation, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Family
and Community Health, Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for
Midwives and Doctors(Geneva: WHO, 2003), S13 - S15, S37 - S43. - E. Y. Kwawukume and E. E. Emuveyan eds., Comprehensive Obstetrics in the Tropics
(Accra, Ghana: Asante and Hittscher Printing Press Ltd., 2002), 330 - 33. - World Health Organisation, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Family
and Community Health, Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for
Midwives and Doctors(Geneva: WHO, 2003), S13 - S15, S37 - S43; H. L.Frederickson and L.
Wilkin Haug, OB/GYN Secrets(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Hanley and Belfus Inc.,1991), 225 - 6. - R. A. Kwame-Aryee, Handbook of Obstetrics: A Practical Guide To Management of
High-Risk Obstetric Patients(Accra, Ghana: Bel-Team Publications, 1997), 129 - 133. - H. L. Frederickson and L. Wilkins Haug, OB/GYN Secrets( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Hanley and Belfus Inc., 1991 ), 225 - 6.