Comments on: Misconception that matters http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/2008/05/12/misconception-that-matters/ raising awareness of childbed fever Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:56:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: emma http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/2008/05/12/misconception-that-matters/#comment-5236 emma Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:19:23 +0000 http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/?p=221#comment-5236 Hi Ben, Just read your book...an amazing, but very sad read. As a midwife I was especially interested and shuddered when read of the CMW not visiting on Jessica's first day at home with Emily. This visit is vital, even if the woman has had a normal delivery or if she has had 10 babies before! We are iof course taught about sepsis in 'midwifery school' but reading your book has highlighted it to me even more and when i do my postnatal checks, Jessica will undoubtedly be in my thoughts. My thoughts are with you and yopur little ones. Emma Hi Ben,

Just read your book...an amazing, but very sad read. As a midwife I was especially interested and shuddered when read of the CMW not visiting on Jessica's first day at home with Emily. This visit is vital, even if the woman has had a normal delivery or if she has had 10 babies before! We are iof course taught about sepsis in 'midwifery school' but reading your book has highlighted it to me even more and when i do my postnatal checks, Jessica will undoubtedly be in my thoughts.
My thoughts are with you and yopur little ones.

Emma

]]> By: Sasha http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/2008/05/12/misconception-that-matters/#comment-5204 Sasha Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:48:56 +0000 http://www.jessicastrust.org.uk/?p=221#comment-5204 I had puerperal fever and my situation was simlilar to your wife. I was 34, fit and it was my 2nd child. It came super fast and I was hospitalized for 2 weeks and a couple more months of recovery and I had to have surgery to remove the painful scar tissue. The strangest thing, is that I developed a winged scapula from the ordeal. That is a paralyzed nerve that causes my right shoulder blade to stick out when I move my arm. Painful and difficult to use. It's been 1 1/2 years and I may never have a normal shoulder again. Has this happened to anyone else?? I had puerperal fever and my situation was simlilar to your wife. I was 34, fit and it was my 2nd child. It came super fast and I was hospitalized for 2 weeks and a couple more months of recovery and I had to have surgery to remove the painful scar tissue.

The strangest thing, is that I developed a winged scapula from the ordeal. That is a paralyzed nerve that causes my right shoulder blade to stick out when I move my arm. Painful and difficult to use. It's been 1 1/2 years and I may never have a normal shoulder again. Has this happened to anyone else??

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