tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post1377042401654218201..comments2024-03-05T11:36:50.299-05:00Comments on Stand and Deliver: Conversation with Dr. Abdulla Al-Khan about maternal mortalityRixahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-14753359655164845192012-08-02T23:30:19.707-04:002012-08-02T23:30:19.707-04:00Hell no he's not. He is a c section king himse...Hell no he's not. He is a c section king himselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-44029132688501499732011-03-11T17:49:56.353-05:002011-03-11T17:49:56.353-05:00Does anyone know if Dr. Al-Khan is VBAC friendly? ...Does anyone know if Dr. Al-Khan is VBAC friendly? My current Dr. is totally against it. I wanted to find a new dr. so I can have that option for my second child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-27591035102892704322010-10-03T13:24:59.002-04:002010-10-03T13:24:59.002-04:00This is great!This is great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-72664874456421498522010-09-29T18:04:57.429-04:002010-09-29T18:04:57.429-04:00Rixa, you ROCK for getting to the bottom of these ...Rixa, you ROCK for getting to the bottom of these numbers! I so admire your tenacity in contacting Dr. Al-Khan and verifying the (in)accuracy of the report. (And I do apologize for failing to verify the numbers before publishing them on my site!)<br /><br />The accurate numbers of accreta-related deaths are no less sobering, and the issue of placenta accreta is no less serious, but it's great--nay, essential--to have a more accurate picture of the matter.Kristenhttp://www.birthingbeautifulideas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-72288910046407739172010-09-29T03:40:27.447-04:002010-09-29T03:40:27.447-04:00Way to act out the PWI mandate in your own kitchen...Way to act out the PWI mandate in your own kitchen =) Sorta!!melissa v.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14872177586401321895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-49635809519298334902010-09-28T23:38:31.530-04:002010-09-28T23:38:31.530-04:00And the pregnancy related numbers are more importa...And the pregnancy related numbers are more important than the general maternal mortality. In 9 years, I've had one patient who ended up included in the maternal mortality stats for my state - but she died of a heroin overdose when her child was still a newborn. Obviously a potentially preventable death, but had nothing to do with the maternity care and delivery care she received.<br />It would be good to see more accurate and timely reporting, though. Even though our state does not have the same system, last year we had a state-wide program to prevent bad outcomes from obstetrical hemorrhage and the deaths reported as being from hemorrhage in the last few years were reviewed in the CME presentations. It was good to hear about as a birth attendant, to know what to be watching for and to perhaps be more aggressive at being prepared for those clients that have multiple risk factors, such as multiple previous cesareans.doctorjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570496336872952499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-75035576926536885482010-09-28T21:41:11.248-04:002010-09-28T21:41:11.248-04:00Ashley, New Jersey's numbers are probably not ...Ashley, New Jersey's numbers are probably not any worse than elsewhere in the US--they're just the most accurately reported.Rixahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-38305291877411711652010-09-28T21:27:36.525-04:002010-09-28T21:27:36.525-04:0037.4/100,000!!!!! I know where I won't be havi...37.4/100,000!!!!! I know where I won't be having my baby. <br /><br />On a more serious note. I am grateful for medical advances and the skill that can save a laboring woman's life. Its incredibly sad that so many of those deaths were considered preventable.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174582298625670778noreply@blogger.com