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  • #932533
    2scents
    Participant

    the reason there are more deliveries with Hatzala as with EMS.

    is simply because we have more children, meaning that a mother of five or six, will wait till the last minute (washing laundry and dishes) as opposed to a non Jewish family of one and a half.. (including the pet)

    #932534
    aries2756
    Participant

    I had very long labors and very short deliveries and to tell you the truth, by the time I was ready to deliver I didn’t care if the Janitor delivered my baby, I just wanted that baby out safely and healthy. That is the most important thing. It would be great if everyone can follow their “Birth Plan” but when things get to an emergency level the birth plan is thrown out the window and one should be grateful to have any EMT or qualified person there to deliver a healthy baby into the world. Life is complicated enough and a delivery can be dangerous and complicated. Anyone with any knowledge of birth and delivery is a brocha to have close by. Yes it would be ideal to have a midwife, doula, or female Hatzola member come to one’s rescue but there is no guarantee of that even if women do join Hatzola. And of course when you get to the hospital there is no guarantee that you will have a female doctor deliver your baby either. Even women who choose to have a female OB, there is no guarantee that she will be the one to deliver your baby. She could be in with another patient, she could be in the office, she could be on vacation, she could be stuck in traffic. There are no guarantees.

    So although both sides have good points, pros and cons, no matter what decisions are made, there are no guarantees that those who want a female responder will get what they want. And to be stubborn and hold out for one, will only result in dangerous situations and antagonism among Hatzolah members.

    #932535
    yungerman1
    Participant

    If the Rabbonim have already said no to women in Hatzolah, why is she still putting up a fight? Has she no kovod hatorah at all? Does she always disagree with Rabbonim? If she has other Rabbonim that agree with her and are willing to say so publicly, then ok. But otherwise, swallow your pride and whatever other ideas,feminist or otherwise, you have and follow the psak of the Rabbonim.

    #932537
    Health
    Participant

    Mod and RB –

    “I guess you’ll just have to take her word for it that 1) she is educated and 2) this was her experience.

    I have read enough of your posts to know that I cannot to take your word on anything in the health field – even if you are a “student of health sciences” and even if you teach people CPR.”

    “Health – I don’t see any reason to belive it.”

    Noone should take my word for anything more than any other poster -this is an anonymous blog. If you don’t belive (for RB) or believe me that’s fine -do your own research. I just know from my own experience, but you can believe whatever you want.

    Mod -I can’t reveal more about myself than I already have, being that there are info stealers/gatherers here.

    Also, I actually did take her word for it, but I asked her to prove it by answering my question. If she doesn’t, then I’ll have to assume she isn’t as educated as she thinks!

    #932538
    Health
    Participant

    Yenta -There is nothing in your last, long-winded post that I disagree with, but even in first quick labors -you can make it on time to the hospital -me and my (ex)wife did.

    #932539
    yentingyenta
    Participant

    Sorry. I’m not good at being concise with words.

    #932540
    aries2756
    Participant

    Health, I will agree with this, if a baby is crowning it is very difficult for a woman to be in a moving vehicle. It is extremely painful and scary. There is a time when one can travel and there is a time when one needs to be still. Even when one is having very painful and close contractions it is extremely painful to be in a moving vehicle especially going over bumps and potholes. During contractions I asked my hubby to pull to the side of the road.

    #932541
    Health
    Participant

    2scents -“is simply because we have more children, meaning that a mother of five or six, will wait till the last minute (washing laundry and dishes) as opposed to a non Jewish family of one and a half.. (including the pet)”

    Btw, we aren’t the only group out there with a lot of kids. Read my previous posts.

    This isn’t an excuse to waste other people’s time because you wait till the last minute. Because you waited till the last minute, now you have to have either Hatzolah or EMS take of you.

    Let’s say while you are wasting their time -they are needed at a life-threating emergency and the other ambulances are futher away!

    Waiting till the last minute and saying “Oh, I can just call Hatzolah or EMS”, is the most selfish thing I’ve ever heard.

    That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t call when you have a childbirth emergency -that isn’t due to your negligence!

    #932542
    Health
    Participant

    Aries -“if a baby is crowning it is very difficult for a woman to be in a moving vehicle. It is extremely painful and scary.”

    At this time -it’s time to pull over and give birth.

    “There is a time when one can travel and there is a time when one needs to be still. Even when one is having very painful and close contractions it is extremely painful to be in a moving vehicle especially going over bumps and potholes. During contractions I asked my hubby to pull to the side of the road.”

    Another reason not to wait till the last minute -going by ambulance is a very uncomfortable ride and they don’t pull over, except perhaps during delivery!

    #932543
    Nechomah
    Participant

    Health, I just wanted to get back and answer your question, although I feel no need to “prove myself” that I am educated in these matters. Until you have personally birthed a baby, I wouldn’t start to give advice about who is educated and who isn’t. Standard advice is to wait until contractions are between 6-8 minutes apart. This would ideally be the time you could comfortably travel, the contractions themselves are not lasting too long that to slow down is enough to make it easier on her during an actual contraction (yes I have traveled to the hospital in a taxi in this situation as well), but they’re not so far apart that she’ll get to the hospital and find out that she’s barely started things and is either sent home or sent to walk around the neighborhood until she’s progressed enough to be admitted to the hospital.

    I will say that I had been having a lot of contractions, but they were all about 10 minutes apart, not what I would consider to be a dire emergency to run to the hospital. I thought I still had at least a few hours. Suddenly, I would say in the matter of 5 minutes, I went into very strong labor and could barely move in my house and think clearly enough to deal with the situation I was in. I was actually alone at the time and was waiting for my husband to come home so that we could go to the hospital together. I ended calling for an ambulance (which I felt was preferable than delivering in a taxi if necessary). I was able to walk out to the ambulance by myself, but when they started going over speed bumps I realized I couldn’t continue and they pulled over, at which point I delivered the baby within 5 minutes, less than 1 hour from the start of what I considered hard labor. I hope I didn’t give too much detail here that this post will get mod’ed. Please edit whatever is inappropriate for a public website mods. Suffice to say, however, that a woman has to know her own body but no birth can be compared to a prior one, but usually later births are faster than previous ones, although I have known women who have had subsequent births that took twice as long if not more than previous ones. I hope this is enough of a “proof” for you.

    #932544
    2scents
    Participant

    Health,

    dont get so worked up. I was referring to a fact, not an i deal.

    up until recently Birth, has been considered a pure BLS call. however now it is an ALS call.

    the reason for that is because most people that call 911 for a birth are people with minimum prenatal care.

    however in the Orthodox community people call Hatzala NOT because they are not informed or did not go to a doctor. only because they waited till the last minute.

    is it the right thing to do? no! but thats what they do.

    #932545
    2scents
    Participant

    Yungerman,

    it is very simple. they dont care about the Rabonim and the Torah.

    There is a different agenda at play here. that is the reason they did not even consider consulting with the Vaad Rabonim of Hatzalah or any coordinators.

    #932546

    There was an article in one of the goyisha newspapers about this yesterday.

    #932547
    popa_bar_abba
    Participant

    See now, the argument that frum women wait longer because they can just call Hatzoloh (which I don’t believe), actually argues that there should not be women in hatzoloh, so that we incentivizes them to not wait and not call hatzoloh, since it adds to the risks.

    #932548
    Health
    Participant

    2scents -“however in the Orthodox community people call Hatzala NOT because they are not informed or did not go to a doctor. only because they waited till the last minute.

    is it the right thing to do? no! but thats what they do.”

    After all your argumentative posts, you finally agreed with me!

    And that’s why I posted Freier & company are better off starting an org. that educates people about this. The only difference is -that I was Dan everybody L’caf Zecus and said they were uneducated to the fact of when to go to the hospital!

    #932549
    2scents
    Participant

    That’s the thing, they will go on talk shows and make it into the non Jewish paper however they will not consult with the rabbonim in charge.

    There is a reason why hatzalah has rabbonim on board.

    #932550
    2scents
    Participant

    Health, i never disagreed with you.

    I was just stating the facts, not if it’s the right thing to do or not.

    And for the record, I am not in hatzalah. However I did work in the 911 ambulance corps and attended to OB calls.

    #932551
    Health
    Participant

    Nechomah -“Health, I just wanted to get back and answer your question, although I feel no need to “prove myself” that I am educated in these matters.”

    Sorry to say, I don’t feel that you are very educated.

    “Until you have personally birthed a baby, I wouldn’t start to give advice about who is educated and who isn’t.”

    So you’re the type that only uses female OB’s or midwives. I know male OB’s whom are more competent than others including females. And also, not all female OB’s have had kids. Btw, I’m not an OB.

    “Standard advice is to wait until contractions are between 6-8 minutes apart.”

    This is definitely not the Standard advice!

    From Sutter Health’s website:

    “Most physicians and midwives suggest contacting them when your contractions are five minutes apart and lasting 60 seconds and you have had this activity for about an hour.” (Some say four minutes.)

    “I will say that I had been having a lot of contractions, but they were all about 10 minutes apart, not what I would consider to be a dire emergency to run to the hospital. I thought I still had at least a few hours. Suddenly, I would say in the matter of 5 minutes, I went into very strong labor and could barely move in my house and think clearly enough to deal with the situation I was in.”

    Your lack of knowledge is what caused you to deliver outside the hospital. You falsely believed the Standard, even your Standard which is more on the lenient side is not what I would call -The Truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But we can’t educate e/o – we don’t have the time – so therefore the Standard.

    Here is what the Family Practice notebook writes about triaging s/o calling & saying that they are in labor:

    “Indications: Evaluation at Labor and Delivery”

    (obviously in hospital)

    “General

    Unable to speak during 2 contractions during triage

    Suspected Rupture of Membranes

    Nulliparous patient

    Contractions every 5 minutes

    Multiparous patient

    Contractions every 8-10 minutes”

    During active labor is when patients are admitted to L & D (Hospital).

    So what is active labor?

    Again from FPN:

    “Background

    Stage 1 of Labor is divided into two phases

    Latent Phase

    Active Phase

    Assumes regular, frequent palpable contractions

    Phase: Latent

    Definition

    Cervical dilation <4 cm and

    Regular contractions

    Normal Progress

    Nulliparous women

    Mean duration: 8.6 hours

    Maximum normal duration: 20 hours

    Multiparous women

    Maximum normal duration: 14 hours

    Management

    Avoid hospitalization in latent labor

    Maximize hydration

    Facilitate rest and supportive environment

    Phase: Active

    Definition

    Cervical dilation >4 cm and

    Regular contractions

    Normal Progress

    Nulliparous women

    Cervical Dilation: >1.2 cm/hour

    Fetal Descent: >1 cm/hour

    Multiparous women

    Cervical Dilation: >1.5 cm/hour

    Fetal Descent: >2 cm/hour”

    Had you realized that active labor can be even every 8 -10 minutes and the contractions are around a minute -45 seconds is also good -you would have left for the hospital earlier.

    The main thing is that the contractions during the latent phase aren’t so strong and aren’t coming like clockwork (necessarily). The active stage is when those contractions don’t let you do anything else like Shmuz on the phone, blog, etc., during one!

    Either they hurt or they are intense.

    #932552
    yentingyenta
    Participant

    health, english please? i’m pretty sure most ppl have no clue what you just posted

    #932553
    2scents
    Participant

    I think the health wrote it for those that claim to be educated in childbirth.

    Although, I think that the entire Megillah could be very much simplified.

    Childbirth (less the complications) Is a very uncomplicated procedure. It gets complicated only when something goes wrong.

    #932554
    Health
    Participant

    Yenta – And I thought Medical jargon was English.

    So if they don’t understand something they can look it up or You or even Me can explain it. 😉

    #932555
    yentingyenta
    Participant

    i understood it the first time around. but last i checked most people in the CR dont speak gibberish 🙂

    (i just took my ATI test on maternal NB nursing so it was fresh in my mind hence got it on first pass)

    #932556
    Health
    Participant

    yenta -“i understood it the first time around.”

    I figured you did -that’s why I posted “You or (even Me) can explain it. ;)”!

    #932557
    yentingyenta
    Participant

    Oooohhhh. Now I chap. 🙂

    #932558
    YW Moderator-72
    Participant

    “yentingyenta

    Fun for the Whole Family

    health, english please? i’m pretty sure most ppl have no clue what you just posted”


    …and what makes you think health understands it? ust like health, I can google, cut and paste all sorts of things and not necessarily understand it.


    health to Nechomah: “Sorry to say, I don’t feel that you are very educated.”

    mod-72(retired) to health: NOT sorry to ask – are you as arrogant in self-serving in real life as you come off here in the CR? it is a good thing that you are only a “student of health sciences” and not an actual medical practitioner because your pompous attitude would not lead to a good bedside manner.

    #932559
    2scents
    Participant

    Why does this have to boil down to personal insults?

    I thought we are debating/discussing the subject why all the bashing?

    I dont know about Health’s medical degree, however he does have a point.

    #932560
    Avram in MD
    Participant

    Health,

    So why does the Frum community have so many childbirth related calls? Simple -because they are uneducated.

    ???? ??? ?????????? ????????????? ???????????? ???? ?????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ???????????? ?????????

    🙂

    #932561
    the.nurse
    Member

    Not going to write much because this is a public forum, but 72, you wrote exactly what I was thinking.

    #932562
    Nechomah
    Participant

    2cents – Please note that he started with the personal attack. I didn’t post here just to have to “prove myself”.

    72 – +1 Thanks. What Health doesn’t realize, since he is not a woman, is that things can change pretty quickly and since HKBH is the one who holds the key to childbirth, it isn’t in our control, so rather than pointing fingers and degrading people, it’s better to recognize that these things just happen.

    #932563
    Health
    Participant

    2scents – The constant bashing from Mod 72 started when I first came to this site and posted on the topic of Diabetes. I don’t remember what I posted, but he took it personally. And ever since then he has been making comments about me being just a guy who cuts and pastes and just a “student of the health sciences”. I honestly don’t remember what I posted, but even if I was wrong -he doesn’t remember that the Torah says -Thou shouldn’t keep a grudge!

    #932564
    the.nurse
    Member

    Health

    If you wouldn’t be so degrading and insulting to others in your posts, I don’t think mod72 would have posted that.

    #932565
    Health
    Participant

    Nechomah – “Please note that he started with the personal attack. I didn’t post here just to have to “prove myself”.”

    You aren’t being exactly honest to the posters and to yourself.

    Maybe you should read back all the posts. I started with a theory that women in the Frum community aren’t educated enough and therefore have home deliveries. You posted that this wasn’t true by you. Maybe you didn’t mention me by name, but you were arguing on my comment. I therefore challenged you to prove it.

    After you telling your story it seemed that you waited to the last minute to go to the hospital and therefore didn’t make it. This points to a lack of education. There was nothing personal in my comments to you. You might have taken my comments personally because the story you were relating was about you -so maybe your emotions got the best of you!

    #932566
    Avram in MD
    Participant

    Health,

    There was nothing personal in my comments to you. You might have taken my comments personally because the story you were relating was about you -so maybe your emotions got the best of you!

    Perhaps you didn’t learn this when you were younger, but to call someone uneducated is a personal attack.

    #932567
    Avram in MD
    Participant

    Also, when some OBs and hospital staff pay more attention to their watches and protocols than to the laboring woman and baby, stressing the mother out, then rushing things along for their convenience and jumping too quickly to forceps or surgery, if I were a woman, I’d probably want to wait until the very last minute to go to the hospital, too.

    #932569
    Health
    Participant

    Avram in MD – Perhaps you didn’t learn this when you were younger, but you should read all the posts before you comment. I had made a theory on why Frum women don’t make it on time to deliver at the hospital. I posted that they weren’t educated enough in this area. I included in that theory this poster -this is Not a personal attack!

    #932570
    yentingyenta
    Participant

    mod-72, i figured health understood it cuz he offered to explain it to quote: “So if they don’t understand something they can look it up or You or even Me can explain it. ;)”

    health, why are you so secretive about your role in medicine? i mean even if you say your a nurse there’s nothing wrong with that…

    #932571
    2scents
    Participant

    OK, so I guess that this discussion (Hatzola) has reached its final point.

    From here on only post if you have something negative to mention the more personal you get, the better!

    time to move on..

    #932572
    miritchka
    Member

    ok, to everyone that is bashing Health: I’ve read some of Healths posts and I have to say that if you really read the info s/he writes, you will see that its useful and seems to be truthful too. IMHO, Health is passionate about what s/he writes and therefore it comes across in his/her posts.

    The first time that Health responded to one of my posts, I too felt ready to defend myself and bash him/her! But now i see s/he means no harm.

    So everyone, just take a deep breath and calm down! 😉

    #932573
    Avram in MD
    Participant

    Health,

    Avram in MD – Perhaps you didn’t learn this when you were younger, but you should read all the posts before you comment.

    I did.

    I had made a theory on why Frum women don’t make it on time to deliver at the hospital. I posted that they weren’t educated enough in this area.

    I understand that.

    I included in that theory this poster

    Which was personal.

    -this is Not a personal attack!

    Yes it was.

    #932575
    YW Moderator-72
    Participant

    Health

    Member

    you wrote:

    “Nechomah –

    Since you claim to be well educated, (which could be true, but I’m not so sure),”

    mod-72 (Retired) to health: This is called a personal attack. When you question the intelligence or education level of another poster it is called a personal attack.

    Disagreeing with you or arguing on your comments is not a personal attack. It may make you uncomfortable. It may irritate you. It may even cause you to wonder just how foolish a person may be because they disagree or argue with you. It may be all these things and more – but it is NOT a personal attack

    ____________

    My comments have nothing to do with a grudge – I don’t hold grudges. 1) for it to qualify as a grudge it would be because you “beat” me at something and now I need to get even – this never happened,

    2) each of my posts has to do with your current comments – the only history is the reminding everybody what you said about yourself being a student of health sciences – which I interpret as a person who can google, cut and paste because all you discuss is the straight “science” – you take out the human equation.

    #932576
    Health
    Participant

    yenta -“health, why are you so secretive about your role in medicine?”

    I wouldn’t be so secretive, but talking about it will give away who I am. Some people here use any personal info against you.

    Suffice it to say that I’ve been trained in more than one area.

    I wouldn’t even answer this question to anybody else, but I feel you are being honest about yourself.

    #932577
    Health
    Participant

    Avram in MD -“I’d probably want to wait until the very last minute to go to the hospital, too.”

    Somehow I don’t think most people have the same negative feelings about hospitals, medical personell, esp. those in the OB Dept., as you do. If your observations were correct -why is it only the Frum women whom wait till the last minute -everybody should?!

    Also, your assumption about treatment for childbirth -if you really believe what you posted and all others that think like you -why use them? The last I heard was this was a free country -you don’t have to go to the hospital -you can deliver at home. And esp. nowadays they have birthing centers where you are only treated by midwives and not doctors, NP’s or PA’s!

    Make sure to tell all your female family members when they have babies -to make sure not to use hospitals for delivery -only the other options!

    “-this is Not a personal attack!

    Yes it was.”

    Avram -So acc. to your train of thought -I personally attacked every Frum woman who didn’t always make it on time to the hospital to deliver. So I guess they should all come here and bash me.

    #932578
    Health
    Participant

    miritchka – Thanks.

    #932579
    miritchka
    Member

    🙂

    #932580
    Health
    Participant

    mod-72 (Retired) to health: “This is called a personal attack. When you question the intelligence or education level of another poster it is called a personal attack.”

    Read my post to AVRAM!

    “because all you discuss is the straight “science” – you take out the human equation.”

    That is your opinion. It’s funny how you can Judge me up about my empathy on the human equation from my posts without even knowing me personally. I guess you got a sixth sense from formerly being a Mod. Did you ever hear of the Jewish concept of being Dan L’caf Zecus? Esp. since you never saw me actually deal with a real patient?!!

    “each of my posts has to do with your current comments – the only history is the reminding everybody what you said about yourself being a student of health sciences – which I interpret as a person who can google, cut and paste”

    You’re doing a good job of constantly reminding e/o of this.

    Read my post to Yenta and you’ll understand why I don’t post more about myself. You’re a classic example!

    And the reason I like to “cut and paste” is because I can avoid -the “Who says? -Prove it.” comments that e/o posts. I did already by cutting & pasting.

    I even got that comment here -when I said that EMS home delivery is a rare occasion by the Goyim!

    #932581
    yentingyenta
    Participant

    health, ok cool. didn’t realize your job was unique.

    #932582
    Avram in MD
    Participant

    Hi Health,

    Somehow I don’t think most people have the same negative feelings about hospitals, medical personell, esp. those in the OB Dept., as you do.

    I’ve never done a poll.

    Also, your assumption about treatment for childbirth -if you really believe what you posted and all others that think like you -why use them? The last I heard was this was a free country -you don’t have to go to the hospital -you can deliver at home. And esp. nowadays they have birthing centers where you are only treated by midwives and not doctors

    Excellent suggestions for normal, healthy pregnancies. 🙂

    Avram -So acc. to your train of thought -I personally attacked every Frum woman who didn’t always make it on time to the hospital to deliver. So I guess they should all come here and bash me.

    No, I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about what you said to Nechomah:

    Sorry to say, I don’t feel that you are very educated.

    That was a personal attack.

    #932583
    the.nurse
    Member

    Health

    You talk about being don l’kaf zchus others and are upset people are ‘bashing’ you.

    Let me use your own words:

    To real-brisker: “RB – Maybe you should change your name to Chochom from the Ma Nish Taneh? I actually was waiting for s/o to post what you wrote. I wonder how many people believe you?”…And the next thing some Chochom will write is that they all plan their births.”

    To yentingyenta: “Well thank you. Did you ever see this or are you just quoting your nursing textbook?”

    To nechomah: “Since you claim to be well educated, (which could be true, but I’m not so sure)”.. And again “Sorry to say, I don’t feel that you are very educated.”

    Please tell us how this is 1. being dan l’kaf zechus others and 2. simply respecting others and disagreeing in a RESPECTFUL way, since it doesn’t seem that way to me (or to others, apparently).

    There is a way to disagree that’s respectful, and a way to disagree that is insulting and sarcastic/degrading.

    #932584
    YW Moderator-72
    Participant

    Everything you state as fact is nothing more than your opinion. It’s funny how you can judge other posters here and their knowledge base from their posts without even knowing them. I guess you have a sixth sense from being a being a CPR trainer and a student of health sciences (and a google cut and paste expert – note: I had to include that).

    Did you ever hear of the Jewish concept of being Dan L’caf Z’cus? Esp. since you never saw any of the posters on the diabetes thread or this thread as real patients?!!

    ____

    Avram +1

    #932585
    YW Moderator-72
    Participant

    the.nurse +1

    ____________

    btw health if you do not like my most recent post and you think that I am attacking you

    here is your post:

    “That is your opinion. It’s funny how you can Judge me up about my empathy on the human equation from my posts without even knowing me personally. I guess you got a sixth sense from formerly being a Mod. Did you ever hear of the Jewish concept of being Dan L’caf Zecus? Esp. since you never saw me actually deal with a real patient?!!”

    and here is mine:

    “Everything you state as fact is nothing more than your opinion. It’s funny how you can judge other posters here and their knowledge base from their posts without even knowing them. I guess you have a sixth sense from being a being a CPR trainer and a student of health sciences (and a google cut and paste expert – note: I had to include that).

    Did you ever hear of the Jewish concept of being Dan L’caf Z’cus? Esp. since you never saw any of the posters on the diabetes thread or this thread as real patients?!!”

    —-

    The only difference is I removed the redundancies (google it for the definition*) and fixed some of the grammar.

    * this comment didn’t have to be included and was probably inappropriate but once again I couldn’t resist.

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