Mum in labour told to walk home - Page 5

katex · 10-04-2008, 19:07

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Originally Posted by blazey

You should ring NHS direct if you aren't sure whether it is ambulance worthy. Saying that, I rang them when I had tonsilitis (before it was diagnosed) as I couldn't swallow and obviously felt very unwell. She just said drink if I can and it'll just go away. Glad it wasn't something more serious

Tonsilitus does not just go away Blazey .. usually need penicillen to help. Can be very serious. Not good advice on her part methinks.

shillelagh · 10-04-2008, 23:40

Just told spug about this - he says up there a woman went into labour on the bus and the driver took a detour with the bus half full of passengers and took her to hospital with all the passengers on.

blazey · 11-04-2008, 08:10

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Originally Posted by katex

Tonsilitus does not just go away Blazey .. usually need penicillen to help. Can be very serious. Not good advice on her part methinks.

She didn't suggest tonsilitis at all which I thought was bad considering I had all the obvious symptoms.

blazey · 11-04-2008, 08:11

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

Just told spug about this - he says up there a woman went into labour on the bus and the driver took a detour with the bus half full of passengers and took her to hospital with all the passengers on.

I assume he asked every single passengers permission beforehand otherwise they'd all be open to sue him and the company for breach of contract. So if the taxi driver had been on that bus that lady might now have got there either

lettie · 11-04-2008, 08:25

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Originally Posted by derekgas

, but was only informed fairly recently that the childbearer should be having contractions no more than 17 minutes apart, .

17 minutes apart!!!!!!! Contractions 17 minutes apart may produce a baby in about 3 days with most first time mums, maybe 2 days with a 2nd or 3rd time mum..

The optimum time to come to hospital is when the contractions are 3-4 minutes apart with a first labour or 4-5 minutes apart with a 2nd or 3rd (or more). Each contraction needs to last longer than 40 seconds to be effective.

Some unfortunate women have precipitate labours (where they labour very quickly, less than 1 hour from start to finish) These labours are rare but it is usually apparrent to the woman what is going on and she will know that she needs to be at the hospital asap...

derekgas · 11-04-2008, 19:34

Think it would be a good idea to have a little campaign to educate us. It shows on this thread that none of us are too sure of the whys and wherefores.[/quote]

As usual kate, your post makes good logical sense.

derekgas · 11-04-2008, 19:36

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Originally Posted by lettie

17 minutes apart!!!!!!! Contractions 17 minutes apart may produce a baby in about 3 days with most first time mums, maybe 2 days with a 2nd or 3rd time mum..

The optimum time to come to hospital is when the contractions are 3-4 minutes apart with a first labour or 4-5 minutes apart with a 2nd or 3rd (or more). Each contraction needs to last longer than 40 seconds to be effective.

Some unfortunate women have precipitate labours (where they labour very quickly, less than 1 hour from start to finish) These labours are rare but it is usually apparrent to the woman what is going on and she will know that she needs to be at the hospital asap...

Probably me lettie, being a mere man, I will have gotten the times wrong, but it was 4 years ago. lol

WillowTheWhisp · 11-04-2008, 19:52

Supposing the poor woman in labour phones a a taxi to take her to hospital to have her baby and she gets a taxi driver like the one in this thread who refuses to take her?

blazey · 11-04-2008, 19:57

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Supposing the poor woman in labour phones a a taxi to take her to hospital to have her baby and she gets a taxi driver like the one in this thread who refuses to take her?

I assume she'd specify on the phone and get a response there and then. That way she can just ring around another firm.

WillowTheWhisp · 11-04-2008, 20:01

When she phones for the taxi she will be in labour but presumably not actually giving birth but half way along the journey it could happen. If you read the story of this thread the woman was not refused use of the cab initially, it was only when she actually started to give birth that he chucked her out.

Bonnyboy · 11-04-2008, 20:06

If a pregnant woman was reliant upon getting to hospital by taxi in the event of her going into labour, would it not be likely that she will have spoken to and made arrangements with a taxi firm a few weeks in advance ?

steeljack · 11-04-2008, 20:07

Reading some of these posts makes me glad my kids were born during the days when Rough Lee and Bramley Meade were still open. Contraction/labor started the husband ran down to the phone box on the corner called for an ambulance , they came , took the wife away ( also the husband if it was the first one, the staff/midwives told him to ****** off and phone back later ) . None of this modern stuff about how far the pains are apart ,

WillowTheWhisp · 11-04-2008, 20:08

You mean like asking if they have any objections to transporting pregnant women? Would it even occur to them that they would need to check that? If I want a taxi I just phone for a taxi.

blazey · 11-04-2008, 20:12

The story irritates me as the comments are all assuming the taxi driver was a muslim man and questioning whether he'd have kicked her out if she was 'one of theirs'.

I think it can't have been such a terrible situation for her to ask the driver to take her home rather than the hospital. If she HADN'T got a cab in the first place then the baby would still have made an appearance whilst she was walking home, so she'd have still been in the same situation.

Yes it may be 'mean' and 'cruel' for a taxi driver to ask her to get out of the taxi, but I imagine they'd have still complained about paying the soiling fee if she'd have carried on, saying that was heartless and inappropriate etc etc.

Baby is well and good, driver has just been a bit inhumane, but that's life. Nothing would come out of him stepping forward into the public eye so is there really any point?

blazey · 11-04-2008, 20:14

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

You mean like asking if they have any objections to transporting pregnant women? Would it even occur to them that they would need to check that? If I want a taxi I just phone for a taxi.

What about people with pets or wanting to take a certain amount of luggage somewhere? You ask in advance if it is alright. Even people are questioning the legality of taxi's without car seats for children now, so yes, I think it is quite understandable that people would think to ask if it is ok.