Placental Abruption

[LtPaint]

I was wondering what the Church’s stance is on Placental Abruption that occurs before viability(example is a car accident). Suppose the mother is taken to the hospital before the unborn child dies. What action should be taken in this scenario?

 

[Linnyo]

I was wondering what the Church’s stance is on Placental Abruption that occurs before viability(example is a car accident). Suppose the mother is taken to the hospital before the unborn child dies. What action should be taken in this scenario?

No action needed. Nature will take it’s course.

 

[LtPaint]

So if the mother is hemmoraging and the child, who is not viable, is still alive, no action should be taken?

 

[Linnyo]

So if the mother is hemmoraging and the child, who is not viable, is still alive, no action should be taken?

I would think this is the same as a miscarraige. It is really sad and horrible but I don’t think it can be stopped. It was not a deliberate act against the child.

 

[1ke]

Suppose the mother is taken to the hospital before the unborn child dies. What action should be taken in this scenario?

Uh… I’m not sure I understand your question. There are standard protocols in place for this condition.

 

[LtPaint]

Uh… I’m not sure I understand your question. There are standard protocols in place for this condition.

What are the protocals if the unborn child has not reached viability?

 

[1ke]

What are the protocals if the unborn child has not reached viability?

Treatment depends upon whether it is partial or total separation. The treatment can range from bedrest for the mother all the way up to delivery of the child depending upon the situation.

 

[LtPaint]

Treatment depends upon whether it is partial or total separation. The treatment can range from bedrest for the mother all the way up to delivery of the child depending upon the situation.

I’m not referring to natural seperation, but artifical(car accident) that occurs before viability(the time the unborn can survive outside of the mother). If the mother gets to the hospital and the seperation is almost total to total, but the unborn is still alive, what is the proper action that should be taken?

 

[Claire_from_DE]

I’m not referring to natural seperation, but artifical(car accident) that occurs before viability(the time the unborn can survive outside of the mother). If the mother gets to the hospital and the seperation is almost total to total, but the unborn is still alive, what is the proper action that should be taken?

That is a medical question. Either induce labor or let nature take its course. Baptize the baby if possible.

 

[kettle]

There isn’t a single answer to this question, regardless how many more specifics you try to add to this hypothetical situation.

If you really want to know what happens in that situation, why not go to the nearest ER and ask the doctor what the protocol is. If you’re not sure what the Church’s stance on the doctor’s answer is, then go to the nearest parish and ask a priest.

**edited, because my answer wasn’t very nice.

 

[Seatuck]

In the case of a partial separation, bed rest and close monitoring may be prescribed if the pregnancy has not reached maturity. In some cases, transfusions and other emergency treatment may be needed as well.
In a case with a total or complete separation, delivery is often the safest course of action. If the fetus is stable, vaginal delivery may be an option. If the fetus is in distress or the mom is experiencing severe bleeding, then a cesarean delivery would be necessary.
Unfortunately, there is no treatment that can stop the placenta from detaching and there is no way to reattach it.

Here is the medical protocol. What is your question? Direct abortion is not an option but delivery of the infant might be necessary to save the life of the mother.If the placenta is severely separated then the infant has started to die, much the same way a baby in a rupturing fallopian tube is dying.Any medical procedure after that is not causing death.

In addition to the medical procedure Claire is correct, baptize that baby if at all possible.

 

[Doyle_Mashern]

What are the protocals if the unborn child has not reached viability?

In the event of an abrupted placenta the priority is the mother’s life. The loss of blood in these cases can be startling. The status of the child will depend on gestational age.

In the seventies, EMT/paramedic texts used to sometimes include the “words to say” in order for the first responder to Baptize a baby at the scene who is not viable. Needless to say, it is a different world.

 

[BioCatholic]

In the event of an abrupted placenta the priority is the mother’s life. The loss of blood in these cases can be startling. The status of the child will depend on gestational age.

In the seventies, EMT/paramedic texts used to sometimes include the “words to say” in order for the first responder to Baptize a baby at the scene who is not viable. Needless to say, it is a different world.

I have run across the situation where a pregnant woman who, when she was CONSCIOUS, refused being administered certain medications because they can harm the child. The moment she went UNCONSCIOUS I had to administer the medications even though they can damage the nervous system of the child.

The developing child ALWAYS takes a lower priority when the mother’s life is in danger (at least in EMS). You push as many drugs and do whatever you can, and just hope that the fetus’ nervous and cardiovascular system are not too badly damaged.

The law of implied consent ALWAYS errs on the side of treatment, and overrules any previously verbally expressed wishes of the person/mother.