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hydrocephalus

My daughter is 37 weeks pregnant and the baby has been diagnosed with moderate hydrocephalus which was first detected on her 35 week ultrasound. She was informed of this at her regular OB appt a couple of days ago. Her OB is sending her for a 3D ultrasound but at this time they have not yet been able to give her an appt time and also a CT scan of her pelvis to see if they think the babys head will fit. We have all been very upset since we found this out and have been doing as much research as possible but still are left with a few questions:

1.Should vaginal delivery even be considered at this point? It seems logical that a c-section would cause considerably less trauma to the baby.

2.Why would that not have scheduled immidate delivery of the baby, she is considered full term at this point and wouldn't it be benificial to get her delivered and get the fluid removed sooner than later?

3.They have refered her to a High Risk OB but they live in a rural area and it will be a week or more before she can even get an appt with him.

4.Her OB is going to consult with her pediatrtion but should we be looking for a neurosurgeon now or will there be time for that after the baby is born without having to rely on whoever is on call when she delivers. There isn't one in the town she lives in and we are trying to be prepared for whatever needs to happen.

5.About 6 weeks ago she told her OB that from time to time she was feeling the baby was have what seemed to her to be seziures, and at the time he told her not to worry that the baby could her sounds and was probably just being startled but considering this new information is it possible the hydrocephalus is causing in utero seziures?

From everything we've read this is a serious condition and are puzzled as to why there doesn't seem to be a sense of urgency by anyone but us. Any of these questions you could answer or any other input you have is more than appreciated!
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