Emily’s Story: An Unexpected 3rd Pregnancy and Placenta Previa Turned Emergency
A little background: I am a nurse and I currently work as the nurse educator at a busy OB/GYN office, so I tend to err on the side of “non-urgency” when it comes to OB situations. My birth trauma story is with my third and final baby. I had my first two babies...
Jenny’s Story: The Trauma of Expected Complications
“My body was designed for adoption.” That was a common statement I became accustomed to say any time someone asked if my husband and I wanted kids. Making a joke of it helped ease the sting of the reality that while we wanted kids of our own, we knew the odds were...
Maggie’s Story: Shoulder Dystocia, Brachial Plexus, and The Importance of Self-Advocacy
Labor/Delivery & Hospital Stay I went in for a routine appointment, on a Tuesday, at 36 weeks 5 days, and was told I had gestational hypertension and should go to the hospital immediately for further testing. By Saturday morning, I had been in and out of the...
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