#high-risk-pregnancy
#high-risk-pregnancy

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'Midwives didn't listen' says premature baby's mum

A 19-year-old high-risk pregnant patient reported multiple A&E visits with severe symptoms but received inadequate medical attention and monitoring despite documented family history of complex pregnancies.

Medicine

fromTODAY.com

2 weeks ago

After a High-Risk Pregnancy, Mom Names Her Child After the Nurse 'God Placed' in Her Life

A perinatal nurse navigator provides continuous compassionate advocacy and emotional support to high-risk pregnant patients, guiding them through medical and personal crises.

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

Experience: my daughters were born conjoined at the head

I was already a mother of three when I lay back for my 10-week ultrasound in 2019. At first, seeing the gel on my stomach and the flickering black and white image on screen was familiar and soothing. Then I saw the look on the sonographer's face. She dropped the probe and ran out of the room without a word.

Miscellaneous

Medicine

fromBusiness Insider

4 months ago

I have 3 kids of my own and am on my 9th surrogate baby. At 39, I'm done being pregnant.

A 39-year-old gestational surrogate is 22 weeks pregnant with her ninth non-biological child, has three biological children, and runs a surrogate recruitment agency.

Public health

fromwww.theguardian.com

4 months ago

Will my baby be born in a tent? Will it have food?': what it's like to be pregnant in Gaza

A pregnant woman in Gaza faces severe malnutrition, a high-risk pregnancy, displacement, and lack of healthcare and food, fearing death or loss of her baby amid ongoing conflict.