Why was I not warned about the dangers of my high risk labour?
Originally published in Lay It Out Magazine:
Ten weeks ago I experienced by far the most painful, and scariest, moment of my life. Of course, you expect childbirth to be painful. That was a given. After a draining nine months, I finally went into labour only to be told that what had been a relatively normal, low risk pregnancy could actually be quite dangerous for me and my daughter.
I had been in labour for eight hours when the midwives came to my house to examine me. Before they could, they
Ten weeks ago I experienced by far the most painful, and scariest, moment of my life. Of course, you expect childbirth to be painful. That was a given. After a draining nine months, I finally went into labour only to be told that what had been a relatively normal, low risk pregnancy could actually be quite dangerous for me and my daughter.
I had been in labour for eight hours when the midwives came to my house to examine me. Before they could, they