Pregnancy Uncut
Pregnancy Uncut
Dr Alex Umbers and Dr Kara Thompson
S4. Ep4. From Home to Hospital. A story of birth hypoxia.
47 minutes Posted Jul 19, 2022 at 11:00 am.
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Haylee was a young, fit, first time mum, and her pregnancy with her first son Fred was progressing beautifully. Haylee was well educated about her health and pregnancy choices, and elected to birth at home with the support of her partner and a private midwife. When her labour at home began to slow, Haylee transferred her care to the local hospital, a short drive away. Unexpectedly, baby Fred was not found to not be coping well with labour and contractions, and Fred was born via emergency caes...