Pregnancy Uncut
Pregnancy Uncut
Dr Alex Umbers and Dr Kara Thompson
S6. Ep6. 'Love from Dad': A bereaved father's journey through birth trauma, grief and advocacy
59 minutes Posted Jul 18, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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When his partner Maddy went into labour with their second child, Matt was excited to meet the new addition to their family, but a cord prolapse leading to emergency surgery, saw him instead, alone in a waiting room looking at the seemingly motionless hands of a clock. When Baby Wren was born, she required intensive breathing support, and soon afterwards Matt and Maddy had to make the impossible decision to palliate or transfer her to Melbourne to see if specialist help could save her. Wren sp...