Why You Always Need Medical Supervision in Pregnancy
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- Why You Always Need Medical Supervision in Pregnancy #story. Credit: Ortega Pregnancy is a transformative and profound experience, but it also carries inherent risks and challenges for expecting mothers. Medical supervision during pregnancy is essential to safeguard the health and well-being of both the mother and the developing fetus. Here's why pregnancy should have medical supervision: Monitoring maternal health: Pregnancy places significant physiological demands on the mother's body, including changes in hormone levels, blood volume, and organ function. Medical supervision allows healthcare providers to monitor maternal health throughout pregnancy, identifying and addressing any potential complications or risks as they arise. Regular prenatal visits enable healthcare providers to assess factors such as blood pressure, weight gain, and fetal growth, helping to detect and manage conditions such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and maternal infections. Screening for fetal abnormalities: Medical supervision includes routine prenatal screenings and diagnostic tests to assess the health and development of the fetus. These tests can detect genetic abnormalities, congenital anomalies, and other fetal health concerns, allowing for early intervention and appropriate medical care. Screening tests such as ultrasound, blood tests, and amniocentesis provide valuable information about the fetus's growth, anatomy, and overall well-being, helping parents make informed decisions about their pregnancy and birth plan. Managing pregnancy complications: Pregnancy can be complicated by various medical conditions, including preexisting health conditions such as diabetes or hypertension, as well as pregnancy-related complications such as placental abnormalities or preterm labor. Medical supervision allows healthcare providers to identify and manage these complications, providing specialized care and support to minimize risks and optimize outcomes for both mother and baby. Preventing maternal and infant mortality: Pregnancy-related complications remain a leading cause of maternal and infant mortality worldwide. Medical supervision plays a crucial role in reducing the risk of adverse outcomes by providing timely prenatal care, screening for high-risk conditions, and managing complications effectively. Access to skilled healthcare providers, obstetricians, and midwives ensures that pregnant women receive the necessary medical attention and interventions to prevent complications and ensure a safe and healthy pregnancy and childbirth experience. #maternity #pregancy
In my culture, the elders say, "When you're pregnant, you have one foot on earth and one in the grave." People are so under educated on pregnancy complications, it's crazy.
thats a nice saying, what country are you from?
@@varelabelsoffical I'm from the southern part of the US.
@@varelabelsoffical nice?! I was thinking terrifying 😭
@@Chloe-ds9jfRight? How in the holy hell is that "nice"? That's actually pretty disturbing!
@@MusicalMe123 Native American aren't you?
It always starts with "the doctors said nothing was wrong"
That's because you only hear about the cases where they are wrong. The vast majority of the time, they're right, but you never hear about it because why would you?
Compared to other rich first world countries the us has horrible stats for women surviving birth and the babies surviving.
@@CyeOutsiderthe majority of cases overall go okay, but on an individual level, I would also guess that the vast majority of people have or will experience a health issue that could have been solved/solved sooner with a better system than the NHS.
@spiralsausage That's possible. But without actual evidence for that, its just your opinion.
@@CyeOutsider doesn't change the point. Wayyy too many stories exist, let's not forget that vast majority won't even be posted on social media.
A doctor here.
Pre-eclampsia is a grave condition that affects a lot of women.
To all the women reading these, and especially to the expecting mothers: please get your blood pressure checked regularly. Anything above 140/90 warrants further evaluation.
A headache may be the only symptom of PE but look out for sudden visual disturbances like blurring, double vision or blind spots. Frothy urine, rapid weight gain during the later months are other symptoms you can watch out for.
And if you have any or all of these symptoms and a 'doctor' dismisses you, protest immediately. Or change doctors. None of these symptoms should go unnoticed.
I have lost patients to eclampsia who ignored headaches. This is the 21st century; women should NOT be dying of PE.
Edit: thank you for sharing your stories. Putting out some more information:
Others danger signs to watch out for:
Upper abdominal pain
Severe and sudden swelling of feet
Vomiting
Severe bodyache
Bleeding spots
Also, PE can also occur in the 6 week period following delivery, even you had a completely normal pregnancy. So do not neglect postnatal care. Anyone can develop PE: height, weight, BMI doesn't matter but be extra careful if you had PE during a previous pregnancy or have a family history. Lastly, if you had hypertension before conceiving, do consult your doctor about adjustments in blood pressure meds as only a few of them are safe during pregnancy.
Stay safe everyone!
Edit 2: I saw the replies and some of you are surprised by my profile picture. Usually I prefer anonymity but had to comment here because this topic hits close to my heart. Having seen the struggles faced by expecting mothers, I want to ensure that no one ever suffers due to the lack of information about conditions like this. Pregnancy is a physiological process definitely, but it is also highly dangerous and everyone should know about its risks and danger signs. It is disheartening that maternal care doesn't get enough attention as you shared in your replies.
Except "appointments" are less than 4 minutes long . They rush in and rush out.
@@lorireed8046 idk where you are from, but maternal mortality is a big deal in my country. Pregnant women get free health services and every single death is audited. So, things like PE are taken very seriously here, like they should.
Currently pregnant but this is why whenever I have a headache, I take my own blood pressure at home 😅. So far, no issues and it’s been rather normal. The headache comes when the weather changes so sometimes I think it’s just the pressure in the air but I still make sure to take my blood pressure
I had preeclampsia with my first. I’m on my 2nd one and only have really really bad headaches the moment I wake up and just any random time even if I do absolutely nothing. I’ve gone to the hospital and my prenatal check ups they said everything looks fine. It’s been a month now , and the doctor told me to take Tylenol and if it doesn’t work go to the hospital but how many times do i have to tell them the headaches aren’t going away???
I almost died from pre-eclampsia even with constant monitoring for it. It got really bad after i delivered my son, and i had seizures. I also had HELLP complications. Its so dangerous and you can regress so quickly
I have a close friend who’s doctor NEVER requested urine samples during her entire pregnancy. She had pre-eclampsia and was brushed off by her doctor even when she was severely swollen. She developed HELLP Syndrome. She almost died, sadly her baby boy Jayce didn’t make it. Being under medical supervision doesn’t matter if the medical staff doesn’t listen or care.
This, the amount of time required to be a doctor you’d think they’d care a little more about their job
@@theonewhouploadsnothing1704 wake up and smell the feces, everyone's in it for the money now, trust no one
Whose* doctor 😊
@@MagpieMalonec u n teeeeeeeee
Right, I was thinking the same thing 😢
The US military told me I was " too young and a woman" to have heart and blood pressure issues. I got told I had anxiety and thats why my chest hurt. I got pregnant and almost died of preeclamsia and AFIB because over 5 doctors ignored my symptoms. Luckily, I had an amazing heart surgeon who changed my life. I don't think women ignore symptoms, we are just gaslighted and not taken seriously. Just because a condition is rare, doesn't mean it's impossible.
Yes every male doctor seems to think a woman's genuine complaints are nothing more than whining and drama. Those same doctors sometimes wind up killing their patients without ever facing consequences
More of my female doctors are the ones who ignore me. Blatantly ignoring me and my complaint of constant pain. I feel safer with male doctors. Please I beg do not generalize and say solely it’s a male doctor thing and act like having a female doctor would prevent any and all medical malpractice issues. There are plenty of female doctor horror stories out there. I’ve had male doctors offer fantastic explanations that only occur in my sex that several female doctors and nurses couldn’t figure out or offer me. It’s just a BAD doctor thing, not a sex thing.
@@agentwolf5305 it's been both male and female doctors for me. I never said what gender they were.
@@woundedwarriorartist6315 that’s true. Sorry. I should’ve tagged the first reply to your comment and they are stating it’s “every male doctor”
@agentwolf5305 Well, women aren't taken seriously in medicine in a lot of cases and most of the population of doctors is male. So it makes sense as to why people say that. However, I have noticed that female doctors can be just as bad. The medical field in general sucks for women
Some people seem to have a somewhat delusional view of pregnancy. Dont get me wrong, it's a beautiful and selfless thing to go through, but it has potentially life threatening side effects. Its not a benign experience, the risks are horrifying and often traumatizing for the mother. There needs to be better education for every person, not just women.
"Selfless?"
Thanks but I think there are already enough horror stories out there. No need to stress that point. Expectant mothers deal with enough anxiety as it is.
We literally evolved to have dangerous childbirth. It was that, or be dumb and walk on all fours. Pregnancy is no joke.
💯 I agree. This is very important. People need to be knowledgeable and aware and prepared.
@@pokemonsonicgirl123 I was wondering the same thing. In what way is it a selfless thing. Most pregnant women and new mothers I've come across are indeed some of the most selfish people I've ever met!
I had pre-eclampsia. It started out with a headache and I almost thought it wasn't bad enough to miss work. Thank the powers that be that my mother-in-law told me to go to the hospital. Had I gone to work that day my son and I wouldn't be here.
what signs did you get after the headache if you dont mind me asking?
@meganturnbullx I don't mind you asking. It was just a headache that got worse to the point where I couldn't see straight, and I was vomiting. I don't remember much past that because of the pain and then medication they gave me at the hospital. There were warning signs months before my blood pressure started reading high. Apparently, your feet aren't supposed to be so swollen that you can't fit in shoes a size bigger than your original size. When in doubt, always call your obgyn or midwife.
Bless your MIL! I love mine for her practicality ❤
Experienced the same thing. Didn't notice any red flags until 38 weeks, when I had the headache and vomitting. Had to be induced and my baby girl was born the same day.
What was your age when this happened?
All women should study up on preeclampsia & eclampsia while they're pregnant just to make sure as doctors miss it they'll always say Oh your ankles should swell oh this oh that and they ignore the signs. It is a killer, or in the least it disables in so many ways.
Sad that you can't even trust a doctor to diagnose you
@@shrimp.thursday sad, but tis our world.
@@shrimp.thursdaybecause they type your symptoms into a computer to “doctor” us. They don’t actually know all the stuff anymore.
@@shrimp.thursdaymy sister is a literal doctor and she had preeclampsia and a severe IUGR baby which was somehow missed all this time. Her baby had to stay in the nicu even though he was full term.
Very true. My first pregnancy I was very healthy and I’ve always had a normal BP but I noticed it started getting higher around 20 weeks and they said it was stress from the stairs I climbed to get to the office for my appointment 😒 I also had a different ob every appointment which I found odd and they all had their own opinions. It was very clear I had eclampsia leading to preeclampsia and they kept telling me I just had normal swelling, the stairs excuse for the blood pressure and then said to lower my sodium. But it became very clear that they were all wrong and the reasoning for them saying I was fine was because I didn’t have the sharp pains that come with preeclampsia. But I was so swollen I looked like the aunt who got blown up like a balloon on Harry Potter. It was very scary and I had blood pressure of 147. Eventually a doctor came as a fill in and she was from Harvard Medical university and she said I have had preeclampsia for a long time and I could die if I don’t get induced and the doctors should have done something forever ago. So at 38 weeks I got induced. I had to sign a waiver and so did my husband asking who to save because I also had an anemia issue that I had to go in to get iron infusions for twice a week while pregnant so I could also bleed out. Yea it was not a pleasant experience for a first time mom. Not only because of the preeclampsia, but I had very rude and pushy nurses who were clueless and condescending and a doctor who just wanted the baby out so she could go home and made me push way harder and faster than I wanted causing me to tear so bad and needed 9 stitches and then she proceeded to push my belly really hard to pop out my placenta when you’re supposed to push it out on your own and then I had ti get my epidural done twice because they put it in wrong the first time. Oh and I gave birth the day everyone went into lockdown in 2020 of March 😂
The problem isn't that moms do not go to the doctor for medical guidance or supervision. The problem is that we aren't being listened to and aren't getting adequate care. Doctors especially do not take their patients seriously.
Very true. My mom had preoclampsia and was lucky her OB took her seriously. I’m at especially high risk because I’m blind and even more likely to be ignored and or have my autonomy taken away and or be treated like I’m uneducated by doctors. It’s why I’ve alwaus tried to be knowledgeable about everything to do with pregnancy and post pardum so I can make informed decisions.
The funniest/saddest part about this is that women have to do the research themselves because doctors can’t even treat them properly. And even if the woman knows exactly what’s happening, it could take several doctors and several weeks before someone finally listens. I’d love to have a kid but if I have to fight for my own life and the child’s life just to hopefully be heard by a single person before I or my child dies, then I’d rather just adopt.
Same here
Exactly this, if I ever have a baby its going to be AFTER im out of this hell healthcare country. Ive had to fight tooth and nail over my reproductive health all my life im not going to continue and risk hurting someone else in the process.
@@beingkindapissedoff I got an IUD for the first time about 6 years ago. The place refused to let me see my female doctor and forced me to go with the male doctor that I didn’t know or trust, gave me mislabeled antibiotics so I didn’t know how to take them and threw up all over myself the day before. Then when I went in the doctor had two female assistants with him and when he told me it would hurt, pulled out a 5 inch long needle and said “we can numb you if you want” and I just about passed out from the thought of a needle that long in my privates. Needless to say he cut the strings too short and spent 5 years being told “well if we can’t pull it out then we’ll just have to cut you open”. Now I have a new doctor that’s thankfully very nice but my god if I had to get surgery over a very simple procedure, I would be suing everyone in that doctors office from the doctors down to the janitor
I'm from a third word country where maternal mortality rate is almost same as USA. We never ignore a pregnant woman's complaints, it is fair to say that the doctors here are more scared to miss a pregnancy complication that the pregnant mother herself. Seeing these videos where doctors ignoring patients makes me wonder what is going on
@@nv3389 money is the issue. Too many people in power would rather be greedy than allow people the basic rights to survival
For anyone that follows the British Royal Family - Princess Charlotte was supposed to rule before Victoria, she died due to this.
She had Pre-eclampsia and developed HELLP syndrome - her physician knew about this but due to the medical knowledge at that time, couldn't do anything but hope.
She gave birth to a stillborn baby boy and started to bleed profusely - HELLP syndrome is: hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets - her organs were failing and she hadn't enough platelets to start clotting.
Keep in mind that today HELLP syndrome is still possible and can be extremely dangerous - her doctor still felt he was to blame, the public blamed him and some years later he killed himself out of remourse, even though there was nothing anyone could have done in the early 1800's. 😢
Such a tragedy!
i almost lost my 33 week old baby girl & my life to preeclampsia. at 33 weeks i went to the ER because i was vomiting with blurry vision and they sent me home that night saying to come back if i develop a fever. my daughter was delivered c section 2 days later at a different hospital. TAKE YOUR HEALTH SERIOUSLY
Wow, I was diagnosed at 16 weeks and they told me my options were to abort the baby or live in the hospital and deliver at 35 weeks. Thank God I didn’t make any hasty decisions and took it day by day, with the help of some medication and a whole lot of people praying for me. I made it all the way to 38 weeks carrying my Miracle!! I also needed a blood transfusion after birth tho. But we both made it out the hospital 3 days later on good shape 🙏
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awesome❤
No doubt the trash they feed you in the hospital doesn't help. There's nothing healthy about it and only contributes to an illness.
You are lucky!! I developed at 22 wks my son had to be delivered at 25 wks.
I can't imagine having to live in the hospital.
I had hyperemesis, then PIH, then HELLP syndrome with twins, admitted to Antenatal at 30w, on IV Mag, then a crash CS for fetal bradycardia & IUGR, and liver failure. Massive bleeding, 3 units of blood, then a stroke, and a pulmonary embolism, and liver damage.
One baby survived, and was sent by neonatal transport to Children's NICU. I didn't see him for a week.
PIH is common, HELLP is not that rare. Pregnancy is dangerous.
Anyone who denies pregnancy is dangerous... Is a liar.
I’m so sorry to hear that you lost one of your babies. My condolences
Im so sorry for what you have been through 🤍 you are such a strong person to survive all of that 🤍
Damn, I know pregnancy is dangerous and scary but wow. I can't imagine going through all that 😮 Condolences for the child you lost
I hope you are doing okay now and I am glad that you were able to access care and that you and at least one of your babies made it through the process.
Thank you all, yes, we mourned.
We went on to work to help those with complex pregnancies and severely ill/disabled children.
(We believe in *actual* support, not entrapping those in crisis to FORCE them to birth children that will die, could main or kill their carrier, fetuses with no hope of survival, or birthing into poverty, starvation, violence, abuse, trafficking or war.
But then Canada believes in bodily autonomy and respecting *all* beliefs.)
We had a survivor singleton after the twins, then a few years later we lost our youngest, for a completely different reason (placental abruption at 22w).
The Neonatal team did their best, but neonate lungs at 22w are... a gamble, at best.
My team did a bunch of studies, but there was no "reason", nothing to diagnose, just "bad luck", that could happen to anyone.
Which... is the point.
Pregnancy is not a fairytale. Anyone saying different is lying... for a reason.
My OBGYN told me: Pregnancy is a FATAL condition. The only way you survive it is to deliver successfully.
It put a whole different view to it for me.
Be cautious and INVOLVED in your pregnancy! Don’t just sit by and let your body walk down a path without you helping make sure you stay on top of all the random things that could happen. Pregnancy is exhausting physically, but MENTALLY too because you HAVE to stay focused on getting through it.
Whoa. What a strange thing to say to a patient. Pregnancy is a normal biological process, not a fatal condition. I would know. I'm a midwife. That OB is striking fear into the hearts of their patients. Shame on them.
@@jasmineofearth he is correct though… women die all the time in childbirth and it causes MANY physical changes that can lead to dangerous health conditions for the mother. Not saying the process isn’t natural, it obviously is the most natural thing in the world because that’s why we’re all here, BUT it is also why it’s so important for women to FULLY understand what their bodies are taking on in this process AND the actual real dangers of going through it. It’s not some sweet, fluffy, gentle experience. It makes you a warrior. You need to mentally prepare for the battle of birth. Telling women to go into it with a false sense of security does them NO favors.
@@hc507 Which is why I have those discussions about risk while also reminding people they are fully capable. Both/And. I have been in the birth world for 2 decades. Very rarely do I see an emergency complication that is a TRUE emergency. Birth has been heavily medicalized in the states, we have one of the worst maternal mortality rates of industrialized nations -- and yet, out of hospital birthers do wonderfully. Iatrogenic harm is to blame for MOST poor outcomes. Mismanagement, medical gaslighting, medical negligence, lack of support in nutrition and movement practices, etc etc. Provide holistic quality care and watch how risk factors often melt away.
@@jasmineofearth It's both a normal biological process and a fatal condition. Before medical intervention, the number of women and babies who died as a result of childbirth was astronomical.
@@TheSonicZeldaFan Pregnancy itself is NOT a fatal condition. Complications of pregnancy CAN be fatal, if not treated. Fortunately, most complications can be addressed prophylactically.
Always go to the hospital if anything feels off! Better safe than sorry!
And demand testing! Do not let them say "this is normal" if you're at all worried. Just say, "I understand. Please refer me for testing, just in case". If possible, try to figure out the most likely cause yourself so you know what testing to ask for.
I've made so much progress in the last four months now that I've started doing this compared to years of having physical health problems and receiving no support. Also, please don't be afraid to see a different doctor! A doctor just referred me for a $400 test that didn't seem right for the thing we were checking for, so I went to a different doctor and asked for his opinion. He agreed and referred me to a test that will actually give useful information. You have to sift through the useless and callous people but it is so worth it to get help when you need it!
Same 😂
My mom almost lost me in a similar way but the hospital actually listened and saved my life she had to be on complete bed rest
In the UK you don’t need to do this. You can contact your midwife at your GP surgery who can give you advice over the phone, come out to your house to see you or ask you to go in to the maternity unit.
Problem is: not everything is detectable or has symptoms. This is why pregnancies are so dangerous. People sugarcoat and romanticize it too much. And this put many women in the graves...
I had it. I KNEW what it was, kept speaking up, kept saying I was fine. 29 weeks, I went into labor. Was neglected at one hospital while on bedrest. I kept saying I was going to die, kept getting pat-answers not to worry. Half hour after delivery, I rapidly began to die. Signs: my hands were mysteriously swollen, red, and hot.
That's tough. My hands and feet were swollen, hot and red and I did not have pre-eclampsia. They should have made sure.
I'm thankful you're still with us. Praise God.
Im so glad my doctor was very pushy with tests throughout my pregnancy. She didn't sugar coat anything and made me throw out all the unhealthy junk foods and i had to maintain a strict no red meat diet. I was borderline GD and had high risk of preeclampsia. So yes! Thank God for sending her to me 🙏🏻
I went through something similar. At my 30-week scan, it showed my daughter had stopped growing at 28 weeks. For the next 7 weeks, I had to be in hospital 3 times a week for steroid injections and couldn't leave until my daughter's heart rate was solid for an hour. At 37 weeks, my daughters heart rate dropped profusely, and I was induced right there and then. I was told to notify my next of kin, because I'd I hit the 20hiur labor mark I would require an emergency c section , due to having a spinal injury I wouldn't have been able to have an epidural. It was very scary, but I had 28 staff help deliver my baby girl she weighed 2133 grams or 4 pounds 11 ounces.. 5 years later she is the healthiest and most happiest girl, who happens to be 16cm taller than the average girl her age... thank you to every person who chooses to help save lives 🙏 yall the real ones
I'm glad you both made it, but being 16 cm taller than average at 5 yo sounds quite abnormal and may indicate a problem w hormones, pituitary etc. I'd at least get a bone scan done to check her bone age. My mom was abnormally tall, had precocious puberty @8 and stopped growing so she's like 4'10 and her bones never fully developed. My second child is huge and definitely has issues that haven't yet been diagnosed bc drs are so blind and incompetent, despite me telling them something was up from day 1. I'm the one who had to figure out her connective tissue disorder, AND mast cell disorder, then find someone to diagnose them. I also took her to endocrinology who confirmed her bone age is more than 2 years advance but they really didnt know what to do or say about it so I'm getting ready to order bloodwork and a pituitary scan for her myself. She's now 10, 5'9 and 185 lbs. Her 17 yo sister is 5'2, 115 lbs🤷♀️ I was initially worried about precocious puberty like w my mom but now that she's made it to 10(🙌), I'm praying she starts puberty before 12yo/6ft🙏anyway, best of luck on your journey!💓
What was your pain management strategy ?
I was fit and healthy. Gave birth to my first child and now I tell anyone having a baby that giving birth is no less than looking death in the face and returning from its clutches. No matter what your experience the changes it brings to your body are unbelievable. Mentally, physically. I feel like my entire being has changed after becoming a mum.
Yup. With my last two babies I made sure my affairs were in order *just* in case. (I didn't with my first because I had no idea what I was in for. )
You're so right. Women who go through pregnancy should be seen as a kind of soldier in terms of risking their lives and staring death in the face. It seems a false understanding or romanticized rose colored glasses is put over society on this matter and got even worse romanticized distortion since the 1800s and as medical care advanced a bit, but in reality nowhere near "perfect safety" "no complications whatsoever" as many falsely portray.
you're very awesome and brave, mothers are such miracles!
It's always brushed over by everyone that getting pregnant can literally end your life if something goes wrong. It's one of many other reasons why some people will choose not to have kids. Pregnancy comes with crazy body changes and not everyone wants to experience that either.
She did have a doctor.... in your story the er let her down by not looking more thoroughly and her doctor also for not getting her an appt quicker after the er visit
I agree with you. She did have a doctor and was being monitored, and things still took a turn for the worse when she started vomiting and bleeding and needed bags of blood. I think the only point this video made was even though you have a doctor, things can still go wrong. When I was diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago, during my first appointment, I told the doctor how much I was hemorrhaging and how out of breath I was. He rolled his eyes and treated me like I was being over dramatic…no blood test. I felt like he was leaving me to die and I called my family doctor from the parking lot. He said to come right away for a blood test. When it came back it showed I had lost more than 1/2 of my blood supply. He said in about 2 days my organs would have been shutting down. I wound up getting 6 bags of blood in the next 2 weeks. I let the first doctor know and the attitude was “oops”. 🤨
The er visit may have been totally unrelated, abdominal pain happens during pregnancy. If they took urine (as they usually do) they would have known. Pre eclampsia can start VERY quickly. She was probably just going to her regular OB check up.
yeah i found that a bit ironic lol
@@maloryj7165Abdominal pain is big red flag for preeclampsia, and there aren't very many other explanations for consistent abdominal pain during pregnancy. Definitely something they should have checked out.
Exactly... like, the woman had medical professionals all around her, and still developed those illnesses. My friend told me, that's why I won't get a midwife. I told my midwife, and she said we would have been aware and into the hospital, likely earlier, due to a much more personal relationship where we can just text each other and she's willing to go into hospital with me anytime during pregnancy and even birth. So, idk, it's like he's advocating away from birth workers that are equally responsible for women's health, and by sheer numbers, do a better job than OB's...
Preeclampsia is some scary shit. My sister had it, along with a severely iugr baby who had to stay in the nicu despite being born full term. Im currently 30 weeks and I basically have bled almost once every single week of this pregnancy. I have an OBGYN and MFM and they see me on alternative weeks. I'm so glad my clinic takes history of preeclampsia so seriously. My bleeding is due to an undiagnosed condition but im trult grateful for the scans.
I also had hard pregnancy and a lot of complications. It wasn't preeclampsia but I did bleed 3 or 4 times in the first two trimesters. It was f...... scary!! I can say I was malnourished tho and that's why postpartum complications happened too. Make sure you get all nutrients the body needs and Vitamin D. I was put on bed rest for almost all of it so my vit D tanked and caused horrors. Hope you have a safe delivery and healthy baby!
I'm pregnant with identical twins right now, they share a placenta and one has an SUA and is growth restricted, they're at risk for twin to twin transfusion syndrome. I go to the MFM twice a week, OB once a month, I've had to see a fetal surgeon and fetal cardiologist, we are being heavily monitored! Your care team really matters, and you have to advocate for yourself and your baby.
I had bleeding during my pregnancy. Went to the ER and was told that part of the placenta had come off of the uterine wall. They showed me my baby dancing around and sent me home to rest and take it really easy for a few weeks. I developed preeclampsia later on, and was basically on bed rest for the end of my pregnancy.
If you don't already have one, you should get yourself a good blood pressure monitor for home. Check it every once in a while and make sure it isn't super high. I went in for a checkup a week before my due date, and the doctor told me to go home and grab everything I needed, and to go to the hospital because I was having that baby that day. My blood pressure was dangerously high, so they decided to induce.
If you feel like something isn't right, keep pushing to get an answer. Ask for another doctor or another opinion.
This happened to me during my first pregnancy with my daughter at 25. My family doctor dismissed all my symptoms and I was extremely sick everyday I would need to pull the car over multiple times just trying to make it in for an appointment. My doctor whose name was Dr.
Leslie Byers in Toronto. Told me to “suck it up, because “this is what all women go through”. She push my due date further and further back after seeing my belly wasn’t really growing after measuring it. Instead she should have requested for me to be hospitalized or put on bed rest like I’ve seen other with similar symptoms. Ordered an additional ultrasounds to be done, but she did nothing to help me as a first time mother. Something as simple as aspirin could have helped me tremendously. As I did not know the preeclampsia was causing my blood pressure to skyrocket. Eventually the symptoms got so bad and the pounding headaches became unbearable. One night on December 15th in the middle of dinner with my in-laws, I said; “…something is wrong I need to go to the hospital now!” I felt like I was being choked and extremely on edge. I got to the hospital and within 15 minutes of them checking me they told me; “your babies heart is dropping and she needs to come out now.” I was in complete shock!…. I was 33 weeks pregnant and alone without my family there by my side. In that moment being emotionally unprepared for en emergency surgery to deliver my baby, is when I remembered putting all my pain and fears aside to save my baby and within 30 minutes I was being prepped for an emergency Caesarean, (c-section). My daughter was born 2 lbs 1ounce. Adorable little darling girl that could fit in your hands. She was just like a small doll with big almond eyes! Sophia Rose was close to the size of a “29-weeker” we both almost died because of that doctors negligence. She never even came to the hospital which was were she worked half the time to deliver. I was so sad to think my beautiful girl suffered needlessly and we both were close to death. They told me if I waited even a few more hours I would have lost the baby and gone into seizures. It was a really close call. I also lost a lot of blood and she spent two months in the NICU. Seeing what she went through and how much she faught to stay alive changed me. I have tremendous respect for her. I was blessed by god who I believe protect us, along with the angel-nurses there that night who helped me accept the situation and told me I could do this. It was difficult but it became our new normal and spent Christmas there and the next couple months until she got big enough to take home. They said despite her very tiny size and being so premature; most babies have underdeveloped lungs and organs, or eyes. My baby was one of the few lucky ones who although born sooo early had everything developed and there were no issues with lungs or eyes, so she didn’t need those steroids to allow for these things to develop quickly. I continued to have high blood pressure afterwards, 10 years later my blood pressure still spikes. My daughter Sophia Rose is a beautiful preteen tall but still tiny with a fierce personality and drive. The nurses at the NICU said she was one of the most beautiful premies they’ve ever seen and that her fight to survive and thrive with stay with her. They were absolutely right! She’s a miracle and a very special little lady and big sister now…my second pregnancy was closely monitored and he thrived; completely opposite experience. Born 9.5lbs they said he looked like a “wrestler” but he looked more like a sumo-wrestler because there were so many rolls. Lol!
I feel so blessed to have them both in my life!😊💖💕🌸🦋
I'm so shocked this happened in Canada! At least you had a happy outcome.
@@furundum I would love to agree and believe it only happens because of one incompetent individual, but I believe these things happen because we have a broken system. I wish my experience was an isolated case but woman and men don’t feel they’re receiving the care and treatment that we feel we need. This causes other issues such as avoiding seeking medical attention or delaying treatment because too often concerns are quickly dismissed due to many medical practitioners downplaying the severity of individuals complaints. Or are not likely to listen to someone who claims to have “researched” their symptoms and treating them like hypochondriacs. One other concern I have for the state of our medical system in which I and many others have experienced is that “good doctors” who truly want to get down to the bottom of their patients health issues are becoming increasingly rare. There seems to be a correlation between not wanting to be liable for whatever reason and are passing the bucket but avoiding sending people to specialists. If you do get in with one you’re put on a 6 ‘month to a year waiting list. It’s not like when we were kids and we had family doctors come to the home and were driven by their code of ethics to “do no harm” and do everything in their power to provide you the benefit of the doubt that you know your body best and try everything in their power to help you get the medical treatments you need to get better. The health crisis keeps going up and I’m afraid everything is so under pressure that eventually it’s going to collapse. Hopefully we can learn from people’s experiences and doctors and their patients get the support they deserve; to perform to the best of their abilities. One way we can all do our part is continue to educate ourselves and our families about healthy lifestyles and proper nutrition so we can continue and contribute towards implementing preventive care to avoid bigger problems manifesting later.🤍
@@furundum thank you so much. I’m very extremely grateful to God and all the NICU nurses and doctors who helped with that!😊💕 My daughter was the best thing that ever happened to me. She was the best outcome; I agree!🙏🏼
@@ks21870 What a beautiful and sweet comment. You're absolutely right faith gets us through the darkest moments and shines light in situations and places perhaps we wouldn't survive alone. God bless you angel
My younger sister developed this and thank goodness she was fine, her baby was born by C-section incredibly early though so my niece was in the NICU for almost the first 6 months of her life, now she's a happy healthy baby girl.
No one can convince me that my doctor wasn’t trying to harm my baby.
She ignored my complaints of flashing light and head aches, accused me of googling problems, made me go almost to 42 weeks, and seemed genuinely disappointed that there was no meconium when I finally delivered. She didn’t see me at all after 38weeks and never informed me of options for c-section despite me asking 3 times. She never even processed my paperwork for delivery and when my dad called (because my husband was comforting me while I cried my eyes out the night I was admitted for induction) her staff accused me of being a liar.
When I gave birth she came in and said “none of us thought you would do so well” following it later by “you can’t be mad at me because we had a good outcome”.
My pregnancy was incredibly difficult, with my blood pressure not resolving until almost 2 weeks after I gave birth. Thinking about it still brings tears to my eyes.
Absolutely unacceptable and you should sue her for many reasons listed here
@@ArabellaChanneling@ArabellaChanneling When a healthcare giver says, "You are fine; you have nothing to worry about,." and does not run blood tests. Find another caregiver if possible. Really try to make it possible.
@@ArabellaChanneling I mean it’s been almost 5 years now so that ship has sailed. But I’ll just say this, the more I learn about some of the complaints I had and how she handled them the angrier I get.
@@TheBigperm9 If you feel like energy healing would help I would be happy to do a session for you as a gift. I can’t imagine what you went through. Lots to heal for you and baby
Did you report her? She definitely should not be allowed to keep her license. If she pulled that crap on you, then she had definitely done it to other women as well. 😔
If medical attention actually meant medical care, it would be a lot easier to convince people to go to the doctor. I had medical attention in that I went to a doctor's office as often as recommended. They brushed off every concern I brought up because it was my first. They fat shamed me when I suddenly gained all my pregnancy weight in my 6th month. Then when they actually wanted me to do a second ultrasound, could only tell me that it's routine and not why. That's the only "medical care" I actually got. Being hounded for a second ultrasound after dismissing literally every other concern I had.
I gained 10kg by the end of the third trimester and was barely showing unless I adjusted my shirt to follow the outline of the bump. When the labor contractions came in 5 minutes apart nonstop since the previous night,I went to the hospital and suddenly was told to show the the home urine test from 9 months earlier to prove that I was pregnant. The nurse at the registration booth gave me a disgusted arrogant look before taking a glance at my almost nonexistent bump and asked in a mocking tone if I was sure that I was pregnant. The contractions were already getting more painful and she refused to let hubby help fill in the forms for me(I had to do it myself with very shaky hands from the pain). When the hospital did a final checkup, they told me that I wasn't actually going into labor and that I probably just had UTI. When they did the ultrasound just before sending me home, they asked if I had been leaking fluid which I haven't. Apparently, the amniotic fluid was decreasing and they had to open a pathway for delivery due to not finding any dilation despite very strong contractions. Nearly passed out but still had to push because I was denied any medical intervention unless my mom signed the consent form for it despite being a legal adult(found out afterwards that they suspected I was taking drugs and wasn't in my right mind from the shaky handwriting). Took multiple blood samples from me to make sure that I wasn't secretly on drugs for any entire week since you barely ate the food prepared and sometimes took a few bites of it(they find me rather eating the food stash prepared by my husband). Get asked if I had been taking any substances throughout the pregnancy due to certain readings being lower than normal on a daily basis.
@@mila5796 Good lord, that's criminal.
There is so much we don’t know, even with research. I had severe hyperemises with my 2nd pregnancy and my doctor said “well, your body is probably mad at you for getting pregnant again so soon” then she did not help me at all, she suggested teas I could drink. Despite not being able to take a sip of water or eat without throwing up or dry heaving for 4 hours straight, ALL DAY FOR MONTHS. I lost over 40lbs and she congratulated my weight loss instead of trying to help me. I nearly blacked out multiple times and experienced some things I did not even remember until after I had my baby.
I chose a Birthing Clinic over going to a hospital and let me tell you they aren't missing ANYTHING. They did any and every test, discuss in depth ANYTHING that could cause problems during/after pregnancy ( thoroughly educated me on preeclampsia during first trimester) and each appointment is an hour long. So happy with my Birthing Clinic!
The thing too with pre-eclampsia is most of the warnings and preventative measures are given DURING pregnancy, which makes sense obviously because you’ll not only have yourself to worry about but the life you’re growing inside, but pre-eclampsia can be extremely life threatening during AND after LABOR. I’m 3 months postpartum and I was given a run down every single prenatal appointment for pre-eclampsia, thankfully I had one of the smoothest pregnancies ever, but nothing could’ve prepared me for what was to come when I had gone into labor. My BP spiked only ONCE in those prenatal appointments (which I and my doctor shrugged off because it wasn’t that high and I was going through a stressful period during that appointment), but I was fighting for my life in labor. As my contractions were kicking in and my team was monitoring my progress, I was put on magnesium since my blood pressure kept elevating extremely quickly. Thank God and all my great medical team that my babygirl was delivered healthy with no complications on her part, but my BP had gone up to 179/109! The danger zone (stroke or seizure most common) is higher than 180/120 if I remember correctly. The magnesium and my BP medications proved effective during my 1st postpartum hospital stay, but after being discharged I had to go back to the ER the same day since I was feverish and having an intense headache which showed signs of my BP spiking again. This time though I was a lot more worried as it felt as if I really fighting death, I had 6 medical staff working urgently around me to bring my BP, heartbeat and temperature down. It was such a scary experience because it was such a pressing issue that they weren’t able to communicate in the room at all, every single personnel just darting from one task to another to make sure I wasn’t going to slip away.. Take this from someone who is a FTM, previously and during pregnancy was healthy and in great shape, in their mid 20s-treat your body kindly and don’t think you’re crazy for really holding space for yourself. Don’t feel embarrassed for asking questions and bringing up a concern, whether you think it’s nothing “big” or not-now this doesn’t mean overwork yourself either as that’s counterproductive. I recommend any moms, whether FT or seasoned, and even partners or family/friends of moms to have these conversations about pre-eclampsia. If you haven’t heard the warning signs they’re
1) if you have a prolonged headache that even after resting, hydrating and doctor approved medication won’t fix
2) spotty vision or really any vision issues
3) persistent tingling or numbness in your extremities
4) a sharp painful “stab” in the left side of your waist/stomach area
5) anything that you just feel “off” or concerned about..
.. Speak up and seek professional medical advice/attention! It hurts my heart to read that so many moms have been overlooked by medical professionals and that we even have to advocate so hard sometimes for our health when given so much pushback or shrugging off in this day and age of modern medicine and research..
Wishing and praying for all the moms out there currently or who will go through pregnancy a healthy and safe journey. Pregnancy is no joke, it’s one of the most rewarding and insanely beautiful experiences a human can go through, but also one of the most incredibly overlooked and challenging too.
She went regularly, but was still brushed off from the sound of it😢
I gave birth 2 months early due to preclampsia. It was the scariest situation I have ever been in as my husband was told that he may or may not lose one or both of us. I was quickly escalating to Eclampsia. The hospital tested my urine and never seen protein as high as mine. It was past kidney failure levels, and they rushed me to a room. I was there for so long, and I had a C section a week later. The scary part was the fact I was at my OB and my BP was so high I should have been having a seizure. Luckily the hospital was literally next door as she told us to leave immediately and she would notify the hospital right then and there. We literally rushed out of the appointment and jumped in the car. They were waiting for us and I just remember how scared I was in that moment. Even now I still have a hard time thinking about the whole situation. My memory is so foggy as I was so out of it from all that they were using to keep my BP down. When my son was born he came out strong but then he dsat in the ICU and I couldn't even see him. Luckily my husband was there with him the entire time. But it was hard having to leave my newborn son in the hospital while I had to go home. I spent 2 weeks in the hospital total and my son was there for almost a month. I saw him every day for over 12 hrs as we had no time limit. There is so much more but honestly even it being almost 2 years ago now I still have a hard time thinking about it. I can't watch any movie or TV scenes remotely similar as it emotionally still gets me everytime. I am happy though that he is strong now and such a happy boy. I am truly blessed to be here with the two most important people in my life.
Thursday night my son came home from the NICU after over a month. luckily I was able to board the last three days but it was so hard. happy mother's Day 💐❤
You are an incredible mama ❤. You may still have PTSD from birth trauma, I pray you can get some help 🙏 . I was born 2.5 months early in 1980s as my mother had pre-eclampsia and nearly died, even though she was on bed rest for several months. They were told I wouldn't survive. I needed an operation a day after my birth as my abdomen had issues in passing feaces as I was under developed. I believe I spent 2 months in hospital. My mum's BP always remained very high despise her monitoring her diet. Sadly she died young at 52 due to another disease, when I was in my early 20s. 💔
My mom was having me in the hospital when they ignored her. My heart had stopped beating and they kept brushing her off saying the monitor must have fallen off, it's fine. Well My mom had had too many miscarriages so she basically screamed until someone helped (it was a new ward with barely any other patients. They had no where else to be they just didn't wanna be there). Someone came to check to get her to shut up and what do you know.... still no heart beat!
A few emergency buttons were hit and doctors came running and they told my mom she had three pushes to get me out or they were cutting her open. She got my blue umbilical cord strangled self out in 2. If she hadnt advocated for us, I'd have died at the damn finish line.
I had this and my baby was born at 24 weeks. She spent 4 1/12 months in NICU! She is now a year old and you wouldn’t be able to tell at all that she was born early.
I had pre eclampsia with my 1st kid. Didn't have high blood pressure prior to pregnancy. I got to keep the HBP after giving birth. She was born almost 6 weeks early. Spent a week in nicu.
What is HBP?
@@blazingstar9638 High blood pressure
@@blazingstar9638it was literally spelled out earlier in the comment, come on. Critical thinking
SAME. And I was pretty active and ate healthy pre-pregnancy. Was always doing 5-10km walks on my second trimester. Had vommiting and headaches at 38 weeks. Thing is, if you had eclampsia or pre-eclampsia there is a huge chance you will be hypertensive for life. Pregnancy messes you up. I am only 34 and I need to take meds for high BP from time to time.
@kimdavis9004 did u have preeclampsia with ur next baby?? After ur first
I had HBP due to pregnancy, was put on bed rest. I went to the ER constantly for fear that it was Preeclampsia. I had 3 diabetes tests as my son read larger than he should. The edema reached nearly to my knees and my skin hurt so bad from the swelling. At my 35 weeks level 2 scan he read that my son was nearly 10 lbs and 26 in long. Also, as my urine was collected all the time in those collection bags, they saw i was spilling proteins and my kidneys were beginning to shut down. So off we went to the hospital. I was given high doses to induce labor and cervidil. They couldnt read my contractions so they kept upping the dose. Till i began having rolling contractions. My epidural fell out of my spine and i could do nothing but scream. A nurse literally opened my door and asked me to keep it down as i was scaring the other patients and closed my door. Finally my nurse came in. She kept asking what was wrong. When one contraction finally ended i told her that my contractions feel like I'm being split open and my catheter slipped and hurts. She was like, but you're sedated and not even having contractions? She reseated my catheter and sat me up, to feel liquid literally pouring from my back from under the tape. Then a contraction hit and she said it was like lighting had struck me. I just froze up and almost started siezing. She finally put in a vaginal monitor to see that i was having 4 or 5 min long contracting that didnt have the ebb and flow of a normal contraction. Straight up, hold, straight down. She called for anesthesia and the doc. Stopped the pitocin immediately. My bp was reading 240 over 120. Was placed a new epidural, doctor was finally in the room at that time to figure out what had gone so wrong. As soon as the new epi was in i went into shock. I lost my vision, and looked like i had blacked out, but i could still hear. I heard my mom screaming, my husband yelling. Then i heard from the nurse, BP 60/22. Then the doctor yelling "Clear the room, everyone out! We're losing her." That was my last conscious thought before i really blacked out. Still the scariest thing i ever went through. Still mad i woke up pregnant. They couldn't roll my dying self to the OR?! Thankfully he wasn't as big as predicted, just 7lb and 22 in. Still 3 hrs of pushing his big shoulders out took effort. Thankful everyday that both of us are ok now. My hubby refused to get me pregnant ever again after that though.
Shaking after reading this. Hope you're okay now.
@wanttowatchtv656 Yes and no, this was 17 years ago. He was healthy with a bit of a cone head from prairie dogging. I've had some permanent nerve damage to my lumbar area, and that boy messed my hips up for life, lol. To this day, the scariest moments of my life. I have a bad memory, but those moments are etched forever into stone. I truly thought I was going to die, praying to my great grandmother that my son would be ok. That I could at least see his face one time. Then waking up mad as hell that I still had to push. My best friend was in the room when I woke up. She burst into crying laughter when I yelled curses that I was still pregnant.
This was so scary go read 😭 I’m glad you and your baby are ok now, momma! Shame on those nurses for ignoring your struggles!
I had preeclampsia during my last trimester. I didn't have any complications thoughtout my pregnancy until i started vomiting profusely, and also having excess feet and face swelling. I also had to go through a emergency C-section. I gave birth to a healthy baby. ❤
And after delivery, HELLP usually happens during but can happen several weeks afterward as well. My son and I both survived HELLP at 27 weeks
I get so annoyed with women who say “you’re not sick your just pregnant “
These people, without be aware, maybe, are throwing many women to death. Human pregnancy is the most dangerous among mammalians (female hyenas have it rough too). That's the price we had to pay for evolution or we would still be on the trees. The big head and women's spine position makes human pregnancy a really risky and painful biological process with many permanent after effects too. All pregnancies.
Without any assistance, 40% of women would die from pregnancy complications and birth before 35 years old like it used to be in ancient times. That's why women who birthed more than 3 kids or twins and managed to survive were glorified or worshipped in ancient tribes. Women must be aware of this and abortion rights must be granted for all women. It's a life-threatening condition, whether we like it or not, and the last word belongs to the woman always. Women aren't robots.
Don't sugarcoat it. People sugarcoating and romanticizing too much pregnancy are responsible for many women's deaths and suffering.
So glad she’s okay ❤ Too many stories like this don’t end up with happy endings. I’m glad she had access to medical care and used it quickly and wisely ❤
People like to say pregnancy should be demedicalised because it's natural but they seem to forget, there's nothing more natural than dying in childbirth 😢
This. However hospitals need to get rid of birthing on your backs. That is the worse way to give birth,I read.
Yeah I’ll take the medical, thanks! My son and I wouldn’t be here without C-section. Absolutely wild to think about.
People really dont realize how much risk women are taking to their health when they decide to bring a child into the world. I really hate how society pushes this on women so hard like we're disposable human printers who only live to serve everyone else.
This right here is why women are entitled to the human right to complete and absolute autonomy over themselves. We deserve the right to preserve our own life in these situations.
No one ever says you don’t. But you can’t do it at the expense of another human life. It’s not complicated.
@@frisco61the point literally went over your head brother.
@@frisco61 Sorry to disappoint you, but human pregnancy is the most dangerous among mammalians (female hyenas have it rough too). That's the price we had to pay for evolution or we would still be on the trees. The big head and women's spine position makes human pregnancy a really risky and painful biological process with many permanent after effects too. ALL pregnancies.
Without any assistance, 40% of women would die from pregnancy complications and birth before 35 years old like it used to be in ancient times. That's why women who birthed more than 3 kids or twins and managed to survive were glorified or worshipped in ancient tribes. Women must be aware of this and abortion rights must be granted for all women. It's a life-threatening condition, whether we like it or not, and the last word belongs to the woman always. Women aren't robots or slaves.
Don't sugarcoat it. People sugarcoating and romanticizing too much pregnancy are responsible for many women's deaths and suffering. A fetus never should be more valuable than a born and developed human or women well-being and freedom. Never. Unless the woman decides this way. It's her life and her decision.
Unfortunately, fetuses are treated as candies and women are just the disposable wraps. That's the reality for women. It's disgusting.
Unfortunately, fetuses are like candies and women are just the disposable wraps. It's disgusting, but it's how people see women.
I worked at a skin care store and a woman who was quite heavily pregnant asked me if a skin care product was safe to use during pregnancy. I told her it was very safe and should be fine. She was quite talkative and so I asked her how far along she was. And she said she didn’t know because she still needed to go to the doctor for the first time.😳
Healthcare is basically free in Belgium especially for those things, she spoke perfect Flemish Dutch so it’s not like she was from somewhere else or smth. Idk I was kind of to shocked to say anything. I really thought about that for days. Maybe she had some sort of pregnancy psychosis or something? Idk she was definitely like at least 8 months along it was very weird. It definitely made me very worried.
Oh fascinating. Maybe she was afraid of tests or hospitals
In Belgium they do take of you very well.
Hello from Texas. Here, there is a big shortage of providers of "women's health" because it is a very political and taboo subject. Giving birth at home, with no medical care whatsoever is more common here than in other places. It's still rare (1 in 20), but alarming. My first visit was at 24 weeks, as there are wait lists for the few doctors willing to risk their license by practicing here.
@@valeriaswanne that’s almost a human rights violation. At 24 weeks a shit ton of testing could have been done already. Sometimes the embryo nests on the wrong place in the uterus and they can still fix it in time. If nothing gets done in a situation like that the chance of a miscarriage is very high or other complications.
I recently had a friend who got checked at 12 weeks and was hospitalised for a few short days because she had a nutritional shortage and they wanted to monitor her and the baby. If they didn’t the baby could have had shortages and she could have gotten extremely sick.
I truly hope that things wil start changing in America. They are perfectly capable of implementing a system where everyone has access to good basic health care. They only need to tax more fairly and put out some stricter regulations on the private health care/ insurance. In Belgium a lot of things are also privately owned but they have to follow government regulations on certain things. It makes me angry hearing story’s like that, one of the richest countries in the world doesn’t have a proper system that protects woman’s health care.
I kind of assume Trump is going to win but I really hope he fucks up everything so bad that the elections after that a younger person with a more progressive vision wins. I really hope America wil have an Obama-moment again after trump. Although he also wasn’t perfect, it was such a huge hopeful thing that happened. I remember it as a kid (in Belgium at school) we all cheered before the tv that day. I really hope you guys get a lot of moments like that again.
@ruthvermeulen2098 Oh if there's a miscarriage, I would have to travel for hours, and potentially be criminally liable due to the strict abortion laws. They absolutely let women die here.
I’m 29 weeks pregnant now and am happy to hear so many people advocate for us pregnant ladies. I hate it when medical practitioners brush off your complaints as “normal” when you can feel that it’s not.
I am sorry for all the beautiful mommas who lost their lives and/or their little ones to this complication 😭 pregnancy is such a beautiful experience but comes with so much dangers to bring in a new life.
I’m gonna send this video to every man who tells me that I’m a big baby because I don’t wanna have kids because there’s too many dangerous complications that could kill you.
They act like it’s so easy.
Same situation. Was a runner and very fit before. Weighed 128 lbs. Developed pre-eclampsia in week 36. Delivered at week 38. By then I was 180 lbs. Gained all of that weight in 3 weeks! BP went up to 250/110 while I was delivering. They were prepping the OR for an emergency C-Section. Thank God baby came out on the next push. We were discharged two days later and I had to be re-admitted for another week. I had a phenomenal black female doctor who took very good care of me and was on top of my health from the minute things started going awry. Very fortunate as I know this is an issue very prevalent in my community and the situation doesn’t turn out the same for most.
I had preeclampsia during the last month of my pregnancy. I had to be induced and gave birth to my son at 36 weeks. He was 4 pounds 10 ounces but healthy ❤ Very thankful my docs got us through everything safely.
I had HELLP syndrome with my daughter and it was the scariest 2 days of my life. I'm glad shes okay now.
I had pre-eclampsia. I had a regularly scheduled appointment and my blood pressure was really high. The doctor had the nerve to ask me "whats wrong with you? Why is your blood pressure so high? Go to hospital and get a stress test and I'm sure you will fine." Well... They induced me and he was born the next day and I almost needed a blood transfusion. Likely I did not. I feel female issues are often dismissed. Ladies please advocate for yourself.
I wish our politicians understood just how quickly a pregnancy can go horribly wrong. They write anti-abortion laws in such vague terms that doctors in some states are afraid to give their patients the standard of care for obstetric emergencies.
They understand, most of them just don't care
@@IsthisjoebidenYep. Women are treated like baby mills
They want women to breed or die
The politicians do know but your (typical) average God fearing Christian doesnt. They don't care about women or babies. It has always been about control.
Unfortunately, fetuses are like the "candies" and women are just the disposable "wraps". It's disgusting, but it's how people see us. A fetus should never be above a developed and born human. This reversal of values only happens to women, of course.
I had pre eclampsia and was so well taken care of. I had to stay in the hospital for 7 weeks and was monitored many times a day. At 33 weeks they noticed my bloodpressure was too high so they started inducing me. The baby 's heartbeat went down so I had an emergency C section. My baby was born healthy and beautiful but very very tiny. I am so thankful that they took all of it so seriously.
Pre-eclampsia or toxemia was treated by Dr. Thomas. Brewer M.D.. It is a protein deficiency, which causes the mom's blood pressure to rise. He would administer albumin intravenously. Mom must take in 80 -100 grams high quality proteins daily, so she can increase her blood volume. Failure to eat enough protein causes the increased blood pressure.
Dr. Thomas Brewer M.D. documented his work to save mother's and babies lives.
This is interesting. Postpartum preeclampsia is more likely after prolonged inductions followed by c-sections. These days mothers are not usually allowed to eat during that time. I wonder if the insufficient nutrition contributes to that high rate.
You’re spreading misinformation. Proteinuria rises in preeclampsia/eclampsia.
Umm no. The mechanism of preeclampsia is not fully understood yet but the most widely accepted theory is abnormal placentation leading to placental ischemia etc.
Its has nothing to do with protein intake and it is not treated using albumin.
Yes, albumin is used in the treatment of preeclampsia.@@ashikinshukri6834
@@ashikinshukri6834Yes, albumin is used in the treatment of preeclampsia.
Texas: best we can do thoughts and prayers
I had this and HELLP syndrome!! Baby and I almost passed away, but thank the Lord for watchful doctors!!!
So the UK's A and Es are the same as our ERs here in the US. They sent this woman home with no treatment and it could have killed her and the baby. Pre-eclampsia is diagnosable even in the pre-hospital environment. If it's not screaming in the doctor's face they don't treat it. They tell you to go and contact your primary care physician without even scratching the surface of what is wrong with the patient. They are way too quick to send people home now.
My husband was dismissed in ERs when he had unstable hypertension. It was causing all sorts of trouble and he was even accused of being a hypochondriac by coming to the ER so much. One doctor even said he was "crazy" for spending so much money on so many ER and doctor visits trying to find out what was going on.
I don't know what medical schools are teaching these days but it is not patient care. 🤬
This doesn’t sound like a UK story. In the UK if someone has complications in pregnancy or concerns in pregnancy their first point of contact is their midwife from their GP surgery and if it’s out of hours they would contact maternity assessment. No pregnant woman wouldn’t be treated in a&e unless they’d broken a leg or something. They’d be sent to a maternity hospital which often isn’t even in the same hospital as a&e. They’d also be looked at like they’re incredibly stupid for going to a&e instead of a maternity hospital or unit.
I’ve just googled this. She’s American. This didn’t happen in the UK. It happened in the country that claims it’s the best in the world
Emergency medicine is one of the most undesirable fields (in the US). The hours suck, so ER doctors tend to suck because they're the ones that barely made it through med school and couldn't get into a better Residency. Of course that is not always the case, and there are some really fantastic Emergency doctors out there.
I had preeclampsia and had to deliver at 31 weeks 6 days and that was with close supervision... So grateful for my medical team that kept me and baby safe. He's now a happy 2 year old, so curious, sweet, full of giggles, and adorably says "goodbye!" in his tiny voice after we tuck him in at night ❤️ definitely get good care, my doctor checked me weekly once i hit 3rd trimester since i was high risk for it. So grateful for my good doctors... Hopefully more people can have doctors like I was lucky to have ❤
Something like this happened to my sister. Before my sister got pregnant she was one of the most skinniest people I have seen. My sister was 25 when she got pregnant btw. Not long into her pregnancy she had many problems. She had pre-eclampsia along with several other conditions. After around 5 months into the pregnancy she got a stroke out of no where and she went to see medical professionals and they had no idea what cause it. Over the course of her pregnancy she kept going back to the emergency room to try to get the answers she needed. Around 7 months the doctors were telling my sister that she needed to have a c section because she was at a high risk of having another stroke. So she had a c section and gave birth to a pre-mature baby boy. The baby only had to stay in the NICU for a month while my sister is still recovering after more than a year. That’s pretty good for being 2 months pregnant-mature! After my sister gave birth her body would not release her water. She had so much weight just due to water. She also started having terrible seizures multiple times a day. Now those are more under control but she still has them every once in a while. Just a few months ago she had her stroke anniversary and I am so happy for her. If you don’t say my sister and her son are not fighters I don’t know what you would call a fighter. It is a miracle that my sister and my nephew are still alive and doing well mainly. I hope this gives you hope that you can make it through really hard things. -Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
I had preclampsia and doctors knew it from very beginning that mine won't be an easy one. I was hospitalised 2 to 3 times every month. High BP, High sugar, swealling, continuously vomiting, unable to eat anything, rapid weight gain, rapid reduction in amniotic fluid. Everything. From 3rd month till 8th month (when my child was born) continued hospital admission and bills. even before my delivery I was admitted to hospital for 15days and on the 16th day baby was born. Doctors never left me alone. They monitored everything, every moment and gave all medicine, injections and treatment on time ❤ bless them !
I had better care through a midwife than an OBGYN. I was accually told what to look out for in terms of complications, they accually tested my urine, blood etc they listened to my questions and gave advice and extra reading material, early and late tests for gestational diabetes, vitamin recomedations for differentpregnancy ailments. The OB I had just mesured me and and brushed my questions off and laughed at me when i asked if i could move around in labor and not push laying on my back. Word for word she said " im not even going to be at your birth probably, so i dont know whats going to procedure." It was all around just not a good time. She did several other things which i would describe as petty and below bar. I know there is probably great OB's out there but i felt like a midwife was the way to go for me and i dont regret it.
Yup. Mine called me a crazy pregnant lady when I questioned him.
The OB sounds like description my mom gave. No wonder she says the appointment are overrated 😵💫
I had the same experience! The midwives I saw actually listened to me. The appts were as long as I needed, I didn't feel rushed at all. And they want to educate and empower you. Completely different story with my first birth with an OB.
I had the opposite experience, all the OBs I saw were wonderful and reassuring. The midwives were all short and rude, not very friendly. If I could go back I'd go to the practice I'm currently going to, which has no midwives. So far my pregnancy has been managed better then with my first.
I've had three births, and had midwives every time. The first time, they were negligent and completely missed obvious signs of preeclampsia, and were useless during my labor. I could have died. Changed practices for the second and third births, and it's been great.
Just noting that not all midwives are equal. It needs to be a solid, competent midwife, the same as an OB.
This is crazy, I didn’t have this issue but my baby did stop growing in my last trimester. I was scheduled for a c-section anyway and we ended up doing it sooner than planned, all was well. I’m very grateful for our medical advancements that we have today!
I hot it because the nurse thought it was cool to make my baby 'jump' during the utrasound. He wrapped himsilf in his cord. I immediately swelled up like a Cabbage Patch doll and my blood pressure skyrocketed.
Emergency C section at 7 mos followed by puerperal fever. God's hand saved us both.
I had the next one at home, perfectly healthy, without ' supervision'.
Home births are the best!
HELLP syndrome survivor here. So sad to hear this story, bad at the same time, glad it end up well. Im brazilian and I had a wonderful OB taking care of me. Had my baby at 30 weeks, some days of ICU for me and NICU for my son. We made it, thank God
I developed preclampsia during my first pregnancy although my doctor was monitoring me very closely and her nurse was calling me every day, i ended up needing an emergency c-section a week later.
That last sentence gave me a breath of relief
I hate people who say pregancy is easy and safe. A lot of women die every day, even more have permanent damages or suffer from traumatic births. Just because a lot of women did it, doesn't mean it's easy.
Unfortunately, fetuses are like the "candies" and women are just the disposable "wraps". It's disgusting, but it's how people see us.
Human pregnancy is the most dangerous among mammalians (female hyenas have it rough too). That's the price we had to pay for evolution or we would still be on the trees. The big head and women's spine position makes human pregnancy a really risky and painful biological process with many permanent after effects too. All pregnancies.
Without any assistance, 40% of women would die from pregnancy complications and birth before 35 years old like it used to be in ancient times. That's why women who birthed more than 3 kids or twins and managed to survive were glorified or worshipped in ancient tribes. Women must be aware of this and abortion rights must be granted for all women. It's a life-threatening condition, whether we like it or not, and the last word belongs to the woman always. Women aren't robots or slaves.
Don't sugarcoat it. People sugarcoating and romanticizing too much pregnancy are responsible for many women's deaths and suffering. A fetus never should be more valuable than a born and developed human or women well-being and freedom. Never. Unless the woman decides this way. It's her life and her decision.
So scary to go through that. I'm glad she got to have a healthy baby. I hope she recovered as well.
I've found in life, you can present as the healthiest hunan being ever. It doesn't meant you're 100% healthy... it just means the doctors haven't found out what's wrong with you yet 😭 i was 100% healthy until two years ago where I had a disk pop 5 times in less than 2 years and ended up getting surgery and a laundry list of diagnoses I never in a million years would have felt like they were accurate until my spine basically broke.
Unfortunately, many problems don't have symptoms, or aren't detectable, or it's confusing for doctors (they're not perfect. They are just humans). It's scary, but to die, being alive is enough.
I had severe pre-eclampsia with my son. I'm so glad it was caught early in my pregnancy. I was on strict bed rest starting at 33 weeks and was able to keep my son in until 39 weeks! It took a while for my BP to go back to normal, but I've since had two perfectly healthy pregnancies. ❤
They just told me my baby head was smaller than expected and sent me to a specialist scared.
Oh gosh that’s terrifying! I hope everything worked out perfectly for you ❤️
@@blazingstar9638 thank you 💕
Maybe its head is just naturally slightly small 🤷♀️ i mean... people have different sized heads
@@Witchmee that's what it was the specialist said my head doesn't look that big. And I just had her a couple of days ago and she is perfect.
I had Pre-eclampsia and was admitted into the hospital that night.
I was 25 weeks pregnant at 28 weeks my bean was born via csection. I was scared especially since he was so tiny being born at only 1 LB 5 oz.
3 months in the NICU was definitely draining for me as well as my little bean. In April 2024 we were cleared to go home, no step down facility, straight home❤❤❤. Omg he is a whole different baby as of today. We are truly blessed because this whole ordeal starting with Pre-eclampsia is not for the weak.
So the supervision didn't help much. The waited til she almost died to save her.
Have in mind that no matter how good the medical care is, all pregnancies are life-threatening (and unpredictable) for women. Plus, doctors are humans, not perfect robots. Always be prepared for the worst.
I had pre-eclampsia with all three of my pregnancies. They were all born premature and it got worse with each one. By my third, I lost a massive amount of blood. Although I wanted more children, I had my tubes tied after my third.
I thank God all of my children were born healthy. They were just very underweight. They were hospitalized for a couple of weeks so they could be tube fed and gain weight. With my first child, I had simply went in for a check- up and my blood pressure was high.
They tested my urine and performed a stress test. They scheduled a c-section that day. With my next two, they monitored me very closely from the very beginning. I thank God I had amazing doctors! Pre-eclampsia is no joke!
The growing distrust in medical professionals in recent years really scares me. So many women especially seem to be moving towards a holistic/alternative medicine ONLY viewpoint/lifestyle since ~2020. They don't seem to realise that they are exposing themselves and their children to more risk as a result.
It's unfortunate but also how can you expect women to trust professionals that refuse to treat their symptoms
It's unfortunate that it can take several doctors who ignore the symptoms and say "everything's fine" until they're in the ER. Medical professionals shouldn't create the environment to be untrustworthy.
True. Also why the “free birthing” movement scares me. So many women and babies put at risk :(
Doctors have literally tried to kill me... so yeah id rather have a more calm at home birth and more holistic approach rather then some crabby nurse and 15 other people coming in and out of a fluorescently lit room you get shoved in with like 15 other women all giving birth. Doctors who work in hospitals ignore patients all the time and give them the wrong medicines and kill them 🤷♀️. You arent better off using them.
So glad to hear her and baby are safe and healthy
After you have an emergency c-section in 1st phase & both of you almost die w/ no warning signs except the baby's decells, you get so scared for anyone doing a home birth. Thank God I decided to go natural but in a hospital just in case. I ended up needing life saving intervention for both babies of each of my pregnancies despite being healthy and full-term.
I’m a preeclampsia survivor. Delivered my beautiful baby girl 5 weeks early via emergency c section 2 years ago. Still on blood pressure medicine and feel terrible everyday. I wish I would’ve known more about it at the beginning of my pregnancy and that the doctors did something to help me before it was too late. Had HELLP scares and had to be rushed to emergency about a week after delivery. Almost died a couple of times and I thank God everyday that I am here and raising such an incredible daughter. She is my first and only pregnancy and child. After the ptsd from this situation I’m not sure if I want to go through with having more children. In the simplest words possible…it truly sucks. :(
Also why abortion should be legal and accessible in all stages of pregnancy.
She was lucky, and she and her baby both survived. Not everyone is that lucky, and the government should not prevent doctors from saving the mothers life if carrying the fetus could put it at risk.
This happened to me but my doctor recognized what was happening and got my son out immediately! I stayed 7 days in the hospital 5 in maternal ICU because of preeclampsia that developed into HELLP. My son is 10 years old and thriving!! He is such a blessing.
This was me in my first pregnancy. My darling angel baby girl didn't make it, but thanks to the best care from the best obgyn in my area, I have two healthy baby boys and in their pregnancies I got monitored like crazy. Saw my obgyn once a week, but she made sure mommy and babies walked out safe. I will always be very grateful to her for it.
Both babies were born early and spent weeks in NICU but the hospital knew my condition and the NICU staff were well prepared for them both from 30weeks onwards. Doctors are God's angels 😇
I had pre eclampsia. Starting from 34th weeks sometimes i had blurry vision , some times i can see lightning sparkels . At 36th weeks when blood and urine samples were tested like normal routine checkups . I received call and sent to emergency care . My platelets count was significantly low and there was high amount of protein in urine . When i peed there were bubble in urine that indicates protein in urine . At emergency care , everything was fine baby growth was also fine and doctors told me to monitor my blood pressure at home . For two weeks , my blood pressure remained 139/88 almost 140/90 . I had alot of headache . At 38th weeks checkup, doctor told me that she gonna induce me . She was suspecteing that i had hellp syndrome . That night my baby boy came into the world . I got hemorrhage and lost alot of blood . Satyed in hospital for 9 days . All praise to God . And thanks to my doctor .
This absolutely true. It happened to me at the 34 week mark. It was a horrible experience. I was in the hospital for more than a week and did not meet my baby until 4 days later as I was in such a bad condition. It was the most horrific experience and I struggled to breastfeed and connect with my baby. Post partum depression was the worst due to all of this. Mommas please go to the hospital if you feel something is off it doesn't matter if it's something so small. I waited because I was told they were pregnancy symptoms and that was not the case.
This happened to me as well with mu first born.
I had to have an emergency c section 6 days before my actual due date.
I was regularly going to my appointments but on a very busy day the doctor mistook the reason for my elevated bp to be nervousness.
It kept increasing in the subsequent days. My legs were huge and i kept seeing black spots in front of my eyes.
I told my mom this on the phone and she nagged me to go to my local gp.
I sat 3 hours waiting, my gp checked my bp 3 times, and tested my urine, there was protein in my urine. She sent me straight to hospital with a note. That day my baby was delivered.
God is good.
I was 100% healthy, happy and fit my entire pregnancy - no morning sickness, no pains, nothing!
I had an uneventful pregnancy up to delivery and even during labor everything was smooth and no issues. But afterwards my body just did a flip. I gained 25 pounds pretty much overnight and felt so much gravity and pain. Everything was swollen up to my nose! I went to the ER and i had pre-eclampsia and congest heart failure. I was weak and my body just felt like i couldnt recover. It was so brutal.
I still feel the after effects of childbirth and its been 12 years!!!
The body is so fragile and we dont know until we are at its mercy.
Well, this only demonstrates that in the ER the medical staff wasn't professional enough to immediately presume this pretty common complication
Have in mind that no matter how good is the medical care, all pregnancies are still a life-threatening (and unpredictable) condition. Always, be prepared for the worst. It's gambling with nature, basically.
Pre-eclampsia is so scary I hope they recover well🙏🏽
I was diagnosed with preeclampsia when I was 36 weeks, I didn’t have high bp, or headaches or anything. My symptoms were swelling & pitting in the legs and extreme pelvis pain. I kept going in to my OB/GYN from 32 weeks until they finally caught an elevated BP on me. I’m so glad I kept pressing my concerns.
Having pre-eclampsia is pretty scary, i had it twice and hellp syndrome with my first. It was terrifying. I was 32 weeks along. My second baby i also had pre-eclampsia, but not as severe. By all medical standards i shouldnt be alive. I've actually had doctors tell me they've never heard of any woman surviving how severe my condition was. Thankfully, the doctors i had for my pregnancies were very contentious and took very good care of me. Thank you to dr. Leon lewis in Huntsville, and dr. Malach in lethbridge.
Thank God both mom and baby made through safely!🙏
But why god doesn't save the other mothers dying every day in hospital maternity?
God bless Cindy Ortega and her child and her family ❤🎉 and thank you doctor for informing
It's so true things can change so quickly my first pregnancy was perfect until towards the late 20 weeks and now my son has a birth injury that cause oxygen deprivation that caused special needs he will deal with for the rest of his life and will need care forever... but i told them something was wrong for months and they didnt listen if they just gave me a ultrasound something couldve been done... but they chalked up my worries as first time mother anxiety. Women you have to push and advicate for yourselves and your children dont let anyone even doctors blow you off or push you in a direction dont underestimate mothers instincts and intuition!
My mom got HELLP Syndrome. She was very healthy just like this woman. I was born 2 months early and barely survived. Be safe, mommas. Happy mother's day. ❤
It saddens me so much to read of all the moms who were dismissed by their doctors 😥 I had a fabulous team of doctors and can't imagine the additional weight of worrying that my doctors weren't on top of my care.
This is exactly what happen to me 20 yrs ago,my baby is only 7months old,i had pre eclampsia,i vomited unstopable,i feel abdominal pain nd a severe pain at the back of my head..i was rushed to the hospital for emergency caesarian delivery..thank god me nd my son went home safe..
It’s so important to know that HELLP can develop quickly and unexpectedly. I had HELLP with my second daughter, with no history of PE. My lab work in the day prior were normal and I never presented with a headache. I had middle upper gastric discomfort that I thought was gallstones. Turns out it was my liver. 🥴 Thankfully, I delivered at 31w5d to a baby girl that just turned 1 in January and I’m currently 29w3d pregnant (with no signs of HELLP) with my first son. ♥️
I had preeclampsia and developed HELLP with my 1st son. So scary as a new mama and nothing short of a miracle from God that the baby and I were both fine. So glad this Mama and baby were okay!!
I was 25 weeks and called the OBs office asking to get in with any OB for a splitting headache, vomitting, and brief abdominal pain. Front desk said I didn't need a doctor for a headache and to leave a message for the triage nurse. By the time the triage nurse called me back a few hours later I had already started hallucinating, lost my vision on the way to the ER, had a seizure there, physically fought staff/pulled out my own IV and had to get meds to knock me out, had an emergency c section and a scan to check for brain damage. I recovered fully and spent 4 days inpatient. My baby spent 617 days inpatient before coming home with a Tracheostomy tube, on a ventilator, feeding tube and with Cerebral Palsy. All as a result of prematurity. He is off the ventilator, we hope to get the trach out next year at age 6, then we'll work on the feeding tube. CP is for life, he can alk assisted and uses a wheelchair wheelchair, so far he is non speaking. But I didn't need to see a doctor for a headache.
I experienced this too but mine was IUGR. She was supposed to be 36 weeks but was measuring 31 weeks. I had her when she managed to grow to 32 weeks size. Scary experience. I struggle with anxiety but it was a good thing, I followed my baby's movements through the day and night, one afternoon she wasn't moving no matter how I tried. I hope mom and baby are doing well❤. Love and blessings. 💖
I had pre- eclampsia in 2014 at 27 weeks I was given steroids also and it developed into eclampsia I had seizures and a stroke and my little one was delivered early. She spent 10 weeks in the hospital I was readmitted due to a pulmonary embolism while she was still in the hospital. Thanks to God we are both here today and she turns 10 in August!
I had hellp syndrome with my first. Very scary situation, know your body and advocate for yourself if you feel that something is wrong. My symptoms started with blurred vision, dizziness. I was very close to my due date and had to be admitted early and induced, ended having an emergency C-section. For my second child I was scheduled for a C-section at 35 weeks to prevent me from going into labor, thankfully no complications. Second pregnancy was considered high risk so I had a high risk doctor and appointments every 2 weeks. I was advised not to have more children after my first but I found a very knowledgeable high risk doctor that worked with me.
My mom was swollen like crazy around 5-6 months, her Ob-GYn had told her she was fine and the pain she was feeling was normal as well as the swelling. A week later she was still in pain but now felt like she was exaggerating because the doctor had told her so. My grandma told her you don’t look or feel fine. My mom went to the ER at 6 months and her blood pressure was off the roof. The DR there said she was at a life threatening point and it was a miracle she was still alive since she had been in the bad stages of pre eclampsia. She wasn’t allowed to leave and a weak later when she got even worst she had to get an emergency c section. The ER DR was in disbelief the her OB- GYN brushed her off with no further testing .