Patient stories: pregnancy after a loss
Maternity Matters
English - July 19, 2023 01:46 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Lauren Hall-Riggins lost her first baby when she was 33 weeks and one day pregnant.
"It the greatest anguish, shock and pain," Lauren said.
She eventually turned to the Kate Cares Stillbirth Assessment Program, from Riley Children's Health, to learn what may have caused this tragic outcome. The team was able to investigate and informed Lauren that there were no conditions that would cause subsequent pregnancies to have the same outcome.
When Lauren became pregnant with her rainbow baby, she turned to the Riley Maternal Fetal Medicine team. She says their care and compassion helped navigate the anxiety she felt after losing her first baby.