A Hospital birth, and a Newborn in the NICU: Joy's story, Part I

Today's guest walked into pregnancy carefully. She is a health journalist who had researched and reported on pregnancy issues and this work influenced her ideas about the kind of birth she wanted to have. Things began swimmingly, and it wasn't until the third trimester when the first signs of what would become preeclampsia began to emerge, but nothing is diagnosed at this point. The birth was the beginning of a chaotic couple of days in the hospital. It's not until after the birth that preeclampsia is caught and the turmoil of her experience really impressed upon her the challenges of navigating a complicated medical event. What follows is the first part of our conversation.

I also had the opportunity to interview two scientist physicians, Dr. Rachel Sinkey and Dr. Suzanne Oparil who have researched preeclampsia and have tended to women with the condition. We'll hear more from these doctors in part 2 of the conversation.

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