When the Trauma of a Difficult Birth Leaves Mothers Devastated, Alone [centerforhealthjournalism.org]
By Elissa S. Lee, Center for Health Journalism, July 19, 2019. Joy Dewing had a healthy pregnancy. But during labor, complications abruptly arose. Machines started going off as nurses rushed into the room, moving her body through multiple positions. One nurse held an oxygen mask to her face. “She was saying, ‘Breathe, honey, breathe for the baby,’” Dewing recalled. “And I was like, what is going on?” Then Dewing saw the doula staring at the fetal heart rate monitor with a look of horror. The...