Unexpected and tragic.
Incredibly sad news, here.
It appears the child will not survive the pregnancy. On Sunday this past, the body had vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain, and we reported to the hospital. Upon examination by the emergancy room doctor and then by a maternal-fetal specialist, it appears we have lost the amniotic fluid, and the child is trying very hard to survive in a tiny pocket of the fluid that was left behind. (Dr. Iriye, the specialist, told us this in a blunt and straightforward way, and for that I am most grateful and I hold the highest respect for him as a physician.) This condition was caused, apparently, by a form of thrombophilia: a clotting disorder. This would be the exact opposite of the sister's form of hemophilia, von Willebrand's Disease.
Of course, this child's parents are devastated, but they insist on going through with the wedding ceremony, even though she is on bed-rest. This, so the child will be born of two married parents. They had the choice to induce labor then, during our first hospital stay, but chose not to. They felt it was too like abortion.
Personally, I do not know what to feel about this. Financially, it is better the child not come now. However, in all other cases, this is absolutely heartbreaking.
It appears the child will not survive the pregnancy. On Sunday this past, the body had vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain, and we reported to the hospital. Upon examination by the emergancy room doctor and then by a maternal-fetal specialist, it appears we have lost the amniotic fluid, and the child is trying very hard to survive in a tiny pocket of the fluid that was left behind. (Dr. Iriye, the specialist, told us this in a blunt and straightforward way, and for that I am most grateful and I hold the highest respect for him as a physician.) This condition was caused, apparently, by a form of thrombophilia: a clotting disorder. This would be the exact opposite of the sister's form of hemophilia, von Willebrand's Disease.
Of course, this child's parents are devastated, but they insist on going through with the wedding ceremony, even though she is on bed-rest. This, so the child will be born of two married parents. They had the choice to induce labor then, during our first hospital stay, but chose not to. They felt it was too like abortion.
Personally, I do not know what to feel about this. Financially, it is better the child not come now. However, in all other cases, this is absolutely heartbreaking.
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