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Near-Death Childbirth Ordeal: Mother Recounts Harrowing Recovery
1 Nov
Summary
- A mother experienced acute liver and kidney failure after delivering twins.
- She was sedated and intubated for seven days, lucidly fighting for life.
- Seven years later, she has fully recovered and has three healthy children.
A pregnancy that began with the joy of expecting twins turned into a life-or-death struggle for a certified nurse midwife. After a healthy initial pregnancy, she fell gravely ill at 32 weeks, leading to an urgent caesarean section for her twins.
Following the birth, she suffered a postpartum hemorrhage and developed acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP), a rare and dangerous condition causing kidney and liver failure. For seven days, she was sedated and intubated in the ICU, but remained lucid, experiencing terrifying visions and feeling unable to communicate.
Upon regaining consciousness, she slowly recovered physically over four months and mentally through therapy. Seven years later, she is grateful for her survival and has a healthy family of three children, a outcome not all women experience.
