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In my opinion, losing a mother during labor and delivery is the saddest thing ever! Picture the image of the distraught father! Where does he start from? Why should labor and delivery be a death sentence in this day and age?While hemorrhage (post/ante partum) high blood pressure (pre-eclampsia, eclampsia), and septic abortion are some of the common causes of maternal mortality, most of the deaths are largely avoidable if delays in care are eliminated.The main delays areDelay in deciding to seek care.Delay in receiving careDelay in receiving adequate careThe Three Delays Model and our Integrated Approach - Maternity WorldwideIn 2016, I was working in the maternity unit of a private hospital when we lost a mother soon after caesarean section. Not even Intensive Unit Care immediately post anesthesia reversal had saved her. The mother had eclampsia, high blood pressure complicated by convulsions — a product of inadequate management upstream of the referral system coupled with the three main delays. She had been referred from a lower level facility.That fateful night, I was in the special baby care unit (nursery/newborn unit). At around 10pm twins were brought in from the Operating Theatre with the report that the mother was admitted to the ICU. Two bubbly boys full of life.Soon the news of her passing reached me. It was gut wrenching as I watched the newborns, imagining how their lives would pan out without a mother. I have both of my parents alive and still think life is difficult. Go figure.Then comes saddest part. Don't misunderstand me, the whole thing was as sad as sad can be.The father walked inside the special baby unit. His visage and posture marred by the unfortunate turn of events. He was a broken man. I couldn't presume to understand the level of his brokenness.When he saw the twins the teary floods gates were let loose. He sat down, bent over and wailed convulsively, burying his face in his hands. I watched him without interfering. I could feel his pain and confusion from where I stood.He stood up, dried his tears after what seemed like eternity, and all I could see was a man whose will was broken. I managed to mumble was that I was sorry and that he needed to be strong for the babies who were kicking each other, oblivious to the fact that their mother had just breathed her last breath.That sobbing father was the saddest thing I have ever witnessed.I saw the mother’s body in the ICU before it was taken to the morgue. She had only been 25 years old. So young. So full of life. All that gone.Thanks.

1st pediatrician, kept saying something was wrong with my oldest daughter. She was small, has always been small and at 14 she is 4′9″ and according to bone scans she might gain another inch if she's lucky. Back to the Dr. At 1 1/2 she was below the 3rd percentile for height. He wanted me to give her pedisure 3 times a day. She was throwing it up and wouldn't eat anything else because she was so full.I tried to tell this to the Dr, who kept correcting me, when I said throw up… he kept saying “you mean vomiting” but what really made me mad was when he said “no patient of mine should be under the 25th percentile” and she needs to drink it! I got her, my newborn son and said “nevermind, I will find a new Dr” and never went back.A few years later, we had a new Dr. I did like her. But she missed a heart murmur in my youngest (it was the same thing I was born with and needed surgery for, the Dr had this information) She ended up having to get surgery for it. Dr insisted that it wasn't there but every other Dr was able to hear it, she did give us a referral to a cardiologist at the children's hospital who were the ones that decided that she needed surgery ASAP. The Dr never admitted she was wrong and insisted everyone was over reacting.Now we have a wonderful Dr who all my kids love, and she loves them! I honestly found her by accident when she took over the office we were going to at the time (Dr retired) . She no longer takes new patients so we are lucky enough to have her.

First, “newborn” kittens should stay with their mother and litter mates until they’re 8–13 weeks old. Kittens are litter trained and socialized by then, and it helps them become more confident, happy, well-balanced companions.So, once it IS appropriate to find this kitten a home - you DON’T just “give it away.” This isn’t a pack of gum, it’s a living creature! You can ask family, friends, and co-workers, and get referrals from them (as long as they “vouch” for these people) and you believe they are responsible pet owners.I’ll even say it’s OK to put flyers up in nearby vet clinics and pet-friendly businesses, BUT that comes with a caveat - you MUST interview any and all prospective owners and, if possible, visit their home.Otherwise, NO - you don’t GIVE newborn kittens away if you’re a decent human being who cares about animals.