When my daughter’s pregnancy was on the line, it felt like history was repeating itself…
by Joanna Moorhead from Science | The Guardian on (#6V5HZ)
Joanna Moorhead recalls her daughter's difficult birth as she watches her go through the same thing 32 years later
It was a routine antenatal appointment with many weeks still to go until the birth. Things aren't quite as we'd hope," said the midwife, a worried look on her face. You need to go straight to hospital."
The date was 8 April 1992. But also, it was 1 August 2024. The bump in 1992 was mine; the baby, who would be born the following day, at 29 weeks' gestation (term" is 40 weeks) was my daughter Rosie. The bump in 2024 was hers: 32 years on, history was repeating itself.
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