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Your baby's labor and delivery is like no other in the world. Let others know what your experience was like.

• My Ruptured Uterus
  I have three children. My first was born at 28 weeks (2 pounds, 6 ounces) by Cesarean section due to developing full-blown eclampsia.
• Only Because of Jesus Did I Survive
  It was December. I was aching to get my baby out and delivered.
• Pre-eclamptic Fit
  I thought I was having a normal pregnancy. But how wrong I was.
• Too Precious to Give Up
  My Birth Stories My first child arrived after a picture-perfect pregnancy. I had the whole 9 months of bliss!
• Two Miracles in One Day
  I went in to my 35-week OB visit on Thursday, September 4, preparing to schedule an amniocentesis for the following Monday. If the baby's lungs were ready, then I would have a Cesarean section on Wednesday, September 10.
• Our Miracle
  It will be two weeks ago tomorrow when it all happened. I went to church this morning and thanked God, as we have every day for the last two weeks.
• Breech Baby, C-section, Spinal Headache and More
  It was February 2003 and I was expecting my second child – a boy this time. I figured this one would be easy since I had already been through it once with my daughter.
• Placenta Accreta
  It has been 10 years since my situation, but it is something I will NEVER forget. At about 8 weeks, I was told I had a placenta previa and was made to take it easy.
• Placenta Previa/Accreta
  On October 30, my husband and I were surprised to find out we were going to have our fifth baby! I have had four prior Cesarean sections with no problems.
• C-section/Emergency Hysterectomy
  I was quite moved after reading the story of the woman who suffered from a complete placenta previa, had a C-section/emergency hysterectomy, almost lost her life and made a full recovery. Thank you for sharing your story.
• Two C-sections: One Scheduled and One Not
  My first son, Nolan, was born on December 26, 2001 after eight hours of labor and one hour of pushing via Cesarean section because his heart rate kept going up.
• Not a Good Experience
  This was my third child. On April 4, 2001 my wife went into labor in the early hours.
• Blood Clot Three Weeks after C-section
  I was expecting my fifth child on March 24, 2002. We knew it was a boy and we were all very excited.
• My Little Miracle
  I was 36 weeks pregnant with my second child and nothing was happening. At my doctor's appointment, he decided that we would induce.
• My Most Difficult Birth, But Still Worth It All
  My husband and I found out that we were having a second child the day before he had to be deployed for six months. We were so excited!