December 30, 2025 By Jessica Lefebvre
I was 35 weeks pregnant and had a very easy pregnancy with no issues other than my baby being IUGR. I was followed by an OB-GYN as a high risk pregnancy for it and everything was normal the day before: BP of 110/78, no symptoms. I was fine until I wasn't. I started having extreme pain in my thorax, it was so much pressure that I couldn't breathe and I thought I was having a heart attack. My blood pressure was 196/102, the paramedics feared I was having an aorta ruptrue but it was my liver that had stopped working and I was vomiting blood. I was rushed into emergency c-section when the heart of my baby dropped to 60 and didn't come back up. I was then brought to the ICU for 3 days while my baby was intubated and transfered to another hospital, so I coudn't see her for 4 days. It was the most difficult thing I ever lived through. The doctor said that if my friend had waited 30 minutes to call the ambulance, I woudl be dead and my baby too.
I am a two-time survivor of postpartum preeclampsia. I am also a Licensed Professional Counselor and specialize in treating trauma in youth during...
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