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AFE Survivor, Amanda C

I went in to the hospital for an induction at 40 weeks and had been 1 cm dilated for four weeks. The epidural experience was amazing and better than the

AFE Stories

AFE Survivor, Annie L

In May 2021, I was 39 weeks pregnant and admitted into the labor and delivery room. My labor was progressing as normal. It had been a relatively easy pregnancy, with

Alison Coombs, AFE Survivor with husband and 3 sons

AFE Stories

AFE Survivor, Allison C

My AFE happened in December 2012 when my 3rd boy was born. I went to hospital to be induced on the 19th of December as there wasn’t going to be

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AFE Stories

AFE Survivor, Mimi S

In August 2021, I went to the hospital for a scheduled induction with my third child due to some mild pre-eclampsia. My delivery was progressing as expected when I suddenly

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AFE Stories

AFE Survivor, Janessa P

On September 1, 2021, I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl. I was dilated 8cm when the fetal heart rate began to decrease and our girl was in distress.

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AFE Survivor Annie

I was induced at 39 weeks pregnant on Sunday, March 22nd, 2020. For those unfamiliar with Covid-19’s progression of events, that was 11 days after Covid-19 was declared a global

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AFE Stories

AFE Survivor Alicia S

I had my AFE with my first ever pregnancy and delivery in October of 2019. This required me to have an emergency C-section as my oxygen levels were dangerously low

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AFE Survivor Danielle B

After being a single mother for two years to my eldest son, Ethan, I didn’t think I would be having any more children until much later in life. However, I

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AFE Stories

AFE Survivor Cathy G

On September 18th, I went into labor with our second daughter and headed to the hospital. Labor progressed throughout the night and the next day around 10 am I received

AFE Stories

AFE Survivor Emily T

“You have the shortest chart I’ve ever seen.” I remember those words like it was yesterday. My OB was joking about how healthy I was during my pregnancy, how everything

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