"Midwife's Absence During Placental Abruption at 35 Weeks Raises Concerns"

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"Midwife's Absence During Placental Abruption at 35 Weeks Raises Concerns"
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A woman experienced a placental abruption at 35 weeks pregnant, but her midwife was unreachable as she was on a glacier in Alaska. Despite the urgency of the situation, the woman and her husband rushed to the nearest hospital, leaving their other children at home. Eventually, they were able to contact the midwife who guided them to a larger hospital with a NICU. The woman gave birth to a healthy baby after a week in the NICU.

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