CHAPTER 154 I came in crying. Whats wrong Nosipho?, Lwazi was worried. I didnt answer him, I went straight to my bedroom. Lwazi opened the door. Whats wrong? Is it Thando?, asked Lwazi. I swear Im gonna punch him in the mouth and cut off his balls and penis, I was angry. Woah, which guy did this to you? Is it Thando? Or?, Lwazi was confused. You wouldnt understand, Lwazi Tell me, who did this to you? Please give me a moment, just leave my room. Please Nosipho? Im serious, please What happened? I need some time to myself, please? Nosipho... Lwazi! Okay, if you need me just give me a shout, okay? Yeah Lwazi went out of my room and I was just crying. I just fell apart at that moment, I wasnt only crying about what King Pin said but all the bad luck Ive had in the past weeks. Maybe I had a panic attack, I dont know. I just couldnt control my breathing, I was overwhelmed. I opened the door, Lwazi came running. Take a deep breath, he was panicking. Lwazi took my phone and he called King Pin but he didnt pick up his phone. He randomly called Adelphe, yeah, I still had his number. Adelphe quickly arrived and he drove me to the hospital. When I arrived in the hospital, the doctor took me to his examination room. An oxygen mask covered my nose and mouth. The doctor was the same doctor that did my check up. He was racing around his room, I was laying in the chair. I could feel my breathing going back to normal, I had to change my clothes, so I wore the long robe. The doctor did an ultrasound, he looked at me. No heartbeat, he said. What? It cant be doc, I didnt know what to do. Can you hear anything?, the doctor asked. No, so...so...so that means..., I couldnt finish the whole sentence. Im really sorry for your loss. This wasnt a miscarriage, it was a stillbirth, he said. Whats a stillbirth, doc?, I asked. A stillbirth is when a baby dies in the womb during the last 20 weeks of pregnancy. A miscarriage is a fetal loss in the first half of pregnancy, he said. I kept quiet. Factors that cause stillbirth are, birth defects, abnormal chromosomes, infection in the mother or fetus Injuries, chronic health conditions in the mother - such as diabetes, epilepsy, or high blood pressure. Problems with the placenta that prevent the fetus from getting nourishment, such as placental detachment. Sudden severe blood loss - hemorrhage in the mother or fetus, heart stoppage in the mother or fetus, umbilical cord problems and stress Whats going to happen now doc? I cant even think right now, Im in disbelief There are options regarding stillbirth delivery. You can have your labour induced, either through labour and delivery or through a procedure performed under general anesthesia. You can have the babys body removed in a procedure known as dilation and evacuation, D&E. During D&E, youre put under general anesthesia or given IV sedation and local anesthesia while the doctor, me, dilates your cervix and remove the baby I dont want any procedure, I just want to deliver the baby We have to induce your labour. You know, Miss Ndamase, induction is good is a better choice if you want to experience birth as part of a grieving process, for example. You also have the option of seeing and holding the baby, I know that will be hard but it will be good for you. After the induction, an autopsy of the baby can be performed to provide more clues about the cause of the stillbirth How long am I going to be here for? How long does this induction take? It depends on how your body responds to the induction On average? Uhm...its about 12 hours What? I know its a long time but we have to perform it, okay? You need to trust me and my co-workers Okay I will give you a synthetic version of oxytocin, its called pitocin. Its a hormone that causes the uterus to contract. I will just give you 10 minutes or more to just relax and process everything, okay? Yeah I believe you have friends waiting for you in the waiting room? My friend and my brother Alright, are you going to tell them the news You can tell them, doc Okay, I will. Ill also tell them to come and see you before the induction begins Thanks Youre welcome, just relax Miss The doctor went out.
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