In this episode, we tell the story of the day our routine, scheduled induction turned into a stat C-section and a completely different birth than the one we expected.

One moment, everything was calm and planned. The next, our daughter was delivered with no pulse, a Code Baby was called, and we waited in the operating room not knowing if she was going to survive.

We walk through what we remember from those first minutes; what led to a run into the operating room, each of our perspectives, and the shock of hearing afterward about the 30 minutes of CPR, the knot in her cord, and everything the team did to bring her back.

We also share what it was like meeting her for the first time in the NICU, learning about cooling therapy, and trying to understand a completely different start to life than the one we had prepared for.

If you are a medical professional, you might find this story uniquely fascinating or medically rare.

If you’ve gone through an emergency delivery, a traumatic birth, a NICU stay, or have a child with special needs, you might hear pieces of your own story here. And if you haven’t, this is our honest look at how our daughter’s fight began the moment she was born, and how quickly plans can change.

Stay tuned for Episode 3, where we talk about the stroke that turned our world upside down again just four years later.

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