Health
‘Suzanne wears a necklace that reads Mama-To-Be. The rest of her is blood and gore’: notes from the nursing frontline – The Guardian
In 20 years as a paediatric nurse, I have witnessed the extremes of pain and joy. What keeps me coming back is hope
My daughter is here. Curled up in a hedgehog ball, but softer than anything in the universe. She is born with a quiff of thick black hair and an expression that says shes been here before. A knowing, testing look. She is early, and small. I begin assessing my baby as if shes one of my intensive-care patients. I check her reflexes, pupil reaction, respiratory rate and capillary refill time. Mary, the maternity support worker, watches me and laughs. Nurses and doctors always the worst patients.
I…
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