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4 FAITH REGIONAL

HEALTH SERVICES

An unexpected

crisis

CALM, QUICK

ACT ION MADE THE

DI FFERENCE FOR A

LOCAL COUPLE ’S

DEL I VERY

THE ARRIVAL

of a baby is

something that many couples plan

and prepare for months in advance—

reading, taking classes, and talking

with friends and family. That is ex-

actly how first-time parents Tom and

Jodi Richey, of Norfolk, approached

the arrival of their first baby. As their

due date came and went, the couple

realized that their little one was going

to need a little more help coming into

the world, so an induction was sched-

uled for the following week.

The couple arrived at 6:30 a.m. on a

Monday morning, preparing for what

they thought could be a long pro-

cess. They brought books, games and

anything they could think of to help

make it as enjoyable as possible.

“The induction process was go-

ing along very normally,” Jodi says.

“However, around mid-morning, I

started losing a lot of blood. Tom im-

mediately got the nurse, who called

the doctor in.”

A rare emergency

It was quickly determined that Jodi’s

placenta was detaching from her

uterine wall—a condition that occurs

in only about 1 percent of women

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endangering Jodi and the baby. The

doctor talked to Jodi and Tom about

the need to do an emergency cesarean