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Lucie + Ariki - Spontaneous Labour at 41+4, Meconium Aspiration, Emergency C-Section under General Anaesthetic, SCBU
Season 1 · Episode 218

Lucie + Ariki - Spontaneous Labour at 41+4, Meconium Aspiration, Emergency C-Section under General Anaesthetic, SCBU

Kiwi Birth Tales · Jordyn Kayes

April 30, 202457m 11s

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Show Notes

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Huggies NZ.


In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Lucie. Some of the topics we cover:


  • Easy journey to pregnancy after Copper IUD
  • Overdue (41+4)
  • Braxton Hicks
  • Expressing Colostrum
  • Spontaneous labour at home
  • Midwife appointment (2cm dilated)
  • Planned Hospital birth
  • 5cm dilated when arrived at Hospital
  • Variable baby heartrate on CTG monitor (190-70)
  • Emergency C-section under General Anaesthetic
  • Meconium Aspiration
  • Flat breathing when born
  • SCBU stay (12 days)
  • Waking up from birth under GA
  • Recovery from Csection
  • Breastfeeding journey
  • Mental health and birth trauma


Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ


Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course


Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject


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