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Pregnant by way of IVF at age 40, Angelina traveled from Russia (by way of Finland) to the USA to offer beginning in a metropolis with household help. The bodily elements of being pregnant had been uneventful, save for a low mendacity placenta that resolved itself properly earlier than labor. Labor began naturally at 38 weeks and 6 days with the early morning lack of her mucus plug. Patterned contractions quickly set in, however after being admitted to labor and supply at 4 cm, issues stalled out. With the introduction of Pitocin and an epidural, labor as soon as once more progressed swiftly, however took a severe downturn through the second and third levels. Fetal misery, a 3rd diploma tear, an enormous hemorrhage from an “oddly adherent” IVF placenta, and new child meconium aspiration syndrome with a 13 day NICU keep, led to a difficult postpartum that Angelina describes as “a tangled bundle of trauma, grief, magnificence, and humor.” 

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Angelina Lucento Bio

Angelina lives in Durham, North Carolina and Jap Europe together with her son Solomon (9 months). Join together with her by way of Instagram @angelinalucento.

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Hector Antonio Guzman German

Graduado de Doctor en medicina en la universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo en el año 2004. Luego emigró a la República Federal de Alemania, dónde se ha formado en medicina interna, cardiologia, Emergenciologia, medicina de buceo y cuidados intensivos.

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