Open menu Log In Expand search Expand user menu Back Go to shortscarystories r/shortscarystories 1 yr. ago Bleerb ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ, ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ My beautiful little girl A beautiful little girl from the moment I first saw her. Her brown eyes framed by thick dark hair. Her fair skın in stark contrast to it. I had waited long for this girl. I kissed her soft forehead and rocked her in my arms as I sang her the songs my mother would sing to me. I was soon sent home, she needed to stay a little longer, but they convinced me to make everything ready for her to come also. My husband barely helped. He was very cøld towards her; I know he'd rather have a boy, but he couldn’t ignore her! Two days after bırth a doctor came and asked if we were ready for her to come home. I confirmed as quickly as I could, I had not thought of anything else but holding my girl. The doctor advised me not to take her outside and other standard newвorn stuff, I know all of that already. The next day I watched as my husband came up our driveway. I ran downstairs so I could welcome our daughter. My husband reuttered what the doctor said. I said I'd listen. He had to go back to work the next day. It was a wonderful day for mid-April. It was sunny out. I figured I could take my baby to the store just around the corner. She wouldn't be out long. How much harm could that do? As I entered the store people would curiously look into the stroller. I had been warned about this. “They all wanna see her. It is uncomfortable at first but be proud! You made that!” I was proud, They're right! I could hear the people whispering about her and smiling at me as I walked by. At first, I thought they loved her as much as I did. After only three more days of showing her off, I was kicked out of my first establishment. I wanted to feed my child since she seemed to be fussy. I could see she was hungry by her face, she didn’t even have to cry. I hadn't even started when the manager came up to me and told me that people were uncomfortable, I had to leave. I'm outraged! This happened again, I thought my town was more open-minded then that! When I returned home, I found the polıce waiting for me. They told me they had to take me and my daughter to the bureau, my husband was already there waiting for us. I figured he had done something st̴up̕id. They wanted to talk to him alone after I had spoken about what happened that day. I was sent back to the waiting room and held my baby close. She slept in my arms, and I could barely make out what they were talking about. Something about being stillborn, and postpartum dépression, delusions. I didn’t mind as long as I had my daughter.

DEATHS WITHIN CHILDBIRTH - by age Béatrix Luxemburgi (1305-1319) 14 y a historical record for young age when pregnant; nonviable offspring Catherine Poděbrady (1449-1464) 15 y parturition; stillbirth Empress Yujiulü (525–540) 15 y grew depressed and died either during or shortly after childbirth Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212-1228) 16 y puerperal disorders Aleksandra Pavlovna (1783-1801) 17 y developed puerperal fever within eight days María Manuela de Portugal (1527-1545) 17 y bleeding; died four days later vía hemorrhaging Agaf'ja Semёnovna Grušeckaja (1662-1681) 18 y died as a consequence of childbirth three days later Alexandra Nikolaevna (1825–1844) 19 y tuberculosis complicated pregnancy María Amalia of Spain (1779–1798) 19 y contracted an infection when baby got stuck by the shoulders Ánna Petrovna (1708-1728) 20 y caught puerperal fever Frederica of Württemberg (1765-1785) 20 y died from childbirth and mastocarcinomi Josipine Urbančič Turnograjske (1833-1854) 20 y combination of complications at childbirth and measles Majida Baklouti (1931-1952) 20 y postpartum bleeding Natalia Alexeyevna of Russia (1755-1776) 20 y infection five days of agonizing distress during contractions Urilla Sutherland Earp (1849-1870) 20 y pregnant and about to deliver her first child when she died from typhoid while pregnant Alexandra Georgievna (1870-1891) 21 y Seven months into her second pregnancy collapsed with violent labor pains, lapsed into a fatal coma, dying six days later Auguste Marie Joana (Baden-Baden) d'Orléans (1704-1726) 21 y three days after giving birth with extreme labor pain Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796–1817) 21 y prolonged labor (abdominal pain, vomiting) Henahenet (21st century BC) 21 y died in childbirth when she was 21 Isabel Joannna de Bragança (1797-1818) 21 y breech; erroneous caesarean bleeding heavily vía medical error Nāhiʻenaʻena (1815–1836) 21 y never recovered physically or emotionally from the birth Dorethéa Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1587–1609) 22 y died whilst giving birth to her fourth child, a still- born who was born an hour after Dorothea's death Élisabeth de Valois (1545–1568) 22 y pyelonephritis; died the same day Helen Louise Hollenbach (26 July 1905–May 1928) 22 y complications 6 days later at home of puerperal sepsis Julia Caesaris (-76--54) 22 y parturition; premature labor Anne Chamberlyne (1667–1691) 23 y child bed Bl. Maria Christina of Savoy (1812-1836) 23 y having given birth five days before Ana de Áustria (1573–1598) 24 y caesarean section while pregnant María De las Mercedes (1880–1904) 24 y peritonitis and appendicalgia complicating premature birth Marija Elimovna Mesjtjerskaya (1844-1868) 24 y eclampsia the day after Bisi Komolafe (1986–2012) 26 y died of pregnancy-related complications Ánna Leopoldovna (1718–1746) 27 y nine days after of puerperal fever Louise of Great Britain (1724-1751) 27 y ill with pinched umbilical hernia while pregnant Gertrude of Süpplingenburg (April 1115 18 April 1143) on her own birthday died in childbirth Emma Soyer (1813-1842) 28 y died same night to complications with her pregnancy, owing to fright produced by a thunderstorm Isabella Mary (Mayson) Beeton (1836-1865) 28 y feverish the following day, postpartum infections Daphne Jessie (Akhurst) Cozens (1903-1933) 29 y ectopic pregnancy Élisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine (1711-1741) 29 y fallen ill with puerperal fever after childbirth Jane Seymour (1509-1537) 29 y postnatal complications less than two weeks after birth; retained placenta; bacterial infection contracted during the birth Pauline-Felicité (1712-1741) 29 y convulsions while giving birth Bobana Momčilović Veličković (1990-2020) 30 y complications at childbirth including pre-eclampsia Caroline Lilllian Ritter (1846-1876) 30 y exhaustion vía difficult labor Constanza Manuel de Villena (1318-1349) 31 y two weeks after vía postpartum consequences Jóann Bruhn (1890–1921) 31 y puerperal fever Joannah von Österreich (1547-1578) 31 y scoliosis; ruptured womb; child prematurely presented arm first Lê Vũ Anh (1950-1981) 31 y postpartum hemorrhage Mary Welch (1922-1958) 36 y internal hemorrhage while pregnant Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) 31 y died after birth; pneumonia developed; asthma Smita Patil (1955-1986) 31 y Puerperal sepsis; alleged medical negligence Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611-1644) 32 y day after delivery as a consequence of infection Tori Bowie (1990-2023) 32 y eclampsia, respiratory distress and high blood pressure vía obstetric labor complication Āmànníshā Hàn (1526-1560) 34 y puerperal disorders Mary I of Hungary (1371-1395) 34 y accidental falling from a horse while pregnant; premature labor, unassisted Catalina de Trastámara de Aragon (1403–1439) 35 y died following a miscarriage Claude Françoise de Lorraine (1612-1648) 35 y having given birth to twins Isabel de Avis (1503–1539) 35 y antenatal complications; fever vía consumption; pneumonia two weeks later Pauline Gower. (1910-1947) 36 y myocardial infarction (heart attack) after giving birth to twins Rachel Wriothesley (de Massue de Ruvigny) (1603–1640) 36 y Elizabeth of York (1466 11 February 1503) on her own birthday Succumbing to a postpartum infection Dora Pejačevič (1885-1923) 37 y died of puerperal sepsis after childbirth Eliza Ann (Ashurst) Bardonneau (1813-1850) 37 y miscarried and later died in childbirth Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841) 37 y dying of puerperal fever shortly after Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson (1864-1901) 37 y dysentery during childbirth Suzanna Sablairolles (1830 13 January 1867) on her own birthday died in childbirth in the middle of a successful tour Arjumand Banu Begum (1593-1631) 38 y postpartum hemorrhage after prolonged labor; puerperal infection Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) 38 y the placenta broke apart during the birth and became infected; post-partum infection Isabel Marshal de Clare (1200-1240) 39 y liver failure, contracted while in childbirth Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) 39 y Sepsis vía parturition Maya K. Peterson (1980–2021) 41 y complications vía amniotic fluid embolism Émilie du Châtelet (1706-1749) 42 y six days from embolism Ingeborg Eriksdotter (1212–1254) 42 y childbirth complications, possibly giving birth to twins Sibylle Ursula von (1629–1671) 42 y syphilis; depression; died in childbirth Maria Miloslavsky (1624-1669) 45 y fever after having given birth mw.t-nḏm.t (14th century BC) ~45 premature birth of stillborn Eleanor of Scotland (1433 – 20 November 1480) 46 y Eliza Gordon Cumming (1795-1842) 47 y complications following birth Joanna Pfirt (1300–1351) 51 y had children unusually late

DEATHS WITHIN CHILDBIRTH - by year Henhenet (21st century BC ~ 2015 BC) 21 y died in childbirth when she was 21 mw.t-nḏm.t (14th century BC) ~45 premature stillbirth Julia Caesaris (-76--54) 22 y parturition; premature labor Empress Yujiulü (525–540) 15 y grew depressed and died either during or shortly after childbirth Benedikta Ebbesdatter Hvide (1170–1199) 29 y succumbed in childbirth Kristín Sverrisdóttir (1190-1213) 23 y died in labour giving birth Mary de Bohun Plantagenet (1369–1394) 26 y died giving birth Catherine Poděbrady (1449-1464) 14 y parturition; miscarriage Isabel Neville Plantagenet (1451-1476) 25 y consumption worsened by childbed fever Jane Seymour (1509-1537) 29 y postnatal complications less than two weeks after birth; retained placenta; bacterial infection contracted during the birth Isabel de Avis (1503–1539) 35 y antenatal complications; fever vía consumption; pneumonia two weeks later María Manuela de Portugal (1527-1545) 17 y bleeding; died four days later vía hemorrhaging Jane Radcliffe Browne (1532-1552) 20 y died in childbed while giving birth to twins Agnes von Hessen (1527-1555) 28 y miscarriage, six months gestation Élisabeth de Valois (1545–1568) 22 y pyelonephritis; died the same day Joannah von Österreich (1547-1578) 31 y breech; dystocia Gabrielle d'Estrées de Cœuvres (1573-1599) 26 y an attack of eclampsia, dying the next day Joan Apsley (1578–1599) 21 y during stillbirth Anne Sutton (1589–1615) 33 y fever after giving birth Jane Savage Paulet (1608-1631) 23 y stillbirth during an intervention for a fever Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1709–1732) 22 y health complications after childbirth within the month Mary Drummond Bellenden (1685–1736) 51 y in childbirth Pauline-Felicité (1712-1741) 29 y convulsions while giving birth Ánna Leopoldovna (1718–1746) 27 y nine days after of puerperal fever Hãn Quý phi (1737-1764) 26 y Obstructed labour or miscarriage at eight months gestation Luise Albertine von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1748-1769) 20 y of measles a week after giving birth Eva Catharina König (1736-1778) 41 y of neonatal sepsis soon after the birth Juliane Reichardt (1752-1783) 30 y after childbed fever María Amalia of Spain (1779–1798) 19 y contracted an infection when baby got stuck by the shoulders Charlotta Slottsberg (1760 29 May 1800) on her own birthday in a heart attack after a miscarriage Sophie Mereau (1770-1806) 36 y from a hemorrhage after delivery Hannah Wilkinson Slater (1774-1812) 37 y two weeks after the birth vía complications Isabel Joannna de Bragança (1797-1818) 21 y breech; erroneous caesarean bleeding heavily vía medical error Maria Christina of Savoy (1812-1836) 23 y having given birth five days before Alexandra Nikolaevna (1825–1844) 19 y tuberculosis complicated pregnancy Mary Letitia Martin (1815–1850) 35 y ten days after giving birth prematurely Susannah Lattin (1848-1868) 20 y by metroperitonitis; postpartum fever Ade!a Ricci (1850-1871) 21 y internal bleeding vía abortion Hattie Shepparde (1846-1874) 28 y of peritonitis following childbirth Gurun Rong'an (1855-1875) 19 y emotional stress caused miscarriage Harriet Marian (1840-1875) 35 y eclampsia; convulsions, unconsciousness Hesya Helfman (1855–1882) 26 y torn perineum Marie-Félix Blanc (1859–1882) 22 y from an embolism vía tuberculosis‎ a month after giving birth Laura Lyttelton (1862-1886) 24 y eight days after suffering from tuberculosis Alexandra Georgievna (1870-1891) 21 y Seven months into her second pregnancy collapsed with violent labor pains, lapsed into a fatal coma, dying six days later Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson (1864-1901) 37 y dysentery during childbirth Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904) 34 y complications of pre-eclampsia in the late stages of a pregnancy when she died of eclampsia Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) 31 y postpartum pulmonary embolism; deep venous thrombosis (DVT) thrombus broke off within hours Sumner Locke (1881-1917) 36 y complications of eclampsia arising from the birth a day later Gwyneth Bebb (1889-1921) 31 y pregnancy affected by placenta praevia Sakiko Kaya-no-miya Yamashina-no-miya (1903-1923) 20 y crushed to death in the Great Kanto Earthquake during pregnancy Marjorie (Frost) Fraser (1905-1934) 29 y puerperal infections after childbirth Ruth Judith Klee Goslar (1901-1942) 41 y day after stillbirth Betty Jardine (1903-1945) 41 y few days after vía pulmonary embolism Sisowath Monikessan (1929-1946) 16 y postnatal complications Kim Jong Suk (1917-1949) 31 y ectopic pregnancy Mattie Cordell Cunningham Ashe (1922-1950) 27 y toxemic pregnancy; complications from surgery Martina (Von Trapp) Dupire (1921-1951) 30 y complications resulting from a caesarean section Sharon Ann Grimes Corrales (1942-1969) 27 y died from a blood clot soon after giving birth Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro da Silva (1949-1971) 21 y died of hepatitis in the eighth month of pregnancy cesarean section Lê Vũ Anh (1950-1981) 31 y postpartum hemorrhage Becky Bell (1971-1988) 17 y complications vía septic abortion Kathleen M Kerr (1960-1990) 30 y to a fast-spreading infection ten days after the birth sudden cardiopulmonary complication Simmi Kahlon (1982-2009) 27 y after complications from her last pregnancy Savitā Hālappanavar (1981–2012) 31 y Inappropriately managed second trimester septic miscarriage; prolonged and unavoidable miscarriage; gestational sac was protruding; cardiac arrest; inadequacy Maya K. Peterson (1980–2021) 41 y complications vía amniotic fluid embolism Tori Bowie (1990-2023) 32 y eclampsia, respiratory distress and high blood pressure vía obstetric labor complication

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