Shea's Trisomy 13 Birth Story
Mommy Labor Nurse
Liesel Teen
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast I have a birth story to share with you. I want to give a content warning for this episode because we do talk about child loss. If this subject could trigger you, please skip this episode and tune in next week.
Shea’s daughter was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, which was found at a genetic screening in the first trimester. Trisomy 13 is a genetic disorder caused by an extra 13th chromosome. This extra chromosome can cause severe mental and physical problems. Unfortunately, this diagnosis is usually associated with a short life expectancy, and some babies are not even born alive.
Even though this specific diagnosis is rare, I wanted to have Shea share her story on the podcast this week about what it’s like to receive a life-limiting diagnosis during pregnancy and how to navigate that journey.
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| 0:00.0 | They took us into a room and basically told us that they were pretty sure she had either |
| 0:04.5 | drives me 13 or 18 and told us, you know, that she was incompatible with life. |
| 0:09.4 | Here listening to the Mommy Liburner's podcast, where you'll gain the knowledge and confidence |
| 0:23.6 | you need to erase the unknowns of pregnancy and birth and rock the newborn days like a |
| 0:28.9 | boss. |
| 0:29.9 | My name is Liesel Tane, I'm a fellow mom, labor and deliver nurse, and your host. |
| 0:35.3 | Each week on this podcast, you'll hear a mix of birth stories, expert interviews, and |
| 0:39.6 | other fun, pregnancy and birth related content. |
| 0:43.0 | As a reminder, anything you hear in this podcast is not medical advice. |
| 0:47.0 | Please see MommyLaburners.com slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 0:51.3 | And now let's get into this week's episode. |
| 0:55.1 | Happy Monday, you guys. |
| 0:56.6 | I have a birth story to share with you all this week, and I do want to just give a bit |
| 1:03.5 | of a warning for this episode because we do talk about child loss. |
| 1:09.2 | So if you get triggered by that sort of content, I would just skip this episode and tune |
| 1:15.7 | in next week. |
| 1:17.1 | But this birth story is really special, and I'm really excited to share this one with you |
| 1:23.0 | because Shay just did a fabulous job. |
| 1:26.7 | And Lucy, her daughter was on the podcast too for a little bit, you'll hear, chime in. |
| 1:32.5 | Her daughter was diagnosed with something called trisomy-13, which was found at a genetic |
| 1:37.8 | screening in the first trimester. |
| 1:41.9 | And for those of you who don't know what trisomy-13 is, it is a genetic disorder that your baby can |
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