A Melbourne mum experienced debilitating pain and sickness for over a year after giving birth due to a placenta complication.
When Melbourne mum Bethany Girardi gave birth to her second child, it was one of the happiest moments of her life. But what came next was more than a year of debilitating pain and sickness that left doctors baffled. Shortly after the arrival of baby Ezra in August 2021, her mental and physical health began to decline in a way that would change her life forever. Part of Girardi’s placenta did not completely detach from her uterus while giving birth.
A year-and-a-half later, Girardi “passed” an “eight-inch piece” of placenta. Girardi, now 28, described her second pregnancy as “horrendous”. She suffered severe nausea and was bedridden for several weeks. “It was ... a very difficult pregnancy,” she told 7NEWS.com.au. After giving birth to her son, now aged two, Girardi experienced trouble during what is known as the third stage of labour — when the placenta naturally separates from the wall of the uterus, and when the baby’s umbilical cord is clamped and cut. The placenta acts as a temporary organ for the baby immediately after birth, providing them with oxygen and nutrients
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