Oh, it's terribly common here, though we don't always talk about the 'why' until it's too late. It matters because it steals your strength for the final push, making delivery a longer, more frightening ordeal. In my case, I brushed off my dizzy spells as normal pregnancy tiredness. Only later did I learn that anaemia meant I had no reserve left, and I was so weak after my son arrived—they had to keep me on the IV while everyone else was celebrating with their newborns. My mother still scolds me, saying, "Kenei, you should have listened to your body, not just your stubbornness.
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