You can control your birth preferences list, like requesting delayed cord clamping or a dim room, but you cannot control the staff's rush or their sudden shifts. My plan for a gentle, upright birth with my eche singing our lullabies meant nothing when the nurse said, "Lie down, we're short on time," and everything became a blur of urgency. What saved me was the one thing I didn't plan: the trainee midwife who later found me crying and simply held my hand, saying "phijigee, nah?" That human kindness was the only real control I had.
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