#3 Laura | Quick labours x 3, both positive & traumatic experiences, preterm labour, close pregnancies, premature birth, NICU & PPD

Originally from Australia, Laura, mama of 3, shares how all of her labours in Japan were faster than she could've expected. With her first, she had preterm labour contractions so was monitored regularly and given medications to put things on hold, but for her second, nothing could stop her son from being born premature. The traumatic experience was soon eased by the "top notch" care she was provided with at the NICU facility in Shin-Urayasu.

She also shares with us how she got an episiotomy, dealt with her close pregnancies and postpartum depression while looking after two under 2's & recalls the effects that the 2011 earthquake had on her and her young family at the time.

Her story is one of strength and courage.

Thank you so much Laura for sharing your story x

Birthcare facilities

Oshio Women's Clinic, Urayasu, Chiba

Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital

Yamaguchi Hospital, Funabashi

Show notes:

3'19" - Birth Control in Japan - Gaijinpot.com (health.gaijinpot.com/birth-control-in-japan)
4'30" - Swine flu - WHO (who.int/emergencies/situations/influenza-a-(h1n1)-outbreak#:~:text=After%20early%20reports%20of%20influenza,had%20reported%20laboratory%20confirmed%20infections⁠)

5'14" - Preterm labour contractions - Betterhealth.vic.gov.au (betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/p…)

17'00" - Norovirus - NHS (nhs.uk/conditions/norovirus)

19'25" - Breech position - NHS (nhs.uk/pregnancy/labour-and-birth/what-happens…),options%20for%20a%20safe%20delivery⁠.)
21'40" - NICU - marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/nicu⁠

32'03 - Bronchitis - health.govt.nz/your-health/conditions-and-trea…

45'08 - infant and maternal morality in Japan - macrotrends.net/countries/JPN/japan/fertility-… & data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN?lo…

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