Empowering Birth Story in Birth Center with Hospital Transfer for Retained Placenta

Taylor had a standard pregnancy, but decided to change providers in the second trimester in order to give birth at a midwifery birth center across the street from a hospital. Due to her baby measuring Large for Gestational Age at the 20 week scan, she was going to be risked out of the birth center if the baby continued to measure large. At 36 weeks, after two additional scans, the baby was right at 90 percentile in weight and they got the clear to give birth in the birth center. 

Taylor’s labor progressed quickly for a first time mom at 40+2 and the birth center was short staffed when going in so she was admitted to the hospital at 8 centimeters dilated. She was able to transfer via the skybridge over to the birth center at the 7 AM shift change and gave birth to a baby boy a few hours later. The placenta did not deliver on its own and the care team tried to manually extract two times before Taylor was transferred back to the hospital for a D&C. Taylor got the birth she was hoping for, but the immediate postpartum was tough due to the blood loss and surgery. 

Taylor Colvill Bio

Taylor lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Austin, and their son, Luca. She works as an administrator in college athletics. You can connect with her on Instagram @taycolvill.

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Photo credit of maternity shot: Pink Fin Photography 

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