Real Birth Stories | Ep-6 | “Jamie's” | TB history, Uterine fibroids & Breastmilk Jaundice explained

In this episode of Real Birth Stories, midwife Kathy Fray shares the birth story of “Jamy” (pseudonym), an AMA (advanced maternal age) mother with a history that brought several interesting considerations into her pregnancy and birth. Jamy had a history of rapid births, along with a previous history of tuberculosis (TB) and a known uterine fibroid (a benign growth of the muscular wall of the uterus which, depending on its size and position, can sometimes influence pregnancy, fetal position, labour and birth). With her previous fast labors very much part of the planning, Jamy’s story is a great example of how a woman’s previous obstetric and medical history can help inform maternity care without necessarily determining how her next birth will unfold. Following birth, her baby also developed breast milk jaundice - the typically mild and prolonged form of jaundice sometimes seen in otherwise healthy, thriving breastfed babies, and unlike regular "jaundice”. As always, this Real Birth Story is shared for education - looking at the decisions, events and clinical considerations surrounding one individual woman’s pregnancy, labor, birth and early postnatal experience. Names and identifying details may be changed to protect privacy. ABOUT KATHY FRAY Kathy Fray is a semi-retired senior midwife, popular maternity author, renowned childbirth educator, and the creator of the online MotherWise MasterClass premium prenatal education program. IMPORTANT: This video is for general educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individualised medical or midwifery advice. Pregnancy and birth care should always be discussed with your own maternity healthcare professionals. **WANT TO FEEL GENUINELY PREPARED FOR BIRTH & BABY?** Explore my premium MotherWise MasterClass - an extraordinarily comprehensive pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum & newborn education program at www.MotherWise.app **WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ME?** I'm a retired senior midwife and best-selling maternity author. Discover my books, articles and other pregnancy, birth & baby resources at www.KathyFray.com You can also check out my mostly-daily posts: **TikTok:** @prenatalwisdom **Instagram:** @kathyfray Enjoying MotherWise? Please follow the podcast and share your favourite episodes - it helps more parents-to-be discover practical, evidence-informed pregnancy, birth & baby wisdom and Real Birth Stories.