When Claire La Roche, a practicing nurse, became pregnant with her third child, her wish was to have a vaginal birth after delivering her first two babies via C-section. She coordinated a birth plan, but at 22 weeks, she began to experience back pain, which she later was told were contractions.

Della Heiman Goldkind, a well-known Miami entrepreneur, and her husband were excited to prepare for the birth of their first child, a baby girl. Everything was going as planned until Heiman Goldkind’s 36-week appointment.

When Martinez was 38 weeks pregnant, an ultrasound revealed that her baby had a mass on her neck, which could prevent her from being able to breathe after birth. Martinez’s doctor immediately directed her to The Women’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial.

When Patricia Fusco and Katrina Wegmann were in high school, Patricia shared that she would not be able to carry and birth her own children. Unbeknownst to Patricia, Katrina decided then that if she was able to when the time came, she would be a surrogate for her friend.

When Latevia Ward, a third-grade teacher in Miami, went to the hospital in August at 27 weeks pregnant, she knew something wasn’t right. She was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19 but felt like she was experiencing early signs of labor.

Daniel Furlong, a former urology resident at Jackson Memorial Hospital, and his wife, Sarah, were packing for their babymoon trip – four months before the expected arrival of their first child – when suddenly, Sarah began to experience uterine cramps.

During her sixth month of pregnancy, Nuñez began to experience bleeding – not once, but twice, requiring hospitalization both times. Doctors feared she had placenta accreta, an uncommon condition in pregnancy.

Sonia Hutchinson has been suffering from sickle cell her whole life. As an adult, this condition created complications with her pregnancies and miscarriages.

At six months pregnant, Desiree Doughty was overjoyed with the anticipation of her first child. Doughty was keeping up with her regular check-ups but noticed something was not right with her breasts.