Episode 32: Her Water Broke at 17 Weeks and She Birthed her Miracle Baby at 30‪!‬ The Operation M.I.S.T. Podcast: Tackling the Maternal Health Crisis

At 17 weeks of pregnancy, Marsheila Tillman's water broke.

She was advised to end the pregnancy because, "historically, when a woman's water breaks this early, the baby dies within 24-48 hours."

She was told that if she continued with the pregnancy, her baby had a 1% chance of survival and she had a 5% chance.

She and her husband took that chance believing that, with God, all things are possible, and her baby was delivered vaginally and was born healthy and strong a little after 30 weeks of pregnancy.

Listen to her story to hear how she recruited a team of people who provided her with the resources and support she needed, leaned on her faith believing that her baby would have everything she needed to thrive, and made adjustments to her lifestyle to create the ideal internal and external environments to align with her determination to beat the odds.

Thanks to Patricia Prime (postpartum doula, lactation consultant, and founder of the nonprofit organization, It Takes a Village-Maternal Health Expo, Inc), we had the privilege of helping Marsheila use her smart device to guide her recovery following delivery and got to experience this miraculous deviation from what science deemed possible.

NICU stays are not easy, but navigating them in your best health is necessary.


*If you are interested in learning more about Operation
M.I.S.T. and how we are monitoring mothers remotely between doctor's visits to detect complications faster to promote healthier pregnancies, deliveries, and postpartum journeys, please head to our website https://www.operationmist.org/
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