Our Abigail

Told by: Elizabeth

My water broke on 7-15-13 at 10:30pm. She was kicking her father as we talked to her about an hour after that but passed away sometime before midnight when my midwife arrived. After 30 hours of aggressively induced labor, Abigail Elena Higareda was born on 7-17-13 at 4:46 am, weighing 9lbs 8oz and 23 inches long.

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BIRTH & BEREAVEMENT QUOTES

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A pregnancy loss is still a birthday.

— stillbirthday

At the moment of childbirth, every woman has the same aura of isolation, as though she were abandoned, alone.

— Boris Pasternak

Childbirth changed my perception of my wife. She was now the bloodied special forces soldier who had fought and risked everything for our family.

— Mohsin Hamid

We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman’s side during childbirth.

— Liya Kebede

It is incumbent upon us to respond to the unique needs of military women and ensure they receive proper care during the first year following childbirth.

— Susan Collins

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