Pregnancy Uncut

S2. Episode 1. 'A part of me left when she did': Silent cervical dilatation and second trimester baby loss.


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In our first episode of Season 2, our guest Jade opens up about the heartbreak of losing her baby Kai to a condition known as cervical insufficiency or cervical incompetence. Jade’s pregnancy was progressingly beautifully, and her bond with her unborn child was already so strong, when Jade was given some unexpected news that no parent can ever imagine hearing. At almost half way through her pregnancy, Jade was told her cervix had silently opened, and that baby Kai’s life was suddenly at serious risk. Jade walks us through those first terrifying days after hearing this news, the eventual birth of her daughter, and the impact Kai has had, and continues to have, on Jade, her husband Tyson, and all those who met Kai and loved her. 

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Pregnancy UncutBy Dr Alex Umbers and Dr Kara Thompson


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