Seven years ago, Heather Dobbs was preparing for the birth of her second baby. She and her husband, who live in Covington, were thrilled to be welcoming another child into their family.
With her first, she ended up having an emergency cesarean section. So, this time her doctor recommended planning a C-section.
“My OB-GYN said since you had complications the first time, we’ll schedule one. And then that way, we can have a safe birth. You can be in and out. You can even pick the date,” Dobbs said. “So I’m thinking this is going to go very smoothly.”
And things at the hospital did go smoothly — at first.
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