The Most Terrifying Experience of My Life: Sue’s Story
I was 23 years old when I gave birth to my daughter in June 2010. During the last few months of my pregnancy, I sat and laid in bed a…
January e-Newsletter | The Year Ahead
…who are pregnant or who have just given birth …
FAQs Blood Clots and Women’s Health
…You will be switched to Heparin. Q. Why can’t Coumadin be …
All I Wanted to Do Was Delivery My Baby Safely: Faye’s Story
…I gave birth to Owen in the ICU at 35 weeks. He was healthy and safe, the best possible outcome in a bleak situation. I was diagnosed with chronic thromboembolic…
Anonymous 29 Year-Old Male Blood Clot Story
…clots in my birth family, and the broken bones I …
Webinar for Health Professionals
The National Center on Birth Defects and …
My Road to Recovery is a Lifetime Journey: Vanessa’s Story
…it without noticing. In the weeks before the my appendectomy, I had given birth and I also had COVID-19 shortly thereafter. I attributed my pain and exhaustion to sleepless nights…
I’m Proud of How Far I’ve Come: Juliana’s Story
Less than two days after giving birth to her first baby, my aunt died of blood clots in her lungs and heart. I was 13 at the time and the…
VTE Webinar for HCPs: Slide Presentation
The National Center on Birth Defects and …
The Last Thing I Remember Was Trying to Say, ‘Help me:’ Heather’s Story
…birth to our second child, I developed a severe headache. Unfortunately, at the ER, I was misdiagnosed and treated for post-partum pre-eclampsia. After a few difficult days in the hospital,…