ObGyn Reacts: Unconscious Birth - Didn't Know I Was Pregnant

Board Certified Ob/Gyn physician Mama Doctor Jones reviews an episode of TLC's "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" while teaching and commenting on the show. Can you deliver while unconscious? How does someone not realize they're pregnant? Do antibiotics CANCEL OUT birth control?

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[vmlsmj]

I was thinking that when they said "respiration=1" they were referring to the "R" in the APGAR score (1=slow and irregular) and not the respiratory rate.

[pamcolding]

3 years later: Dr. Jones wakes in a cold sweat...WHAT WAS THE HEART CONDITION!!??

[jennifer]

The actor playing the nervous emt needs a raise.
The baby, however, needs lessons. The performance was very unbelievable.

[PrincessAriel]

"Did I have a car accident?"
"No Ashley you had a baby!"
"What??!?!"
Yall I was dying. I was wheezing and trying not to be loud cause my baby was asleep.

[l]

The scariest part of this episode is that a person with a heart condition, in severe pain, feeling like they're dying, decides to drive themself to the hospital. And the partner has to work the next day so can't take her. America, get your healthcare/employee situation sorted, please.

[RandiRu]

Just have to voice how much it bothers me when shows like this say ridiculous things like, "after years of being told she couldn't deliver a child, she was FINALLY a mom." This woman was like 23 years old. What do you mean "finally"?

[TheRentFan]

Her ending concern about not hearing how the mom recovered his the nail on the head with modern birthing attitudes. "We don't care how well you recover, as long as your baby is OK and you don't die."

[Nevertoleave]

The last one of these you did inspired me to take a pregnancy test after I realized I had had spotting on and off for a couple days but it hadn’t turned into a period, plus it was the wrong time of the month for that. I was nine weeks pregnant with no other symptoms generally thought of when pregnant, and none of the ones I had during my first pregnancy. I did gag when brushing my back teeth but it wasn’t like all the time so I didn’t think about it, just “oh I must have irritated my gag reflex it’s always been sensitive.”

So thank you for doing these

[cates]

They always say "without an epidural or any pain medication" as if that's the most unbelievable part of the birth. She was UNCONSCIOUS, narrator! 🤣

[saundra]

“I don’t know nothing bout’ birthing babies”… my own internal dialogue during my first nurse assisted delivery 😱🫣😂

[caitlynblake]

I wonder if the people in these stories have ever watched MDJ’s reactions, and if any of them would be willing to give her more context. There are so many of these episodes that leave so much out.

[erynlasgalen]

An Emmy award to that baby for playing a much younger woman.

[IWasAssimilated]

I really want to thank you. I had a medically induced miscarriage, it was my first pregnancy and a very traumatic experience for me. I've been working with a therapist to deal with my trauma but your saying of "we do the best we can with the information we have" has really helped me cope with a lot of the guilt I felt from that experience. I love your videos and the amazing education you provide. Please keep up the amazing work you're doing. Thank you for being an entertaining way to learn more about our bodies.

[cherusiderea]

The episode: "They took EVERY precaution so as not to get pregnant."
Also the episode: "She was on the pill."
To me, "every" precaution means something significantly different. Why is "every" precaution always on the female bodies?

[MrJjz]

12:35 EMT: "you got a baby! you seein' this?" Ashley: (is literally unconscious)

[unorthodoxpeach]

So here is a story I watched this video and thought 'when was my last period?'. I'm not pregnant but I'll take a test anyway. Plot Twist: I'M PREGNANT who would have thought.

[meegeeweegee]

MDJ: "I'm not currently pregnant..."
Next Episode: Doctor delivers her own baby! Didn't know she was pregnant!
MDJ: Fine, but we are doing this my way... the right way

[cyn]

I would have liked to know about the mother, too! I'm glad that this woman survived, whatever her issue was. My friend died at the age of 19 while 8 months pregnant. She didn't know she had a heart condition. She started turning blue and fainting, which her mother told her was normal, so she ignored it. She went to the hospital when she passed out in public and they found that she and the baby were in distress. The last thing I said to her, which I regret to this day, was "You aren't going to die on us, are you?" She laughed and said no. That night, she went into cardiac arrest and they took her into surgery to try and save her and the child. The baby died before they could deliver her, then mom died.

My friend had a hole in her heart, between the chambers. I don't know which type it was, but she was told it had been there from birth and should have closed. Before her pregnancy, she never said she had any issues, but since her mother told her it wasn't a big deal, she may have ignored other symptoms her whole life. Her baby would be almost 40 years old now. I miss that girl so much!

[apothecarytaylor]

As soon as they mentioned antibiotics, I rolled my eyes and am so glad you explained that DDI (or lack thereof)! And that you gave pharmacists a little shout out by recommending people talk with their pharmacist if they have questions - I don’t work in community pharmacy but as a pharmacist myself, I appreciate the recognition of the profession :)

[LunaML]

Point of order. Leave them where they are AS LONG AS IT'S SAFE. If there is a risk to them or you do your best to get to safety first.