Thanks Alan, another treasure of facts.
I think myself lucky that my Charie was one of the lucky ones. As you know, my baby son was borm 6 weeks early, primarily caused by a fall that Charie had while pregnant at our farm. The reason for his premature birth was that during the fall the uterus was ripped away causing a bad bleed. At first after having pains, I told her to go to the local hospital in our town. They told her it was normal to have this during late prengancy, but as the pains got worse she decided to go to the main hospital, where they rushed he in for an emergency cesarean. The doctor told me that because of this rip, it could have been touch and go as to whether she could save the uterus, but she was particulaly skilled and was able to save everything and save Charie from having a hysterectomy and no chance of more children.
I know this time I had the money to pay for the operations and the weeks that Vincent spent in the incubator. If however I did not have the money... what would the outcome have been. This is the worry with a vast number of Philppine nationals who cannot afford the hospital.
