04/22/2026
Mom's Story:
On March 3rd, I woke up around 2am to contractions. Things slowly progressed, and around 4am I was up and working through them. By 6am, we started prepping the house for the birth and by 9am, my entire birth team had arrived. My contractions got stronger and closer together as I labored through the morning. I labored in the tub, on the ball, and even some on the toilet. Later in the morning, we started noticing signs that things may not be going how we planned. A little after noon is when it changed - we saw blood in the birth tub and Nikki knew something was up. I got out, I was checked, and ultimately we made the decision to transfer to a hospital. I was rushed in for an emergency c-section for what I would later learn was a complete uterine rupture and placental abruption. I know now more than ever that the Blossom midwives really are prepared and equipped for even the worst of situations. I am beyond grateful for a very skilled and reliable birth team! Veronica and Nikki paid close attention the entire labor, even noticing some early signs which helped them to know exactly what to do when things became more serious. Since then, they have supported me and Holland postpartum and showed so much care for us through the whole thing. They really are an incredible team!
From the midwives:
Caroline had a previous cesarean birth and was planning a homebirth after cesarean. Uterine rupture is one of those situations that while rare, is life threatening and distance from a hospital can have an impact on the outcome. We are thankful that immediate recognition of the signs of uterine rupture, rapid EMS transport, and a hospital that got ready when we called and let them know we were coming resulted in a good outcome. The hospital staff were waiting for us with a full team at the ready and had Holland out within 10 minutes of arrival to the hospital.
