EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 57 MIN
𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗼: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙝 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮, 𝙅𝙧.
from Confessions of a Grieving Mother · host Emma's Footprints
Type of loss: StillbirthMore about Lauren's story: Join us as we talk with with Lauren Cicero as she shares the story of her son, Joseph Anthony, Jr.Nearly halfway through her pregnancy, Lauren experienced a catastrophic uterine rupture caused by undiagnosed placenta percreta — a life-threatening condition where the placenta grows through the uterine wall. What followed was an emergency surgery to stop severe internal bleeding. Her son, Joseph Anthony, Jr., was stillborn. Lauren nearly lost her own life.In order to save her, doctors performed a full hysterectomy. She received 16 blood transfusions. At just 33 years old, Lauren awoke not only to the devastating loss of her baby boy, but also to the sudden loss of her fertility.
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Type of loss: StillbirthMore about Lauren's story: Join us as we talk with with Lauren Cicero as she shares the story of her son, Joseph Anthony, Jr.Nearly halfway through her pregnancy, Lauren experienced a catastrophic uterine rupture caused by undiagnosed placenta percreta — a life-threatening condition where the placenta grows through the uterine wall. What followed was an emergency surgery to stop severe internal bleeding. Her son, Joseph Anthony, Jr., was stillborn. Lauren nearly lost her own life.In order to save her, doctors performed a full hysterectomy. She received 16 blood transfusions. At just 33 years old, Lauren awoke not only to the devastating loss of her baby boy, but also to the sudden loss of her fertility.
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𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗼: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙝 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮, 𝙅𝙧.
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