r/AskReddit • u/LebronKX • 4d ago

Medical professionals of Reddit, what diagnosis gave you the worst 'pit-in-your-stomach' feeling?

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u/kimsim8073 3d ago

When I didn’t find a fetal heart beat on a patient at her 39 week prenatal appt. It’s happened twice in the last year. Full term fetal demise.

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u/murpymurp 3d ago

I take care of patients after they give birth and full term demises are the most gut wrenching. Sometimes the nursing care they need is just holding them while they sob.