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Brian Anthony Metler 1 lb, 2 oz, 11 in Born Jan 1, 2002, at 22

Posted On Thursday, June 20, 2002  by April

Brian Anthony Metler 1 lb, 2 oz, 11 in Born Jan 1, 2002, at 22 weeks gestation due to severe PE/HELLP. Died after 32 minutes due to respiratory failure caused by extreme prematurity. My pregnancy with Brian had been completely uneventful until Christmas, 2001. While I'd had the typical morning sickness in the first trimester, after about 16 weeks, everything had gone well. Because of a severe genetic condition in the family, we had wanted genetic counseling and testing performed, and whe... Read more


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