A Georgia woman appeared overcome with emotion as she urged doctors to create a separate waiting room for miscarriages and pregnant parents.
India Batson, 29, who lost two children in quick succession, admitted it was “absolutely awful” having to meet other pregnant women in the waiting room.
“I would like to encourage obstetrics and gynecology departments to set up a separate waiting room for patients who visit the department for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, or ruptured ectopic pregnancy.” she said on TikTok March 15th.
“If you’re in doubt, I’d like you to have a separate waiting room from the regular waiting room,” she continued. “Because sitting in a waiting room next to a bunch of pregnant women while waiting to go back just to get a blood test to see if your HCG has come back to zero is the worst. Absolutely the worst. .”
Afterwards, a teary-eyed Batson took a short break before venting to viewers about how difficult the recovery stage was.
Batson also described how frustrating it was to return to the same place where she was told she had miscarried twice for blood tests to check her HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) levels.
A miscarriage is when a woman loses her pregnancy before 20 weeks. Mayo Clinic said:.
For pregnant women in the United States, an estimated 26% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
“Furthermore, 80% of early pregnancy losses occur in the first trimester. The risk of miscarriage decreases after 12 weeks of pregnancy,” the report added.
Ms Batson recalled being “emotional” when she learned her two children’s heartbeats had stopped, both of which traumatized her on that traumatic day.
“Oh my god, pregnancy is so hard,” she said just before the video, which has been viewed more than 2.8 million times, ended.
Viewers jumped into the comments section to express support for Batson’s views and share similar experiences in the waiting room.
“Sitting there as the couple walked out smiling with their ultrasound pictures felt like I had been punched in the gut,” said one viewer.
“As a pregnant woman, I very much support this. The last time I had an appointment, a cute girl who was there was rolling her eyes and crying, but the fact that I was in front of her… It wasn’t fair 💔,” one commenter echoed.
“This. And another exit route. I had a miscarriage. After I found out I lost, I had to walk through the waiting room crying. I just kept my head down and tried not to make eye contact. ” wrote another supportive commenter.
