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So I talked to the attending and he decided that we were going to do another ultrasound and some bloodwork just to have a reference, since the other ultrasounds were taken at an outside facility and they could potentially be wrong for a myriad of reasons. Those ultrasounds that she brought in did not look promising, though; and we're pretty sure it was an embryonal demise but we're playing it safe from a legal perspective.

Thankfully, we didn't have to break any bad news to her, but it was an emotionally intense situation. She kept pleading for us to make sure the baby was alive, and we had to explain to her that we can't really say one way or the other until we follow her for a few days. This woman had tears in her eyes and I started tearing up, but we kept a professional tone throughout the consultation. I was not expecting that today.