I’m bringing in our social work team,” she said. “And given what I’m hearing, and what the doctor is about to tell you about your pregnancy, I also need to loop in hospital security and, most likely, law enforcement. Is that all right with you?”
I nodded, tears finally breaking through months of careful, practiced silence.
Dr. Amara Osei arrived shortly after, her expression grave in a way that told me, before she said a single word, that the pain I’d felt on that porch floor represented something more serious than a simple fall.
“You’re experiencing a partial placental abruption,” she explained gently. “It’s a serious complication, and given how far along you are, we need to move quickly. I want to be honest with you—we’re going to do everything possible to protect both you and the baby, but I need you prepared for the possibility of an emergency delivery
