Sarah Treleaven

Suddenly, Amy realizes that none of the doctors or nurses working on Caitlin have Amy's contact information.

Suddenly, Amy realizes that none of the doctors or nurses working on Caitlin have Amy's contact information.

Caitlin tells Amy that she's being wheeled into surgery and hangs up. Amy is alone, off the phone, for the first time in days.

Caitlin tells Amy that she's being wheeled into surgery and hangs up. Amy is alone, off the phone, for the first time in days.

At around 3 a.m., not long after an exhausted Amy finally drifts off to sleep, she gets a call from Caitlin. Out of surgery, but not out of danger.

At around 3 a.m., not long after an exhausted Amy finally drifts off to sleep, she gets a call from Caitlin. Out of surgery, but not out of danger.

It is not over.

It is not over.

I want to just stop here and acknowledge that this is a lot. Like, so much. And in hindsight, Amy sees that now. But at the time she was tending to Caitlin, even though it was all on the phone, it was overwhelming. She hardly ate, rarely slept. All she did was focus all of her energy on what Caitlin needed.

I want to just stop here and acknowledge that this is a lot. Like, so much. And in hindsight, Amy sees that now. But at the time she was tending to Caitlin, even though it was all on the phone, it was overwhelming. She hardly ate, rarely slept. All she did was focus all of her energy on what Caitlin needed.

And as someone who had chosen a profession that at its core is about caring for others, her instinct wasn't to say, hey, this seems like a lot for one person.

And as someone who had chosen a profession that at its core is about caring for others, her instinct wasn't to say, hey, this seems like a lot for one person.

It's something Amy's ex-husband has noticed. It's why he was keeping their kids at his place. Amy's girlfriend at the time, is also concerned. But at this point, everyone is just doing what they can to support Amy. And Amy needs the support. It's been three days now, and Caitlin's problems just keep getting worse and worse.

It's something Amy's ex-husband has noticed. It's why he was keeping their kids at his place. Amy's girlfriend at the time, is also concerned. But at this point, everyone is just doing what they can to support Amy. And Amy needs the support. It's been three days now, and Caitlin's problems just keep getting worse and worse.

At this point, Katie, Amy's friend and fellow doula, is back on the calls, sometimes together and sometimes with Caitlin alone.

At this point, Katie, Amy's friend and fellow doula, is back on the calls, sometimes together and sometimes with Caitlin alone.

Caitlin tells the two doulas that she's starting to go septic. She needs dialysis. It's a smorgasbord of catastrophe. Everything that can go wrong is going wrong. And all to this desperate young woman who just lost her baby.

Caitlin tells the two doulas that she's starting to go septic. She needs dialysis. It's a smorgasbord of catastrophe. Everything that can go wrong is going wrong. And all to this desperate young woman who just lost her baby.

At some point, the call drops. For a few hours, Katie and Amy do nothing but worry. Until Caitlin gets back in touch at 5 a.m. the next day.

At some point, the call drops. For a few hours, Katie and Amy do nothing but worry. Until Caitlin gets back in touch at 5 a.m. the next day.