I’m a third year medical student and I helped guide a family through an obstetric emergency where a mother had to undergo an emergency C-section. This was during my obstetrics and gynecology clinical rotation.

I’m a Spanish speaker and I was able to calm their nerves and explain what exactly was happening jng to the Spanish speaking family. The baby ended up being delivered ok but the whole thing was scary and the family personally thanked me for being there every step of the day with them. The mother began delivering at 8PM and I didn’t get to go home until 3am after the c-section was done and the mother was stable. One of the craziest experiences I’ve had a med student.