An obstetrician's own experience of having an extremely preterm baby: an autoethnography

Parental stress after the birth of a preterm baby is well known. Being an obstetrician who herself had extremely premature delivery, author thought narrating self-experience regarding delivering baby. The objective to engage reader both cognitively and emotionally aspects that obstetricians often disregard. Autoethnography unique form research examines interplay between self cultural norms. role by author, though established in mental health issues, has not been explored much maternal child health. Mothers babies go through mixed bag feelings. feelings happiness delight are no time transformed into anxiety, guilt, sufferance, sometimes even frank depression. Preventing births as far possible should be goal every obstetrician.