Husband Goes to Play Soccer While Wife Faces Preterm Labor at 36 Weeks: "Aren't You Being Too Sensitive?"

Received a tocolytic injection due to risk of preterm labor

"When I confronted him, he said I was being too sensitive"

A story about a husband who went to play soccer after his wife returned from the obstetrics clinic having received a tocolytic due to a risk of preterm labor is sparking public outrage.

On April 11, a post titled "My husband went to play soccer this morning after I received a tocolytic last night due to a risk of preterm labor" was uploaded to the employee community 'Blind.'

The author, identified as Ms. A, wrote, "I'm 36 weeks along, and yesterday I suddenly experienced uterine contractions," explaining that she is pregnant with her second child.

She continued, "Last night I rushed to the obstetrics clinic and received a tocolytic," adding, "The doctor said the rebound contractions in the next 12 to 24 hours are the most dangerous and that I must remain in bed. My husband also heard this directly," she explained.

She went on, "But my husband couldn't even ensure my safety during this critical time and went to play soccer, not even for work," and "He said he'd be back around 9:30, so I should just watch the child until then. After soccer, he'd take a shower and a nap. He told me not to be so sensitive, saying there's nothing dangerous about briefly watching our first child in the morning," she lamented.

Ms. A added, "From noon to 9 p.m., I had contractions every 10 minutes. After monitoring myself until night, I said I would go to the hospital, but my husband told me I was being too sensitive. I ended up leaving our first child with my husband and drove myself to the hospital."

Screenshot of the employee community 'Blind'

Ms. A said, "I was told by both the doctor and nurse that with contractions persisting like this, I should have come in immediately during the day, not waited until night. The on-call doctor also told me to do absolutely nothing and just rest," she said.

She continued, "If I give birth now, it will be a preterm birth, so of course I want to keep the baby inside as long as possible," adding, "I confronted my husband, asking if he was really going to risk preterm birth just because he couldn't cancel one soccer game that wasn't even work-related. My husband replied that it wouldn't cause any major problems to briefly watch our first child and told me not to be so sensitive," she said.

After reading the story, online commenters responded with remarks such as "Get a divorce," "He's out of his mind," "Even people like this get married and have children," and "Call your in-laws and go to the hospital immediately."

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