I lost my son at nearly 22 weeks. I called the dr on a sunday morning and told him I was spotting and a little crampy. He asked me if I has intercourse the night before and told me that will sometimes cause cramps and spotting. He told me I was fine to go to work (on my feet as a bartender). I used the restroom when I got to work and immediately lost my mucus plug. I called the dr again and he told me I could have lost it because I was bleeding and water hadnt broke. I went to the emergency room anyway and the nurse gave me a manual exam and said that i was fine. This was late afternoon on Sunday. By 6am I was in the hospital in active labor. No cramps or anything, just bleeding a little too much not to worry. I had begun to dilate (i did lose my plug) however the baby was not distressed nor had my water broke. I was advised because of the age of the baby (21.5 weeks), that the nearest neonatal ward (Vanderbilt in Nashville)wanted nothing to do with it. I was in labor and finally delivered my son on the fourth day. He was alive but could not breath on his own and died within moments. My question is this...am I just an angry greiving mother or was I not treated properly. It's my understanding that an emergency cerclage can be performed up to 4cm as long as the bag of water is intact. Shouldn't this have been done on me? Also, shouldn't I have been transported to the specialty facility? I can't imagine they would've turned me away (I have full private health coverage). I'm in the process of getting my records from the doctor and the hospital. I guess I'm wondering if this is somethng that I should pursue legally. Did I mention that this was also considered a stillbirth not a miscarriage so my husband and I also had to make funeral arrangements, etc and I was out of work for nearly 6 weeks. Any opinions or stories ya'll can share would be greatly appreciated.