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Mav Gonzales opened up about her emotional and challenging childbirth experience as she introduced her newborn daughter, Maya, with husband Matt Valeña.
In an Instagram post, the GMA News reporter shared that she initially went to the hospital only for a routine check-up before unexpectedly going into labor. “I was sitting on the hospital bed just for a check-up. I felt something leaking. My water bag had broken during an internal exam,” she recalled. Mav said she immediately called her husband Matt to get them admitted, adding that they were both “confused and shocked” as they prepared to welcome their first child.
Mav Gonzales revealed that despite only experiencing mild contractions, she was already fully dilated and effaced. “Labor was so easy,” she shared, joking that doctors even told her “pain tolerance is a history maker in Makati Med.” However, complications later arose when baby Maya was not moving down properly. The couple and doctors tried different positions including using a tub, squatting, sitting on a stool, and lying sideways on the bed, but the baby still would not descend.
