In 2010, I continued a pregnancy after my unborn child was diagnosed with a “lethal birth defect.” During my pregnancy with Beatrix, {full story told here} I was repeatedly pressured by medical professionals to “terminate.” Because of the lack of support during my pregnancy, I have dedicated the last five years to supporting families faced […]
Last week, Time magazine featured a commentaryby Katie Lyon, a mother who terminated her pregnancy due to a poor pregnancy diagnosis. She chose to terminate her pregnancy in the second trimester due to her unborn daughter’s diagnosis of Spina bifida and other issues which she does not expand upon. The goal of Ms. Lyon’s commentary was to explain how […]
Confused. Upset. Scared. Angry. These were my feelings when the high risk doctor from Riverside Hospital’s Maternal Fetal Medicine told me that my baby was going to die. He told me she had Trisomy 18 and bluntly stated that she was, “incompatible with life.” He asked my husband and I if we wanted to […]