What is Omphalocele?

Omphalocele is an abdominal wall defect which causes the liver, intestines or other organs to develop outside of the body. In the first 6 to 10 weeks of a normal pregnancy, the intestines push out from the abdomen into the umbilical cord but by week 11 the intestine...

Trusting My Instincts

The odds had been against us from the beginning of this pregnancy. We just couldn’t take the risk. By J. C. I’ve started to write this story about five times but never made it more than a few sentences. Fortunately my genetic counselor gave me the link to...

Our Angel’s Story

I didn’t know how I could go through with ending the pregnancy, but the baby was suffering and wouldn’t survive. What else could we do? By B.T. After two years of trying, and beginning to doubt we’d ever be parents, we were finally expecting....