by JD | Apr 28, 2019 | Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
We met with a fetal surgical specialist to discuss in-utero surgery to fix the open spine. However, with my BMI (40) being over the limit and my medical history, it wasn’t a good risk for us. A Canadian Labour & Delivery Abortion Experience at 21 weeks...
by Amy Collier | Jun 6, 2018 | D&E, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
“I decided to make her baby book and have a necklace made with her would-be birthstone and the letter ‘C’ ” By Megan December 15th was a great day for my husband and I. We heard our daughter’s heartbeat for the first time and my husband...
by JD | Jul 30, 2017 | Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida
Prenatal Diagnosis—Severe Spina Bifida There are tons of other details I don’t know I will understand or digest anytime soon, but all in all, we were told this is a case of severe spina bifida and given an option of medical termination. By James’s Dad At times I...
by Amy Collier | Jan 18, 2017 | Neural Tube Defects, Religious Perspectives, Spina Bifida
My husband bought a beautiful bonsai tree as a memento to remember Malachi by and to keep amongst us as a family. I take care of it as I would have taken care of him. by S.A. The day you realise your world as you know it has changed forever is a startling one. One...
by JD | Oct 27, 2016 | Hydrocephalus, Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
People are silently grieving, too afraid to let others know what’s going on because they are scared of judgment. By Zena Mason To the newly bereaved parent: please know that you’re not alone. I want to share my story of medical termination in Australia....
by Amy Collier | Oct 26, 2016 | Hydrocephalus, Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
He wasn’t just a statistic or a stereotype that we had read about online. He was our baby and our baby was sick…really sick. By Holly “There are no words.” This was a response I received from one of my childhood friends when I told her about losing Heath. I had...
