adverse prenatal diagnosis Archives

Doctors Said Eli Would be Disabled or Die, So He Should Be Aborted… He Was Born Healthy

by APFLI | Dec 23, 2015 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother, Right to Life - Archive

The news just kept getting worse and worse for Courtney Mitchell and her unborn son. It began when Mitchell went for her 20-week ultrasound. Her doctor discovered strange pockets of fluid in her placenta and ordered a high risk ultrasound for the next day. After the...

Doctors Advised Mom to ‘Remove’ Her ‘Dead’ Unborn Baby, He Was Born Healthy (2105)

by APFLI | Jun 2, 2015 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother

Understandably, medical professionals don’t like it when they are wrong about a diagnosis, especially when it relates to a woman’s pregnancy. This is because in the past doctors and hospitals have been sued for giving incorrect information to women about their unborn...

Help and Hope for Those with an Adverse Prenatal Diagnosis

by APFLI | Jul 12, 2008 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother

There are support groups for those who resist pressure from many in the medical community, and instead carry their child to term. One such group, Prenatal Partners for Life, was founded by Mary Kellet after she and her husband, Don, were blessed with their 11th child,...