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Story No. 43: Patient from Oregon
During my third year of medical school, I got pregnant. It was not the time for my partner and me to have children, so we […]
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Story No. 42: Provider from North Carolina
While not a doctor, I work with women’s reproductive health on a regular basis. I am a doula and I support women throughout the childbearing […]
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Story No. 41: Katie from California
My husband and I ended a planned and wanted pregnancy at 21 weeks and 6 days due to severe, but not fatal, birth defects. While […]
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Story No. 40: Provider from Massachusetts
I work at a college health center, at a historically women’s college, in a state that mandates health insurance. Many of the students who come […]
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Story No. 39: Patient from South Carolina
I have had two pregnancies. My first pregnancy resulted in what some call pregnancy denial or cryptic pregnancy, which I had never heard of. I […]
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Story No. 38: Dr. Jessica from Tennessee
Maria was a 27-year-old pregnant woman who worked at a chicken processing plant in Tennessee. She had two young children and was excited about this […]
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Story No. 37: Stephanie from Michigan
In my first pregnancy, which was planned and very wanted, several brain abnormalities were detected at 22 weeks. However, even after extensive testing including a […]
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Story No. 36: Dr. Kathleen from New York
Francine is a 24-year-old young woman with severe mental disabilities. She has been that way since birth. She can only say ‘hi’ and ‘bye.’ Her […]