I was cleaning up my desktop bookmarks and came across the website for the lady who did our ultrasound when we confirmed we were having a boy last year.
It got me thinking of how they have ultrasounds at 9-13 week to "check viability" and how those urk me!
If something is "wrong" during those scans, they tell the parents to "terminate!"
Yes, if it is an ectopic pregnancy, which means the baby got stuck in the tube instead of the womb, that's really really bad, however, as I understand it, it's also extremely painful so the mother has probably figured out that somethings wrong by then!
The first place we went to to get an ultrasound, the lady started by being a bit nervous and talking about checking viability, but I was already feeling movements, cause I was over 20 weeks pregnant! Then she told us we needed a doctor, and I countered with wanting a midwife and she kinda reacted like she never thought of that as an option "but yes that is one, I guess".
That was supposedly at one of those free places that are supposed to help new parents figure out what to do and not promote abortion.
I don't trust healthcare providers with caring for pregnancy or birth, unless an actual emergency happens. They do know what to do if the baby is old enough for them to consider it a child 🙄
But why isn't there research into how to SAVE ectopic pregnancies? Why isn't that the priority instead of funding abortions?
What do we who believe in life, and who believe in the power of prayer do when we can't even trust that we can use a midwife because they're under heavy regulations to keep their licenses so they can keep working in their State? They're still being taught to focus on safety first instead of what works, even if they have more leeway in assisting the mother with natural birth.
But man, I don't like how they frame that first ultrasound as a viability ultrasound! As if it's up to them to decide if this human is worth life or not! 🤮
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