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The baby and the diagnosis :
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The 18-20 week scan and further tests
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Deciding to end the pregnancy :
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Ending the pregnancy for the baby's sake
Ending the pregnancy for family & personal reasons
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Ending the pregnancy :
Signing the consent form
Ending the pregnancy surgically
Ending the pregnancy by induction
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Ending a pregnancy for fetal abnormality
People's stories
8+ years since pregnancy ended
Interview 28
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She has polycystic ovaries so took clomid. Experienced 3 miscarriages then conceived twins. 5th pregnancy: 11-week scan detected twins. Nuchal scan at 14 weeks ...
Interview 20
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She has had two children (1st and 5th pregnancies), 2 miscarriages and 1 stillbirth. She has ended 2 pregnancies. 2nd pregnancy: anomalies detected at dating ...
Interview 25
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She has had 3 assisted pregnancies. 1st pregnancy in 1992, first scan was at 20-weeks, detected anomalies. CVS identified cystic fibrosis. Pregnancy ended by ...
Interview 01
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Mother of 4 children. She became pregnant for 5th time in 1993. Amniocentesis detected the baby had Down's syndrome. The pregnancy was ended by ...
Interview 09
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Her 2nd pregnancy: 20-week scan found baby had anomalies. Preliminary diagnosis after specialist cardiac scan was that baby had serious heart defects. Pregnancy ended ...
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