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Ending a pregnancy for fetal abnormality
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Ending a pregnancy for fetal abnormality
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3-4 years since pregnancy ended
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Interview 32
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He was humbled by the special funeral service for babies and feels that the ritual of saying goodbye is important.
His wife's 3rd pregnancy: 20-week scan detected anomalies - baby's kidneys and stomach couldn't be seen. Specialist scan revealed baby had multiple abnormalities; parents agreed to amniocentesis which confirmed baby's problems were not inherited. Pregnancy ended at 22 weeks by induction. Since termination he and his wife (EAP07) have had another baby.
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Ending a pregnancy for fetal abnormality
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5-7 years since pregnancy ended
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Interview 10
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Explains how her baby's funeral helped relieve her feelings, and that she valued the care taken by the funeral directors.
Her 2nd pregnancy: 20-week scan indicated serious abnormalities. Amniocentesis and scans identified Patau's syndrome. Pregnancy was ended by induction (no feticide at her request) at 24 weeks. Since then she has had another baby.
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Ending a pregnancy for fetal abnormality
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5-7 years since pregnancy ended
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Interview 22
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Describes her baby's funeral and how the weather seemed to match her feelings and explains why she felt better afterwards.
Her 1st pregnancy: some bleeding and sickness, scan at 7 weeks confirmed pregnancy. 12-week scan normal. Triple test at 19 weeks, found raised AFP levels. 20-week scan identified hole in baby's heart and shortened limbs. Specialist scan found 2 holes in heart and abnormalities in limbs, bowel and brain- sent for amniocentesis. Pregnancy ended by induction at 21 weeks. She has had another baby since termination.
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1-2 years since pregnancy ended
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Interview 38
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Describes how she felt about her baby's soul and why she was pleased that her husband took responsibility for the baby's burial.
Mother of 1 child, married to her first cousin. 2nd pregnancy: 12-week scan normal. 20-week scan detected anomalies in the baby's brain. Specialist scan confirmed multiple abnormalities. Pregnancy ended at 20 weeks by induction. Post mortem indicated baby had proliferative vasculopathy with hydrocephaly (Fowler syndrome). Sent for genetic counselling, established she and her husband carriers of gene responsible for syndrome. She was pregnant at time of interview.
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