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• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 32 >> She never thought she would have children, but once she was told she did not have multiple sclerosis after all she and her husband decided to try for

Mother who uses a wheelchair. Antenatal care from a special pregnancy unit because of her condition. Emergency caesarean. Serious complications following a mistake in managing her medication.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 32 >> She could not attend NCT antenatal classes because her wheelchair did not fit in the teacher's house. She wanted to meet other parents.

Mother who uses a wheelchair. Antenatal care from a special pregnancy unit because of her condition. Emergency caesarean. Serious complications following a mistake in managing her medication.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 25-30 >> Interview 29 >> She was worried whether the baby would have a disability. She had heard marrying one's cousin increased the risk. (Audio clip in Punjabi)

Recently married woman from Pakistan in her first pregnancy. Would like more information and advice in her own language.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 32 >> She was very sick every morning for about twenty minutes and then fine the rest of the day.

Mother who uses a wheelchair. Antenatal care from a special pregnancy unit because of her condition. Emergency caesarean. Serious complications following a mistake in managing her medication.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 32 >> Having a physical disability herself made her feel she could not cope with a baby with a disability. She felt different from many of her friends.

Mother who uses a wheelchair. Antenatal care from a special pregnancy unit because of her condition. Emergency caesarean. Serious complications following a mistake in managing her medication.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 32 >> She had good practical advice from her local hospital and a support group for parents with disabilities.

Mother who uses a wheelchair. Antenatal care from a special pregnancy unit because of her condition. Emergency caesarean. Serious complications following a mistake in managing her medication.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 32 >> She felt she was an expert in her own condition, but when it came to pregnancy became passive and unquestioning, which was unlike her.

Mother who uses a wheelchair. Antenatal care from a special pregnancy unit because of her condition. Emergency caesarean. Serious complications following a mistake in managing her medication.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 34-36 >> Interview 23 >> She felt under pressure to have an amniocentesis to check for Down's syndrome, but she did not want to risk a miscarriage.

Antenatal screening test showed raised risk of Down's syndrome. Decided not to have further tests and had a baby with Down's syndrome, now a healthy and lively 2-year-old.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 34-36 >> Interview 23 >> Some medical colleagues disapproved of her choice to continue the pregnancy. Doctors should think carefully how they talk about disability.

Antenatal screening test showed raised risk of Down's syndrome. Decided not to have further tests and had a baby with Down's syndrome, now a healthy and lively 2-year-old.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 11 >> When they discovered how badly their baby was affected by a genetic condition (chromosome translocation), terminating the pregnancy seemed the only po

Multiple miscarriages and a late termination due to reciprocal balanced chromosome translocation. Healthy twins born using pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 37-39 >> Interview 32 >> She and her husband love being parents and would like another baby. She wants family life to be as normal as possible for her son.

Mother who uses a wheelchair. Antenatal care from a special pregnancy unit because of her condition. Emergency caesarean. Serious complications following a mistake in managing her medication.

• Pregnancy & children >> Pregnancy >> Age 34-36 >> Interview 23 >> Having a baby with Down's syndrome has made her value people more, regardless of their status or achievements.

Antenatal screening test showed raised risk of Down's syndrome. Decided not to have further tests and had a baby with Down's syndrome, now a healthy and lively 2-year-old.

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Pregnancy with another condition or disability

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Pregnancy with another condition or disability