Last week we talked a bit about True Care and the services we provide for women in and around Natrona County who experience an unplanned pregnancy. We highlighted the options a woman has for her pregnancy and provided some information about abortion. This week, we’ll look at the option of carrying to term and the
You believe you’re pregnant. You’ve taken 10 pregnancy tests at home, hoping the first nine were mistaken and really didn’t show a positive result. After that 10th positive reading and the constant churning in your stomach and chewing on your lip, you decide it’s time to learn for sure – what do you do? Where
Why get a Confirmation Ultrasound? True Care patients with a positive pregnancy test who meet certain medical criteria are routinely offered an ultrasound to provide important information about their pregnancy. While many women are excited to have an ultrasound and see their unborn baby, some women, especially if they are considering the option of abortion,
Coercion and Abortion Should not my “right to choose” abortion also give me, the pregnant woman, the right to carry and deliver my baby if I so desire? She called our scheduling line and explained that her husband was forcing her to have an abortion. She didn’t want to abort but didn’t know what
Home Pregnancy Test Tips Walking through a store looking for a pregnancy test can be daunting because there are so many different kinds. Don’t stress over which one to buy…any pregnancy test bought from a reputable store should work just fine. At home urine pregnancy tests work by detecting the presence of a hormone called
Abortion can have major side effects, physical and emotional, for women who have gone through the termination of their pregnancy. This is the true story of a young woman in Casper who had an abortion and the after-effects she experienced. My Story It was the Christmas morning that changed my life. I was just 15
Five Things You Need to Know in an Unplanned Pregnancy Unplanned pregnancies are often called crisis pregnancies. The word crisis comes from the Greek Krisis which means decision. The crisis pregnancy is a crossroads of change in a woman’s life which requires a decision to be made that affects her entire future. Here are five things
Abandoned Infants Just a few weeks ago, a recycling plant worker in the state of New York made a ghastly discovery. She found the body of a newborn baby in a plastic bag at her work. The death has been ruled a homicide and police are trying to find the mother. In Germany, a woman was tracked
Most pregnancies go smoothly and end with the birth of a healthy baby. However, there are all sorts of things that can and do go wrong during the development of an unborn baby. Pregnancy and birth should be a joyful time. Moms expect their children to be born without defects. But tragically things can go wrong.
Thus far, we have looked at the options of abortion and parenting. This week, we will take a look at the final option; the adoption option. As with parenting, adoption requires carrying the pregnancy to term and delivering the baby. To lovingly choose adoption can be a very mature choice. A woman experiencing an unplanned
