Volume 14, Issue 1, Spring 2014
Richard N. Stryker
Pages 31-37
Poor Prenatal Diagnosis
A Father’s Journey
Through personal testimony, the author details the experience of fathering a baby with a poor prenatal diagnosis. The author invites the reader to follow his journey, from learning his wife is pregnant, through their experiences as a family with their unborn daughter’s poor prenatal diagnosis, welcoming their baby girl at her birth, and ultimately finding peace in her early passing. Perinatal peer support is discussed and encouraged, drawing attention to the needs and concerns of the babies, women, and families who may not know to seek help in a similar situation. Great honor is given to the beauty and sanctity of life from the perspective of a father with a sick unborn child. National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 14.1 (Spring 2014): 31–37.