The Fetal Health Foundation is honored to collaborate with Star Legacy Foundation. Together, we support families impacted by pregnancy loss and complex pregnancy outcomes by advancing education, research, and access to trusted resources. We share a commitment to...
Throughout Fetal Syndrome Awareness Month (FSAM), we've shared stories, information, and resources to help families and communities better understand fetal syndromes and the challenges that can come with a fetal diagnosis. But awareness shouldn't end when the month...
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When babies come home with complex medical needs, families commonly experience relief and joy that coexist with uncertainty, grief, and fear.
When trying to support the family, remember that even well-intended words can unintentionally minimize or oversimplify their circumstances. Words can place emotional weight on parents who are already carrying a great deal. Families are adjusting in real time to new terminology, new routines, and sometimes an entirely new vision of parenthood. The family is not only caring for a child, but they are also adjusting to the new realities of their changed world.
Pregnancy can feel uncertain, but taking a daily prenatal vitamin with folic acid, ideally before conception, is a simple step that has been proven to help protect the developing brain and spine. While it cannot prevent all birth defects, it provides meaningful support during one of the most critical stages of development.
For many hopeful parents, the idea of genetic testing is a new and unfamiliar experience. Genetic tests can sometimes identify changes that may increase the chance of a baby being born with certain health conditions.
Brittany candidly discusses her difficult pregnancy, marked by severe nausea, depression, loss of control, and unmet expectations—contrasting sharply with the joyful persona she projects publicly. She emphasizes the importance of normalizing the harder emotional realities of pregnancy, including prenatal depression, and allowing space for gratitude and struggle to coexist.
There are several different types of mental illness related to childbirth, with different symptoms and risks. It can be confusing because "postpartum depression" or PPD, is often used as an umbrella term to cover many different conditions that can occur during...
Families facing a fetal health diagnosis often find themselves navigating unfamiliar medical terms, urgent decisions, and intense emotional stress, all at once. The Fetal Health Foundation strives to make that journey more informed, connected, and supported. Guided by...