Ep80: Navigating Genetic Testing and Pregnancy Loss During a Pandemic with Cortnie
Birth With Power
Dr. Nicole C. Rankins
4.8 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2020
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Cortnie joins us to talk about her recent experience navigating her second pregnancy, genetic testing, and pregnancy loss amidst a pandemic. After finding our her baby had trisomy 13, Cortnie and her husband had to make some very difficult decisions and faced huge challenges getting the care and support they needed. She's generously sharing her story to help other families who might be in a similar situation.
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| 0:00.0 | Warning, this is a story that involves pregnancy loss. |
| 0:09.9 | Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Callaway Rankins, a practicing |
| 0:16.8 | or certified OBGYN, who's had the privilege of helping hundreds of moms bring their |
| 0:22.4 | babies into this world. I'm here to help you be knowledgeable, prepared, confident, and empowered |
| 0:29.3 | to have a beautiful pregnancy and birth. Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only |
| 0:35.6 | and is not a substitute for medical advice. Check out the |
| 0:39.1 | full disclaimer at ncr coaching.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it. |
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| 1:22.9 | episode of the podcast. This is episode number 80. Thank you for being here with me today. On today's |
| 1:30.8 | episode of the podcast, I have Courtney. Courtney reached out to me on Instagram when she was |
| 1:37.6 | pregnant with her second baby telling me how excited she was that she found me. However, unfortunately, not too long after she reached out to |
| 1:47.8 | me, Courtney received the news that her baby had trisomy 13. Trisomy 13 is a condition where a baby has |
| 1:57.3 | an extra chromosome 13. It causes severe intellectual and physical disabilities. Most babies |
| 2:05.8 | with trisomy 13 do not survive beyond the first week of life. And if they do live beyond the |
| 2:14.2 | first week of life, 90% of them will die within the first year of life. |
| 2:21.2 | It is a rare condition. It affects about one in 10,000 pregnancies. |
| 2:27.1 | Now, Courtney wanted to come on and share her story of how she managed this devastating diagnosis. She is hoping that by sharing her story of how she managed this devastating diagnosis. |
| 2:36.1 | She is hoping that by sharing her story, she can help other women who may face a similar |
| 2:42.3 | circumstance, because as you will hear, it was quite a traumatic experience for her. |
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