{"id":207178,"date":"2019-07-23T07:51:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T12:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=207178"},"modified":"2019-07-23T13:46:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T18:46:50","slug":"pregnant-olympic-medalist-doctors-future-preborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pregnant-olympic-medalist-doctors-future-preborn\/","title":{"rendered":"Pregnant Olympic gold medalist’s life story proves doctors can’t predict the future of preborn babies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In recent YouTube videos<\/a>, former Olympic gold medalist gymnast Shawn Johnson East and her husband shared the experience of discovering her pregnancy has a rare complication. The couple announced in the spring that they were pregnant again<\/a> after grieving a miscarriage<\/a> a year-and-a-half before.<\/p>\n

In the current pregnancy update videos<\/a>, the Easts share the roller coaster of emotion following the discovery that their baby may have health complications. The family\u2019s honest telling of such a difficult time shows how much they, like so many parents, care for their child who is not yet born, and how much they hope for the best outcome for their child but choose to love him or her no matter what challenges they may face.<\/p>\n

As Shawn noted, every pregnancy has its complications and we can\u2019t know how things will turn out. One remarkable example of this is Shawn herself. She says in the first video below, \u201cMy mom had a really, really hard pregnancy and was told so many things, very scary things about myself: I would never have a normal life, I would never walk, I would never have normal function. Just look how I turned out!\u201d<\/p>\n

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At the couple’s 20-week anatomy ultrasound, they were told their baby has a two-vessel cord to the placenta. Most babies have three cords to the placenta — two arteries and one vein. The two-vessel cord complication occurs in less than 1% of pregnancies and can inhibit the proper flow of nutrients and extraction of waste from the baby. Additionally, the baby appeared to have dilated kidneys, which can be an indication of other complications.\u00a0Taken together, the findings of the ultrasound can indicate a genetic disorder.\u00a0Following the news, both mother and father were moved to tears. Shawn explained, \u201cIt was not out of sadness\u2026 it was just out a helpless feeling. We love our baby so much, and not being able to do anything for them was the worst feeling in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n