What’s it like to learn you’re pregnant unexpectedly? What kinds of help and support matter most?
You may be in a place where your heart desires to care for women with unexpected pregnancies, but you may not know where to start. Maybe you are looking to help a friend and you feel out of your depths with this. Maybe you just feel a pull to fight for life and care for…
What is Prenatal Care? Prenatal care is the medical care a woman receives while pregnant. This care typically begins around the 8th week of the pregnancy. The primary function of this care is to catch potential concerns, reduce medical risks, and ensure that both the baby and the mother are healthy throughout the pregnancy. It…
The experience of a woman finding out that she is unexpectedly pregnant is often a confusing and emotional time. It is important that a woman feels loved, cared for, and supported as she processes through her emotions, decisions, and future. But where foes the father fit into the picture? While supporting the expectant mother is…
Is your teenage daughter pregnant? If so, there is likely a range of emotions running through your mind. You may be angry, and understandably so, especially if you have continually warned your daughter to protect herself and avoid certain friends, and she has ignored your advice. Maybe you feel you are partly to blame for…
An unexpected pregnancy can leave you with mixed emotions. On one hand, you may be overjoyed to have a new little one to share your life and love with. On the other hand, you may feel anxious or upset, especially if you’re facing life as a single mother. Concerns about finances, holding down a job,…
With the already prevalent use of the abortion pill in our country, it’s important for pro-life people to know what options are out there for those who take an abortion pill and want to change their minds. Caring Network is a pro-life organization in Chicagoland with six (and counting) pregnancy resource centers. We are passionate…
We all know that becoming pregnant requires two individuals – both a man and a woman. Yet, when it comes to a pregnancy decision, our society often expects different roles from each. Men may be left wondering what their role is, especially if their partner is seeking an abortion. What role do men play and…
When women face an unplanned pregnancy, there are often difficult life circumstances or trying obstacles involved. Issues such as housing concerns, lack of family or partner support, financial worries, and conflict with educational or career goals are just a few of the complicated challenges that may need to be addressed. What are some of the…
By looking at our love for baby memes or how quickly our culture will make a baby video go viral, we agree that new life is beautiful. We love babies, and we especially enjoy hearing news of women expecting babies. However, for nearly half of the women in the United States, their pregnancies were an unexpected shock.…
