Mother’s Unborn Baby Had No Hands, and Doctors Suggested Terminating–She Refused

Mother’s Unborn Baby Had No Hands, and Doctors Suggested Terminating–She Refused
L: Photo courtesy of Melissa Hopfner Photography, R: Photo courtesy of Vanessa McLeod
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Doctors said her baby would be born without hands and urged her to terminate. However, a young mother found the strength to continue with her pregnancy and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She shares this story of love and bravery, and it’s indeed heartwarming.

According to a compelling account on LoveWhatMatters, Vanessa McLeod, a young woman from Vancouver, British Colombia, was thrilled to be expecting her second child—a baby girl she would name Ivy. But when her midwife called her in after a routine scan, the mother felt that something was “terribly, horribly wrong.”