‘The Lord Is in Control’: Parents Choose Faith Over Abortion, Saving Baby With Genetic Defect

‘The Lord Is in Control’: Parents Choose Faith Over Abortion, Saving Baby With Genetic Defect
Abigail Ostrom with her son, Theodore, who was born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). Inset shows baby Theodore in the NICU. Courtesy of Victor Obietikponah; Inset: Courtesy of Abigail Ostrom
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Two parents from Chatsworth, California, found themselves at a fork in the road when at 21 weeks into the pregnancy they were told that their baby had a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a genetic defect that leaves a hole in the diaphragm between the chest and abdominal cavity.

What looked like a dead end was, for parents Caleb and Abigail Ostrom, merely an opportunity to trust God. When their perinatologist offered them the option of aborting their son, their response was, “God gave us this baby, and we want him no matter what.”

E. S. Armstrong
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E.S. Armstrong is a writer with degrees in social sciences and linguistics. She writes human interest and inspiring stories that highlight hope, faith, resilience, and true grit.
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