Fetch Your Copy A Gift Of Time: Continuing Your Pregnancy When Your Babys Life Is Expected To Be Brief Authored By Amy Kuebelbeck Offered As Publication

This book was incredibly hard to read, But it was also incredibly helpful, The stories shared in this book were moving, and many reflected my own feelings and worries, I feel that a lot of the questions, fears, and concerns I had after finding out my daughter has Trisomywere addressed.
I thought this book was a very good and important work about a choice any parent would hope to never have to make.
I liked that it raises awareness of the need for widespread availability of perinatal hospice and palliative care as well as support for parents who choose to continue their pregnancy.
My main criticism is that there was a lot of talk about religion, and people talking about praying and god and heaven.
While I realize that this is no fault of the authors since this book was compiled almost entirely of interviews with families, and the sample might be biased since these were families who did not want to have an abortion when it was offered and they may be more likely to be religious, I was a little disappointed in the sheer amount of book space spent talking about how the baby is in heaven and how god created the baby and so on.
For people out there reading this book who believe in that, I'm sure it's a comforting thought.
I just wish there had been more of a balance since someone like me would not have derived support or comfort from those thoughts.
But this book really opened my eyes about the benefits of continuing a pregnancy after a life limiting diagnosis.
I was continuing my pregnancy in hopes of saving my daughter, but many of the stories were from the perpective of knowing for sure your baby will die.
However, it was still helpful overall to read stories from parents in similar situations, I started reading when we got the diagnosis, and I finished after my daughter passed away afterdays in the NICU.
It helped both before and after,

One word of caution: in no way does this book help in making the decision to continue or not.
It is heavily biased toward continuing with as little medical intervention as possible, We knew we would like to continue if there was any shred of hope, but this may not be the book for you unless you have already decided or want to be convinced.
Furthermore, it gave much more information and stories for palliative/hospice care than lifesaving interventions, I hope no one I know ever needs to read this book, but it was so helpful throughout our entire experience.
Full of interviews and quotes from parents who have been through it, It addressed every single thought that has run through my head and has made me feel a lot less alone and a lot more prepared, reassured, and confident in the decisions that are to come.
A Gift of Time is a gentle and practical guide for parents who decide to continue their pregnancy knowing that their baby's life will be brief.


When prenatal testing reveals that an unborn child is expected to die before or shortly after birth, some parents will choose to proceed with the pregnancy and to welcome their child into the world.
With compassion and support, A Gift of Time walks them stepbystep through this challenging and emotional experiencefrom the infant's lifelimiting prenatal diagnosis and the decision to have the baby to coping with the pregnancy and making plans for the babys birth and death.


A Gift of Time also offers inspiration and reassurance through the memories of numerous parents who have loved a child who did not survive.
Their moving experiences are stories of griefand of hope, Their anguish over the prenatal diagnosis turns to joy and love during the birth of their child and to gratitude and peace when reflecting on their babys short life.


Full of practical suggestions for parents and for caregivers, A Gift of Time also features the innovative concept of perinatal hospice and palliative care.
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and thoughtful, the book helps parents embrace the extraordinary time they will have with their child.
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