23 | Expecting Loss and Valuing Life | Labor of Hope

Join us for a conversation with Ryley Chestnut and Hayley Martinez from Labor of Hope. They are both certified bereavement doulas who have lost children due to a life-limiting condition in pregnancy. 

Labor of Hope is an organization that exists to value every life and support couples who have been given a life-limiting diagnosis in pregnancy. Ryley and Hayley advocate for choosing life and making memories with your child. From their own heartbreaking experience, they share their grief and healing journey.

In this episode, we discussed:

• Choosing life and carrying a baby with a life-limiting diagnosis
• Cherishing moments in pregnancy even with a grim prognosis
• Leaning on the local church and believers
• Grief during the first year after loss
• Why we experience fresh grief at the three month mark
• God's grace for each day
• The role of bereavement doulas
• Choices at the hospital and advocating for your decisions
• Having a birth plan and informed consent at the hospital
• How to create memories during pregnancy and at birth
• All about Labor of Hope and what they do
• Sharing our babies' stories and celebrating every life

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