Who can she talk to? Pregnancy support

Who can she talk to?  Who will be calm and supportive?  Who has sound advice?  Who will be confidential?  Birthright volunteers are the answer for our guests. Recently, we had the mother of a pregnant 16 year old come in. Her daughter was six months pregnant and in the hospital

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Making the difficult decision

With tears in her eyes, a nineteen year old woman and her boyfriend visited Birthright. Already a mother of a two year old and very poor financially, she was distressed about her pregnancy.  Our volunteer invited her to sit down and talk. She nervously talked about her plan to place

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Another baby? Just what she needed

A young lady, late into her pregnancy, came into Birthright. She seemed agitated and a bit fearful. After visiting with her, she shared that this was a surprise third pregnancy. My friend, the other volunteer on the shift, and I tried to help her relax and asked her to sit

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