A mother fights for the lives of her unborn twins

Diana Stone, via her Twitter

Ever since Diana Stone, blogger for Babble, tweeted that she was losing her twin unborn sons the world has been helping her fight for her right to stay pregnant. Now, she has won that right.

On April 27 at just 18 weeks pregnant, Diana’s water broke. When she arrived at the hospital, doctors advised her to induce labor knowing that her boys were too small to live outside the womb. At first, Diana and her husband agreed to the induction, but then they changed their minds. The parents decided they wanted to do everything in their power and exercise every option to keep their boys alive. The doctors were not happy. They told her that her babies would die and she would be risking infection. And as Diana lay in a hospital bed leaking amniotic fluid, she listened to the doctors, those who are there to care for her and her babies, tell her that she is crazy. They belittled her decision to remain pregnant. They ridiculed her religious beliefs. They insulted her intelligence. They tried to kick her out of the hospital. All because she is choosing life for her babies.

Here are some of her heartbreaking tweets over the last few days:

Now, thanks to phone calls to the hospital from outraged friends and strangers alike, Diana is resting at the hospital, fighting to keep her pregnancy strong until the boys reach viability at about 24 weeks gestation. Her own doctor is with her, supporting her decision to remain pregnant for as long as possible.  She is reinvigorated each time she feels them kick and each time she gets to hear their strong heartbeats. She knows they may have special needs. She knows they may not live. But she loves them. She wants to give them the chance. And she makes a valid point.

Just how many mothers are convinced to give up on their unborn children? Whether it’s due to a diagnosis of Down syndrome or cystic fibrosis, or an attempt to save the mother’s health, doctors seem to be more and more eager to push abortion on frightened mothers. And when the mother and father choose to fight for their child’s life, they are scoffed at. They are made to feel as though their child’s life isn’t worth fighting for. But everyone deserves a chance. Diana has chosen to remain pregnant and it’s a choice that took faith and bravery, something her cowardly doctors can’t seem to understand. Now the world is watching as Diana faces an unknown future full of hope and fear. And all we can do is pray. Pray for her strength and health. Pray for her babies to live and thrive. And pray that the world learns through Diana what it truly means to be a mother, what it means to put your children first, and that every life is worth fighting for.

From Diana’s blog: