Advice on what you should say to parents who receive a dire prenatal diagnosis
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WASHINGTON — Friends, relatives and pastoral counselors often do not know what to say to provide comfort and support when a couple receives a prenatal diagnosis that their child could have an illness, disability or lethal condition.
BeNotAfraid.net, a peer support network that encourages women in such circumstances to carry their babies to term, offers these suggestions:
- Listen. Help the parents feel that they have been heard and understood.
- Affirm their shock and grief and offer consolation.
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