The Mom Who Had 3 Babies With Cystic Fibrosis

Californians Michaela and Jacob were elated when, six years ago, they learned Michaela was pregnant with their first baby. Michaela, then 25, had a degree in health science and hoped to go back to school to become a nurse. Jacob, 26, was an almond farmer but planned to pivot in a few years to become a police officer. But first, they both wanted to start a big family.

The pregnancy went smoothly until the 24th week, when Michaela noticed the baby didn’t seem to be moving as much. Nervous, she called her obstetrician, who told her to come in for an ultrasound. “After the test, my husband and I met with the doctor in his office, and he said the baby looked okay, but he saw something in his stomach,” Michaela says. “He didn’t seem worried. But he wanted me to go to Stanford Health’s satellite care center in Modesto to follow up with a maternal fetal medicine specialist for a second look.”

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