Despite being considered a high-risk pregnancy, Alex is under the care of a full team of doctors. She emphasizes that many women with her disease have given birth, acknowledging the challenges involved but emphasizing the possibility. The main concern for her will likely be her respiratory health, and she may require a C-section.
Unfortunately, Alex expresses her disappointment with non-disabled individuals assuming her capabilities and expressing unsolicited ableist opinions about her parenting abilities. She questions whether they are projecting their own nervousness and insecurities onto her due to their lack of exposure to disabled women in pregnancy. Alex believes that these views stem from stigma, people’s discomfort with disability, and a lack of education, representation, and visibility.
Alex’s openness about her pregnancy as a disabled woman aims to challenge societal perceptions, foster understanding, and promote inclusivity and acceptance for disabled parents.
Alex’s openness about her pregnancy as a disabled woman aims to challenge societal perceptions, foster understanding, and promote inclusivity and acceptance for disabled parents.