carrying a child

The minivan was also carrying a child and at least one other passenger.

Sarah's dad arrived and saw Joel carrying a child.

“Women are viewed in society as carriers of pregnancies and somehow that responsibility is larger than any other: Once you are carrying a child, a lot of health concerns and other issues are dismissed as not as important.”

HG changes everything about pregnancy: not only your body but your mental health, your feelings about carrying a child, and your plans for future children.

For the mother, it can lead to bleeding, preterm labor and other complications that could threaten future fertility — plus the emotional trauma of carrying a child almost certain to die within hours of birth.