When Emily Foster, a 29-year-old woman from Kent, England, arrived at her local hospital for a routine prenatal appointment, she expected a day much like any other. Like most expectant mothers, she anticipated the familiar rhythm of a mid-pregnancy scan: measurements, organs checked, and perhaps a blurry black-and-white image to take home as a keepsake. Emily had already completed several prenatal appointments, and each one had felt reassuring yet predictable. At 20 weeks pregnant, she had grown…
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