Mark,

I did also want to add that when a woman is pregnant and a serious life threatening illness (I have known two women in this situation and of course there is St. Gianna from Italy) like cancer for example is diagnosed, women with a strong foundation of faith and trust in God's promises of eternal life have and do choose to refuse anything that would endanger the life of the child (Jesus Himself said, "there is no greater love than to give one's life for another - and here we have a beautiful example of this powerful love a mother has for her child but also for God). The two women I knew, chose to have C-sections as soon as the baby could survive outside of the womb. In both cases, the women died within months of the birth. Immediately after giving birth, the women started aggressive chemo or radiation treatments but as the cancer was very progressive as it was diagnosed during the pregnancy - these women truly trusted in God/let go / put God in charge of their serious situation.