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News Curtiba, Paraná, Brazil: Helping At-Risk Pregnant Women
by Jordana Graci, courtesy Adventist News Network
Assembling a baby's layette is a special moment for expectant mothers. Sometimes, these parents-to-be don’t always have the means to purchase these necessities.
That’s what happened to Lavínia Bispo, who is 23 and expecting her first child. Married and with a planned pregnancy, she saw her world fall apart when the marriage ended. At eight months pregnant and unemployed, she left the city of Maceió, capital of the state of Alagoas, with to restart her life in Curitiba, Paraná. “When I got here, I had nothing for my son. And now, I have practically everything ”, she said.