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A routine fetal scan ended with the words no parent ever wants to hear: "There’s a problem." Three months later, writer Rowan Somerville’s daughter was born with esophageal atresia

Life is a series of risks vs. rewards. I like to ski, but it’s possible I could crash into a tree and die. I mitigate this risk by wearing a helmet.

So, several months ago I thought I might be pregnant. After 20 years of reliably timely and heavy periods — without even one other genuine scare — I was suddenly a week late. After a couple of days of panicky phone calls to my best gals and Googling "early pregnancy symptoms" while trying to determine whether I was experiencing "implantation cramps," I finally made an appointment at a women's health clinic to get a blood test and put an end to all of the highly stressful guesswork.