The Second Opinion That Saved a Pregnancy—and Revealed a Life-Changing Diagnosis
When 20-year-old Sarah was 10 weeks pregnant, her doctor strongly recommended terminating the pregnancy. Sarah had been born with mitral valve prolapse, and her sister—who had an aortic valve problem—had died tragically during pregnancy when her aorta ruptured. Desperately seeking a second opinion, Sarah came to Dr. Rachel Wald, an…

