Spring 2025 - St. Bernard's Magazine (1) - Flipbook - Page 10
Miriam's Blessing:
A Sign of Hope in the Diocese
of Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN
by Kellene Murdick RN, BSN
The ministry of Miriam's Blessing in the Diocese of Fort
Wayne-South Bend offers parents who receive an
abnormal screening (NIPT), or prenatal diagnosis, with
comprehensive case management and support that is
trauma-informed, research-based, and parent-centered.
We recognize that every baby has inherent dignity and
value.
As the Parent Care Coordinator for Miriam’s Blessing,
the ethics training that I received through St. Bernard’s
has been invaluable. It has helped me to assist parents
who often face the offer of abortion in the midst of their
traumatic prenatal diagnosis, and has aided me in
understanding informed consent, identifying and
countering lethal language, and facing imposed
limitations of care.
Most parents experience a prenatal diagnosis as
traumatic. The use of lethal language impacts what
parents believe to be their options. Terms like
