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“Reina” came to Waterleaf with a former client for a pregnancy test and ultrasound. The father of the baby was pushing her to abort as he already had 3 daughters and it was a bad relationship. Although she stated she didn’t believe in abortion, he was constantly texting her and trying to pressure her to abort. Reina was very emotional, shocked and scared, so the Waterleaf team discussed her options at length and encouraged her to have an ultrasound. Her client advocate reviewed resources available to help her throughout her pregnancy and she left very grateful for the support and agreed to return for a follow-up ultrasound. We kept in touch with her via text for the following week until she returned for her next appointment. When she viewed the ultrasound, she was happy to see the images of her baby on the screen. She brought her mom with her, who was fully supportive of Reina and she had made a plan to move in with her grandparents and continue to work and save money through the pregnancy. She stated she was over the shock of the pregnancy and was happy to have the support of Waterleaf.