Be Not Afraid: Pastoral Care for Families Receiving a Poor Prenatal Diagnosis

October 15, 2020  View Webinar Now!

Tracy Winsor is the co-founder of Be Not Afraid, a national case management and peer ministry service supporting parents carrying to term following a prenatal diagnosis.

Working in the field of parent advocacy around prenatal diagnosis for over twelve years, Tracy has provided direct support to over 200 families welcoming infants with life-limiting disability. Her focus within this advocacy is the development of birth and newborn care plans.    Earlier this year, her work around planning for these babies was the subject of a chapter published by the NCBC in their resource text, Catholic Health Care Ethics: A Manual for Practitioners.

The picture is her holding the first baby welcomed by BNA. Hailey Grace had Trisomy13, and a complicated heart and brain.  Born still, her brief life commissioned the work of BNA…a story Tracy will share…by making clear how a Catholic ministry could generate referrals from the medical community that often considers babies like Hailey Grace “throw away babies.”