When the Baby Is Not OK Quotes

“The time to change the narrative around newborn screening for genetic health conditions has come. “Different” doesn’t mean “inferior” or diseased. With stories of real lived experiences, parents, advocates and clinicians can revise the story with acceptance and hope.”
― Jennifer J. Brown, When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes

“When scientists let a genie out of the bottle, the spirit may be out of control. They honestly have no idea what will actually happen next after they lift the lid.”
― Jennifer J. Brown, When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes

“Mother Nature loves diversity and works with DNA variations continuously to create the lives of the future.”
― Jennifer J. Brown, When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes

“The past cannot be changed through dreams, but the effects of trauma may be.”
― Jennifer J. Brown, When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes

“Good genes” and “bad genes” are a kind of myth. What genes are – and what they are not – are often obscured by a lack of accurate information. They’re very, very small, but genes are physical things. Genes don’t have a soul, any more than a single cell does, or a hand, foot or eyeball does.”
― Jennifer J. Brown, When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes

“A baby’s individual potential, whether they’re later diagnosed with a condition like PKU or a chromosomal change like Down syndrome, is impossible for anyone to predict from prenatal genetic testing alone. Each baby’s life journey will be unique. A combination of body, mind and spirit. Of the interactions between genes, environment and love.”
― Jennifer J. Brown, When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes