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Why assisted reproduction can complicate pregnancy emotions

We did IVF and I'm finally pregnant but I can't shake the feeling that this baby is more science project than miracle, and I don't know if that makes me ungrateful or realistic.

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Technological intervention in creation can make the mysterious feel mechanical, challenging romantic notions about how life begins.

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