{"id":42046,"date":"2013-02-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/02\/22\/one-couples-journey-to-start-a-family\/"},"modified":"2022-08-19T12:48:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T17:48:03","slug":"one-couples-journey-to-start-a-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/02\/22\/one-couples-journey-to-start-a-family\/","title":{"rendered":"One couple&#8217;s journey to start a family"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ncd4e4ZE2x8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>For any couple, the decision to start a family is one of the biggest ones they&#8217;ll ever make. For Ross and Bridgit Pollpeter, the decision carried even more weight. <\/p>\n<p>Bridgit is a patient at The Nebraska Medical Center Diabetes Center.<br \/>\nHer type-one diabetes meant a high-risk pregnancy was very likely. <\/p>\n<p>It was not something she and Ross could take on by themselves. Watch the video to learn more about their journey.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For any couple, the decision to start a family is one of the biggest ones they&#8217;ll ever make. For Ross and Bridgit Pollpeter, the decision carried even more weight. 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