Author Archives: Diane Tinker

Imagine being young, pregnant and having nowhere to turn for support.  Imagine being told by your parents that they are ashamed of you and that you will never amount to anything.  Imagine feeling alone, like you’re the only teenager who has experienced an unplanned pregnancy.  Imagine that the father of your baby has left you, […]

I got involved with the Young Women’s Resource Center about three years ago when I was 16 and pregnant. I attended the Childbirth Education classes that were taught by Diane, one of the perinatal specialists at the YWRC. At the time I was very shy, especially about being pregnant, but very much interested in learning […]