What if you were told it might not be possible for you to have a child? What if one day someone was able to help you make the impossible, possible?
The birth of Kerryn and Emerson’s baby boy, Lenny, was made possible thanks to the team at Mercy Perinatal.
Lenny
Mercy Perinatal’s three pillars of clinical care, research and education, meant specialists were able to look deeper into what could be achieved with their help.
Rather than accepting that it wouldn’t be possible, the Mercy Perinatal team used their expertise to help Kerryn and Emerson become parents, to make their dream a reality.
Kerryn was born with MURCS association, a rare condition which affected the development of her reproductive system and other organs. Throughout her childhood she had many surgeries to correct the anatomical abnormalities she was born with.
Kerryn and Emerson embarked on a journey to find out if Kerryn could conceive or even carry a child with the aid of the latest advancements in clinical care.
They were given hope by the team at Mercy Perinatal, located at MHW.
Professor Sue Walker AO and the Mercy Perinatal team worked out a plan for Kerryn and the steps she would need to take to begin her journey. With the hard work of a team of gynaecologists, obstetricians and IVF specialists, Kerryn was able to become pregnant.
But, due to her complicated history, Kerryn and her baby would need ongoing monitoring by the team at Mercy Perinatal.
Dreams like Kerryn’s, and those of thousands of other women, are why Mercy Perinatal are passionately working to make the dream of motherhood a reality for everyone.
They say it takes a village to raise a child, it’s taken an entire medical team for Kerryn to conceive, carry and birth her baby.
Baby Lenny was born in March 2024, and his parents are delighted. They cannot wait to see Lenny grow into the little person he is.
Lenny is also part of the family at Mercy Perinatal – a group of extremely special people who have made his life possible. And life is the greatest gift of all.
You can give a mother and her baby the best possible nine months by investing in the best clinical care, research and education at Mercy Perinatal. Please donate today to help mothers and babies like Kerryn and Lenny.