Katarina Premfors

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She ended a pregnancy so her child wouldn’t suffer. Now she helps others like her.

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Location: United Arab Emirates

Nationality: Swedish

Biography: I am a Dubai based photographer covering the Middle East since 1993. Born in Sweden, raised between Pakistan, Turkey and North America before starting my career in the Middle-East over thirty years ago, I hope my deep insights into the contrasting... MORE

She ended a pregnancy so her child wouldn’t suffer. Now she helps others like her.
Emma Belle and other parents who experienced TFMR, or termination for medical reasons, are creating an online community to ease the grieving process.
Washingtonpost.com

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-APRIL15, 2022; Emma Belle at home. Emma had to terminate her pregnancy in 2020 because the baby would not have survived "TFMR." Terminating pregnancies for medical reasons. Emma is a leader in the TFMR field. (Photo by Katarina Premfors for The Washington Post) Dubai United Arab Emirates

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-APRIL15, 2022; Emma Belle holding the ashes of her baby. Emma had to terminate her pregnancy in 2020 because the baby would not have survived "TFMR." Terminating pregnancies for medical reasons. Emma is a leader in the TFMR field. (Photo by Katarina Premfors for The Washington Post) Dubai United Arab Emirates

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-APRIL15, 2022; Emma Belle at her home office desk. Emma had to terminate her pregnancy in 2020 because the baby would not have survived "TFMR." Terminating pregnancies for medical reasons. Emma is a leader in the TFMR field. (Photo by Katarina Premfors for The Washington Post) Dubai United Arab Emirates

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She ended a pregnancy so her child wouldn’t suffer. Now she helps others like her.

katarina premfors

Dec 3, 2022

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-10">Emma Belle and other parents who experienced TFMR, or termination for medical reasons, are creating an online community to ease the grieving process.
Washingtonpost.com