How to pray for a woman who is expecting a baby

O good Saint Anne,
that you have had the incomparable privilege of bringing into the world
She who would become the Mother of God,
I come to put myself
under your special care.

I rely on you,
together with the child I carry in my womb.
Thousands of children owe you,
Glorious Mother of Mary,
the life of the body and the grace of baptism.

Therefore I wish, in turn,
put all my trust in you.

Let me keep in mind the precautions I need to take
so as not to put your health at risk in any way,
good qualities or eternal salvation
of the child whose very existence
God has placed in my care.

Get it for me
the virtues you taught her who was to be the Mother of God,
so that i can later
instill and develop them
in my son's heart.

O good Saint Anne,
protect me today and forever.
I know you will not refuse your intercession
to a mother who invokes you with faith and trust.

Amen.

PRAYER

O God our Father,
through the Blessed Virgin Mary
you glorified motherhood in the virgin birth of your Son Jesus Christ,
and you raised up your servant, St. Elizabeth Ann Seto, as an example for wives and mothers.

Please grant me the grace to imitate her
accepting as your commission and as heir to heaven
the child that is to be born of me.
Bless, dear Lord,
this upcoming event with confidence for both my son and myself.

I also pray that the noble life of Mother Seton
can always be a role model for mothers.

Amen.