What is the main conflict in Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by Martha Beck?

Expecting Adam is a memoir by Harvard-educated writer Martha Beck. In this novel, Ms. Beck shares with the readers the events leading up to the birth of Adam, her son. Martha's pregnancy, an unexpected surprise, was fraught with exhaustion and nausea that kept her from the ferocious focus she would normally place on her studies. At the same time, the pregnancy was filled with discovery for Martha as she began to feel as though her life was guided by unseen forces all around her. By the time Martha learned in mid-pregnancy that her son, Adam, would be born with Down syndrome, Martha had come to love and respect the old soul growing inside of her whom she felt was responsible for the odd events taking place around her, making the choice to keep the child despite the opposite opinion of her intellectual acquaintances. Expecting Adam is a spiritual journey that is both heart wrenching and humorous, leaving the reader both entertained and changed in a fundamental way.