{"id":30393,"date":"2026-01-16T18:02:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=30393"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:21:16","slug":"ibew-local-no-176-and-fertility-centers-of-illinois-helped-james-and-krista-build-their-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/blog\/ibew-local-no-176-and-fertility-centers-of-illinois-helped-james-and-krista-build-their-family\/","title":{"rendered":"How Progyny, IBEW Local No. 176, and Fertility Centers of Illinois helped James and Krista build their family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IBEW Local 176 - Member Success Story\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1151696936?h=3a62aa6498&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years into a difficult fertility journey, James and Krista found hope. 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