Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, chairman of the Committee on Divine Worship of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, hopes this blessing will provide not only support and God's blessing for expectant parents and their child in the womb, but also another effective witness to the sanctity of human life from the first moment of conception.

This book was approved by the U.S. bishops in November 2008, then sent to Rome for editing and final approval, and now available for use by all dioceses in the United States.