They are without God, and so act thusly. A normal human being with a healthy spiritual life would have rejoiced at this wonder. Her perverse response is to kill her baby. That is not normal, but I understand that it is quite accepted today.
“Staying pregnant now would mean two newborns eight months apart. It would mean another crib, maybe a bigger car. In 18 years, another stack of college tuition bills.”
Just like worshiping Baal, sometimes sacrificing a child to the worthless god to ensure wealth and success.
We had a boy and when it was time tried for another child. We had twins. (Me - dad, fainted at the news.) What a blessing though! Not that it was all easy, but wouldn’t trade it for the world.