Stillbirths

U.K. Mother's Day -- A Cause for Celebration, But Not for All

Nancy Durrell McKenna | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Dfid, Newborns, Stillbirths, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pregnancy, Making It Happen, Childbirth, UK Mother's Day, Safehands for Mothers, Newborn Fatality, Mother's Day, Childbirth Death, Childbirth Complications, Women Childbirth, Neonatal Deaths, Maternal Mortality, Global Motherhood, Impact News
Nancy Durrell McKenna

Each year, 358,000 women worldwide die from complications arising from pregnancy and childbirth, there are four million neonatal deaths and three million stillbirths.

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10 Things Not To Say to a Woman Who's Had a Miscarriage

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Duggars, Miscarriage, Michelle Duggar, Prenatal Loss, Grief, Death-of-Child, Motherhood, Michelle Duggar Miscarriage, Stillbirths, Parents News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

I don't intend to speak for all women who have suffered a prenatal loss, but in the midst of all the beautiful, supportive things people said to me, there were a few things that really bothered me.

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Breaking the Silence Around Stillbirths

Melinda Gates | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Health, Maternal Health, Newborns, The Lancet, Melinda Gates, Stillbirths, Lancet Stillbirth Study, Stillbirth Study, Impact News
Melinda Gates

Stillbirth is a devastating occurrence for families. Oftentimes mothers must suffer through this tragedy alone, facing blame, isolation and pressure to become pregnant again soon.

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A Bond of Death

Brianne Kraus | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Abortions, Abortion Rights, Miscarriages, Abortion Debate, Stillbirths, Reproductive Rights, Healthy Living News
Brianne Kraus

What I realize is that though we don't agree on much, we do agree on the most important thing. Choice. Recognition. Dignity. For all women.

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