Blog – Stillbirth Matters

The Perspective of a Labor Nurse

by Jennifer Kouri, RN, CPLC     “You are a labor & delivery nurse? You are SO lucky! That has to be the happiest unit in the hospital!” Working as a labor nurse for 20

Lessons from 2020

by Lindsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, PHN, CPNP, CPLC – Executive Director 2020 has been described in a variety of ways. Unusual. Unprecedented. Challenging. Uncertain. It has also been described using words I can’t use here.

Healthcare Heroes

By Lindsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, PHN, CPNP, CPLC – Executive Director When I was growing up, some of the people I admired most were physicians.  I knew they made people feel better and they felt

The power of raising awareness…

By Lindsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, PHN, CPNP,CPLC – Executive Director October is always a busy and emotional month for those of us involved in pregnancy and infant loss issues.  This year, the month started off

Uncomfortable Growth

As hard as it can be to sit with the uncomfortable conversations of today, this represents an opportunity.

What We Can Control……

By Lindsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, CPNP,CPLC – Executive Director  To say that we are living in unusual, confusing, and stressful times is an understatement.  There have been many attempts to define or even characterize the

COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world in ways we never would have imagined just a few short weeks ago.  Unfortunately, many of life’s other challenges continue – including miscarriages, stillbirth, and neonatal death.  Even

Confronting Racial Disparity in Pregnancy & Infant Loss

by Lindsey J. Wimmer, RN, MSN, CPNP, CPLC – Executive Director One of the most concerning statistics around stillbirth and infant death is the racial disparity.  African American and Native American stillbirth rates are double