It’s a shock to learn that five babies a day are stillborn in Australia – yet if we could bring ourselves to talk about stillbirth and how to prevent it maybe that number will drop. When
Low-cost belt could lower risk of low birth weight, stillbirths in developing countries Allan Kember, a medical student from Summerside, P.E.I., has developed a pregnancy belt to help prevent low-weight babies and stillbirths in developing
Watch KARE 11’s Pat Evans television interview with Chris Duffy. GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn–The Star Legacy Foundation, an Eden Prairie-based national nonprofit dedicated to stillbirth research, education, advocacy and awareness, will hold the 4th Annual Let’s
I am often asked some very difficult questions about the medical community’s efforts to prevent stillbirth and other poor pregnancy outcomes. Why do I have to have 3 miscarriages before they will do any tests?
Advocates want state to explore the poorly understood problem of stillbirths and its underlying causes. By Jeremy Olson Star Tribune APRIL 17, 2015 As the anesthesia wore off, Amanda Duffy kept her eyes shut. Before being
SHOOT FOR THE STARS By Jeff Bahr [email protected] | Updated Jan 3, 2016 Everything was just fine for Mark and Christine Ommen on July 12. Christine was almost 33 weeks pregnant with their first child,
By DENISE GRADY Source: New York Times July 14, 2014 A print of a placenta was created by dipping the organ’s treelike branches in blue acrylic paint. The blood vessels that feed the branches were painted
by Danielle Paquette 4/17/2016 The baby who would soon die arrived at 34 weeks, eyes shut, squawking. Her father cut the umbilical cord with a pair of silver scissors. A priest in blue scrubs sprinkled Holy Water
Midway through an evidence-based and heartfelt training on pregnancy loss, we take a break. “Get outside, go for a walk, get some tea, stretch,” I say while introducing a 15-minute hiatus from a difficult topic.
After a long labour, Nicole Regan-Smith was discharged from hospital on Christmas Day. She was expecting to bring home her first baby. Instead, in her hands, she held a bundle of leaflets about post-mortems and
