there is some paperwork that the parents need to attend to, because registering astillborn babyis a legal duty. You won’t be rushed into doing it. You will be given a few weeks to sort everything, and the hospital staff will help you through it. ...
someone else in the family," I suggested.21 "Yes, of course ... it must be Sarah," she answered sadly.22 I didn't remember her mentioning a Sarah. "Who is Sarah?" I inquired.23 "Sarah is my granddaughter. She just gave birth to a stillborn baby. I'm so worrie d about her. ...
Belongs now, to the baby down the hall” While it may not seem as strict as centuries past, the past century has seen the birth of a whole new sort of dirge. If you ask someone today what a dirge is, there are two likely responses: a blank stare or a recited definition from any ...
One theory is that while thebabyis developing, some sort of blockage occurs in the bladder or urethra. The urethra is the tube that takes the urine from your bladder to the outside of the body. When blockage occurs, urine can’t leave the body, and it accumulates, resulting in enlargemen...
Music therapist and researcher Suzanne Hanserdiscussedhow when she used music during the birth of her stillborn baby; she discovered music had the ability to comfort her:“As labor progressed, the rhythm of the music guided my breathing and paced the next several hours. The stability of an ongo...
Injury and/or Death to an Unborn Child in a Car Accident Sadly, in many car accidents involving pregnant women, the unborn fetus can be seriously injured or killed. There can be nothing sadder than for a mother to lose her baby in a car accident caused by the fault of another. ...
I sometimes think it’s easier for others to let go when a baby dies—especially when they are stillborn. To others, that baby was only an idea. There is nothing tangible to make them remember or care or feel the way we do. It is different for parents, especially for mothers, I ...
There is something more than a little macabre about racing to a man’s execution. Life may have the pretense of an itinerary, but death is, after all, assumed to be unscheduled. “It’s just so different from the ordinary … when you call a hearse after someone has died,” said Sister...
Here’s What You Need to Know By Brenda Stolyar They told me that the baby had died at 6 weeks, and since I was at 8 weeks and my body still was acting pregnant, they wanted to do a D and C and get everything out of there. All of the ORs were booked for the next day so ...
We recently admitted a woman who’s baby had unfortunately died in utero and was subsequently stillborn. She was in her third trimester and she’d had her 2nd dose of Pfizer just 3 days before she stopped feeling the baby moving.