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. ...
Microcephaly is a condition where a baby's head is significantly smaller than expected, often due to abnormal brain development, while anencephaly is severe form of neural tube defect where a major portion of the brain, skull, & scalp is absent at birth.
I delivered my first son stillborn in March of this year. When he was born they saw that was a blood clot in the cord. It was so close to his stomach that I chose to have an autopsy done because I knew there was no way that the clot had come from my placenta. The autopsy reveal...
Mattie’s Dinette is still open, but the barbershop is gone. The remaining businesses along this once thriving commercial strip are mainly package-liquor stores, auto-parts outlets and taverns. “There used to be a clothing store,” says Osby. “The drugstore there, it’s so bad he can’...
What do hospitals do with stillborn babies? It alldepends on the parents. Some can choose to take the baby home and plana funeral, and some can allow the hospital to arrange the funeral. Legally, the baby should be cremated or buried if the baby is stillborn at twenty-four weeks or mor...
Many women carry their first pregnancy to term, only to give birth to a stillborn baby. Others have seemingly normal pregnancies only to lose their babies suddenly without warning, later in their pregnancies. The grief and anguish of these situations are just too much for any woman to bear, ...
The last two options, stillborn lambs and ones that died within their first few days, are probably how astrakhan first became used: peasants sought to wring any value that they could from a dead animal. It’s no surprise that there were enough lamb mortalities to start a fashion for the ...
Many women carry their first pregnancy to term, only to give birth to a stillborn baby. Others have seemingly normal pregnancies only to lose their babies suddenly without warning, later in their pregnancies. The grief and anguish of these situations are just too much for any woman to bear, ...
Pregnant women can go into premature labor. The risk of infection is high and giving birth to a stillborn baby is possible. Pregnant women need to be careful with their diet and call their doctor immediately if they suspect they may have been exposed to foods that may have contained Listeria...
October 1998 was when I found out that my stillborn baby’s body had been lost by the hospital after his autopsy. Why had God allowed this to happen? Losing my baby was painful enough …. Why this? I wrestled and struggled and mourned and questioned and grieved for months. What had I...