Sunday, February 01, 2009

Newsweek Stillbirth article

http://www.newsweek.com/id/182572

It's kinda weird that they mention northern VA & Ann Arbor- my two homes!

It's nice to see some media attention on the topic; as I said in my last post, losing your baby before she's born is such an awful experience and I don't think people are really aware of it, or how common it is, even in the U.S. I've talked with so many moms online who have all had top-notch medical care, like me, and they lost their babies with no warning and are left with no explanation. Imagine being told that your newborn or toddler died suddenly and no on can tell you why. It's not really that different. Once you've seen your baby squirm around on the monitor, heard her heartbeat, and felt her little movements, you can't just shrug off losing her.