 Other families are not as fortunate to have the outpouring of sympathy that we had and we want to make sure that they know their loss is recognized by others as well. Some of these losses may be felt before the parents have even shared news of their pregnancy and others may come within the baby’s infancy. The loss of these babies may have affected you, your mother, sister, aunt, grandmother or daughter but they may have hidden their pain away.
Most statistics list women as having a 10% chance of having a miscarriage during confirmed pregnancies (although some very early miscarriages are not reported to doctors and therefore the actual number may be higher). In the state of Georgia there were 1241 fetal deaths in 2006 which is a rate of 8.3 deaths per 1000 live births. (Fetal deaths are defined as a pregnancy that is 20 weeks gestation or greater.) If you have any questions or want to share your story please feel free to call Rebekah at 229-400-3955 or e-mail me at: levishope@gmail.com. |