Tag: Miscarriage
Her Child Was Stillborn at 39 Weeks. She Blames a System That Doesn’t Always Listen to Mothers.
Every year more than 20,000 pregnancies in the United States end in stillbirth, the death of an expected child at 20 weeks or more. That number has exceeded infant mortality every year for the last 10 years. It’s 15 times the number of babies who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, in 2020.
Women Applaud Michelle Obama’s Decision To Share Her Trauma Of Miscarriage
The former first lady’s disclosure that she had a miscarriage has sparked conversations about this common but also commonly misunderstood loss.
Zika may cause many more miscarriages than previously recognized
One in four nonhuman primates infected with the Zika virus early in pregnancy miscarried, even though the animals showed few signs of infection.