~STILLBIRTH FACTS~
1 in 160. That’s how many pregnancies end in stillbirth.
Almost 50% of stillbirths occur at or near full term and often seem to be otherwise healthy babies.
Nearly 2/3 of all stillbirth deaths remain unexplained.
The stillbirth rate in the United States has not changed in the last 50 years.
More babies are stillborn than die from prematurity and SIDS *combined*.
The US ranks 48th out of 49 developed nations in the world for annual rate of reductions of stillbirth.
“Stillbirth is the most understudied issue in medicine today.” (Lancet, 2011)
“Perhaps the greatest obstacle to addressing stillbirths is stigma.” (Horton, 2016).
#breakthesilence #stillbornbutSTILLborn
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