October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. Each year, over half a million dreams are shattered. Out of 3.3 million born alive, some 30,000 die during the first 28 days. Another 39,000 babies are still born. Miscarriage occurs in fifteen to twenty percent of pregnancies, while ectopic pregnancy occurs in one percent.
More than 25,000 children are stillborn in the United States every year leaving mothers, entire families and communities devastated. Estimates of the rate of occurrence of stillbirth make it at least as common as autism.
On October 15th, remember the thousands of unfinished children lost and the families who remain to grieve them. Honor them by taking action.
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Sharing this day with you! Thank you for the post! Can't believe I am coming up on the 3 year mark since we lost our first.
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