People who are pregnant or have recently been pregnant have a higher risk of getting severely ill with COVID-19 compared to others, data continues to show. Now, a group of …
I know you meant well when you told me to “get over” losing my only child to stillbirth. Upon reflection, I realize what you probably meant to say is that you don’t …
Reaching the peak end of my pregnancy after loss has stricken a bit of anxiousness. At 9 months I can’t help but wonder about the very first contraction I’ll have. It …
Preliminary note: Given the stigma around suicide in today’s world, I am writing this because I believe there are other parents out there like me that might relate to how …
Tia DeShazor began to question whether she wanted to give birth in a hospital when she was about six months pregnant. It was winter 2021 and COVID-19 was still raging …
I was able to hold my daughter for a too-brief period of time after I delivered her. I remember the overwhelming feeling of love as I cradled her in my …
You won’t see his tears. It’s not that they aren’t there, but for whatever reason in your earnestness to check on her, you forgot about him. Nobody whispers about him. …
Bringing home a new baby is a life-changing and sacred experience. Now, double that with bringing home a baby after your other one dies, and it seems twice as sacred. …
A new parental bereavement law in Britain for loss parents and their right to time off work will come into effect next year. As of April 2020, bereaved parents (and …
Afternoons with Grammy. Birthday parties. Meeting other toddlers at the park. Parents of children too young to be vaccinated are facing difficult choices as an omicron variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 …
