Hope Beyond an Empty Cradle: The Journey Toward Healing After Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Child Loss

About a million women and families in the United States lose a baby-to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death every year. The statistics are sobering-between 10 and 25 percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage, 1 percent end in stillbirth, and over 21,000 babies die annually before their first birthday. But statistics alone cannot capture the depth of the hurt. Each loss is personal and devastating. No woman is prepared to lose a baby, and caregivers are often unsure of how best to help. ...