Guest Speakers:
- Jasmine Abraham, Stillbirth Advocate
- Nneka Hall, Stillbirth and Maternal Health Advocate & Doula
- Rose Horton, RN, Executive Director of Women and Infant Services at Emory Decatur Hospital, Creator of #NotOnMyWatch
This documentary-style episode highlights the lived experiences of families who have experienced a stillbirth. You’ll hear from Jasmine Abraham and Nneka Hall, who share their personal stories after Jasmine’s son Qasem and Nneka’s daughter Annaya were born still. You’ll also hear from Rose Horton, a nurse and Executive Director of Women and Infant Services at Emory Decatur Hospital who also created #NotOnMyWatch.
Tune in now to listen to our guests discuss stillbirth, its risk factors, prevention, the short- and long-term impacts of the loss of a baby, and the supports and systems-levels changes needed.
Resources:
- Count the Kicks: An evidence-based stillbirth prevention program and an AMCHP Best Practice
- Still Birthday
- Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
- Quietly United in Loss Together, founded by Nneka Hall
- Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, to find support in your state
- Return to Zero Hope
- Still Standing Magazine
- Pregnancy After Loss Support
- Star Legacy Foundation
- Daily Strength Stillbirth Support Group
Legislation:
- Raising the Volume – Ending the Silent Epidemic of Stillbirth, a congressional briefing held Dec. 8, 2021
- National Stillbirth Prevention Day
- Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education for Autumn Act of 2022, SHINE for Autumn Act
- Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2022
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