If your baby has died, you don’t have to stay in the maternity ward. But you might find that doing so is actually helpful

In the developed world alone, 1 out of every 148 babies is born dead. Almost four times as many babies are stillborn, compared with those who die from SIDS. Yet stillbirth remains an issue that’s largely ignored.

If your unborn baby dies, should you wait or be induced? What do you tell people who comment about your pregnant belly? More.

Please don’t place a newly bereaved mother in a maternity ward bed. It’s the worst thing you could do to her and her husband. It’s also sad and difficult for the other mothers and fathers in the same room.

Vasa Praevia often shows no symptoms. It is usually only detected once the mother is in labour, and then it’s too late: the baby has only a 5 ~10% of survival. But vasa praevia can be detected during pregnancy, with a harmless ultrasound. When detected, the infant survival rate is usually 100%. Ask your doctor for this ultrasound: it could save your baby’s life.

People who have had a miscarriage are not luckier than others, because their loss happened early in the pregnancy. Here’s why.

If you're one of the lucky ones who's never lost a baby, it probably surprises you how long our grief lasts. This article helps explain why...

When loved ones say this, they're right of course: I'm very lucky to have living children. But this doesn't make losing a baby any easier.