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• They Say: Doctors Have Feelings Too

  Hmmm, maybe they are not coldblooded perpetrators of the "birth-industrial complex" after all: One in 10 obstetricians have been sufficiently impacted by the stillbirth or neonatal death of a baby they delivered that they have considered giving up their practice, and three quarters said they had profound anxiety, guilt and stress over such negative outcomes for their patients, according to a University of Michigan study of more than 800 OBs. Read More... Posted Jul 24 2008, 05:32 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 18 comment(s) Filed under: stillbirth, c-section, guilt, ricki lake, doctors, grief, ob-gyn, they say, smug, emotional effects, birth-industrial complex, University of Michgan, earthy-birthy, eyeroll, neonatal death

• Capturing Joy During Most Painful Loss

  I don’t even know what to say about this recent LA Times piece, except that there are some damn nice people in the world. The article is about a photographer who volunteers to take pictures of families who are about to experience what must be unimaginably painful :   Read More... Posted Nov 27 2007, 09:46 AM by Madeline Holler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: stillbirth, photography, Madeline Holler, pregnancy and delivery, volunteerism

• Should Stillborn Baby Photo Be Kept Out of Sight of Co-Workers?

  In Cubicle Land, most everyone has pictures of her family -- but what do you do when a co-worker displays a photo of her stillborn baby? Dear Abby says to stuff it away. Moron. The story goes that "Madge" -- the office gossip and know-it-all -- keeps a photo her deceased infant "with its little eyes sewn shut" in plain view of her co-workers. And they're sick of seeing the baby. Dear Abby says the photo should be put away, and that Madge's supervisor should deal with the "problem." Read More... Posted Feb 05 2007, 04:49 PM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: baby, mom, parents, babies, stillbirth, photography, workplace policies

• News of Oprah's Teen Pregnancy Enriches Relative

  In the recent issue of "O Magazine,"  Oprah describes the betrayal she experienced when her half-sister sold the story of her teenage pregnancy and baby's stillbirth to the Enquirer.  Patricia Lloyd apparently made $19,000 from the story, which understandably left Ms. Winfrey feeling hurt and upset. Poor Oprah.  As long as People Magazine and the Enquirer and the like have an audience for the juicy details of celebrity lives, relatives and friends and nannies and landscapers will have too much money to make selling stories and pictures to withstand the temptation to tell-all. But take heart, Oprah.  Your magazine is hot on the heels of People in circulation and sales.  And no one can beat the AARP Magazine's circulation, no matter how many celebrity teen pregnancy stories they buy. Posted Jan 21 2007, 02:24 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, incest, Oprah's teen pregnancy, stillbirth, O Magazine