Bill and Dulcinea Kimrey were getting ready to welcome their baby boy, Wilson, into the world. But, days before the due date, the couple was devastated to learn that they were going to have a stillbirth.
“I was just running around being silly, acting like an airplane, to try to make her laugh,” Kimrey told the Associated Press. “I visualized doing that with him on my shoulders and it just made me very sad to think we’re not going to be able to do that.”
In the United States, a fetal death after 20 weeks (a miscarriage happens before that time) occurs in about one in 160 pregnancies, according to statistics. In recent years, couples have been encouraged to share their grief — something that wasn't common in the past.
With brave women like Brittany Richardson raising awareness by publicizing her own experience, and Good Samaritans volunteering to make Angel Gowns for people they don’t even know, there's a growing sense of community support.
“Back in the day, it was like it didn’t happen. People didn’t talk about it,” said registered nurse Claudia Rodriguez. “Now, I think, that’s probably the biggest change. We encourage people to share with family and friends and to get the feelings out.”
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