Taking Action!
Resources that have started the fight against ignorance, and complacency on the issue of stillbirth

For Education and Agitation
National Stillbirth Society (NSS)
“While every other childhood ailment and birth defect is being studied all over world, there are few agencies if any investigating stillbirth, the "ultimate birth defect". Just as a bereaved mother formed MADD, and a bereaved father formed "America's Most Wanted", if S.A.D.S. is to be defeated, it will be up to us, the bereaved parents of stillborn babies, to make it happen. We're the ones with a stake in the outcome. We're the ones who know the pain. Stillbirth is “an equal opportunity destroyer of dreams”. It cuts across age lines, color lines, race lines, class lines, and all lines. Norman Rockwell type mothers can have stillbirths and “crack mothers” can have live births. At present there’s no way to predict who will be next. Though stillbirth is as random as raindrops, we know it’s rarely caused by anything the mother did or did not do during her pregnancy. Substance abusers have early miscarriages and deliver developmentally impaired babies, all of which tells us there is no simple answer. The cause lies somewhere else - other than the obvious - and we need to find it quickly because 70 babies are being born dead every day!” Written by Richard K. Olsen who founded the NSS.

The Pregnancy Institute
The Pregnancy Institute, Inc., is a non-profit organization created to study normal pregnancies. It is designed to promote the likelihood of healthier pregnancies resulting in well monitored, full-term live births.” The Pregnancy Institute serves to be a resource for optimum care for a mother during her pregnancy. Dr. Collins helps moms through the emotional and physical difficulties of a subsequent pregnancy after a stillbirth, and is committed to help women have healthy, positive outcomes, with a sense of peace along the way.