Stillbirth Support Group
This community is dedicated to those who have been impacted by a stillbirth. A stillbirth occurs when a fetus which has died in the uterus, during labor, or during delivery exits a woman's body. For help and support, share your experiences and learn how others coped. Don't forget that you are not alone.
"Official recognition of the stillborn
In recent years, there has been a lobby by parents who have lost babies to stillbirth in particular, for governors of U.S. states and premiers of Canadian provinces to issue official proclamations for a particular day to be Stillbirth Remembrance Day in their state or province. This is in line with similar lobbies for the so-called "MISSing Angels"[1] bills promoted by the MISS Foundation[2] beginning in 1998 that would mandate the issuance upon a parent's request and payment of a Certificate of Birth resulting in Stillbirth certificates recognizing a stillborn baby's name and vital statistics, lending official recognition to the stillborn baby's albeit brief existence and hence ensuring that a stillborn baby is seen in the same light as her living siblings. As of September 2005, the legislatures of 28 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces had passed or were considering laws mandating such certificates, which are interestingly already available in the United Kingdom and other European countries. A baby who died in 1994 during birth at fullterm named Cheyenne Cacciatore was the first stillborn baby in the United States to receive a Certificate of Birth resulting in Stillbirth. Her mother, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore[3], started the movement several years after her baby's death. In addition, a few more U.S. states have legislated a day of remembrance of the stillborn.
The idea of an annual day to remember stillborns followed perhaps the most notable stillbirth in recent years, that of Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart in September 2000. In Breanna Lynn's home state of Arkansas, widespread media coverage following her stillbirth sparked an unprecedented public awareness of the seemingly random and largely unknown killer of more than 26,000 babies each year in the United States alone. In response to public lobbying, the state legislature of Arkansas passed a law proclaiming Breanna Lynn's birthday, September 6, to be Arkansas Stillbirth Remembrance Day; the day was first observed on what would have been Breanna Lynn's first birthday, September 6, 2001. This proclamation was warmly welcomed by most Arkansans, even if they had no personal connection to a stillborn baby. On this day, the noon news in Little Rock showed motorists on Interstate 30 traveling with their lights on in memory of the stillborn.
Following Arkansas' example, several other Southeastern U.S. states passed laws enacting September 6 to be Stillbirth Remembrance Day in time for Breanna Lynn's second birthday in 2002. With each passing year, more U. S. states issued similar proclamations; on September 6, 2005, Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart's fifth birthday, 39 U.S. states officially paused to remember babies lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. The eleven other U.S. states that had not yet proclaimed September 6 as Stillbirth Remembrance Day were
Alaska
Connecticut
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Dakota
Significant lobbies exist in each of these remaining states to proclaim an official day of stillbirth remembrance
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
October 15 has been proclaimed by the United States Congress as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. Many U. S. state governors have made similar proclamations in the last two years, effectively creating two annual days for the remembrance of infant loss. In general, October 15 is set aside by many states as a day to honor babies who were miscarried, lost as the result of pregnancy complications, or lost as the result of SIDS. In this way, the special case of a stillbirth, the cause of which is quite often unknown, is differentiated from infant losses that have more specifically understood causes."
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stillbirth_Remembrance_Day
I just thought I would share this with you all. I only knew about October 15th but thought it was kinda nice that our babies have another day to remember them as well.... a day just for them September 6th thanks to the people who made it possible for me to have a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth for Jamiz
In recent years, there has been a lobby by parents who have lost babies to stillbirth in particular, for governors of U.S. states and premiers of Canadian provinces to issue official proclamations for a particular day to be Stillbirth Remembrance Day in their state or province. This is in line with similar lobbies for the so-called "MISSing Angels"[1] bills promoted by the MISS Foundation[2] beginning in 1998 that would mandate the issuance upon a parent's request and payment of a Certificate of Birth resulting in Stillbirth certificates recognizing a stillborn baby's name and vital statistics, lending official recognition to the stillborn baby's albeit brief existence and hence ensuring that a stillborn baby is seen in the same light as her living siblings. As of September 2005, the legislatures of 28 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces had passed or were considering laws mandating such certificates, which are interestingly already available in the United Kingdom and other European countries. A baby who died in 1994 during birth at fullterm named Cheyenne Cacciatore was the first stillborn baby in the United States to receive a Certificate of Birth resulting in Stillbirth. Her mother, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore[3], started the movement several years after her baby's death. In addition, a few more U.S. states have legislated a day of remembrance of the stillborn.
The idea of an annual day to remember stillborns followed perhaps the most notable stillbirth in recent years, that of Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart in September 2000. In Breanna Lynn's home state of Arkansas, widespread media coverage following her stillbirth sparked an unprecedented public awareness of the seemingly random and largely unknown killer of more than 26,000 babies each year in the United States alone. In response to public lobbying, the state legislature of Arkansas passed a law proclaiming Breanna Lynn's birthday, September 6, to be Arkansas Stillbirth Remembrance Day; the day was first observed on what would have been Breanna Lynn's first birthday, September 6, 2001. This proclamation was warmly welcomed by most Arkansans, even if they had no personal connection to a stillborn baby. On this day, the noon news in Little Rock showed motorists on Interstate 30 traveling with their lights on in memory of the stillborn.
Following Arkansas' example, several other Southeastern U.S. states passed laws enacting September 6 to be Stillbirth Remembrance Day in time for Breanna Lynn's second birthday in 2002. With each passing year, more U. S. states issued similar proclamations; on September 6, 2005, Breanna Lynn Bartlett-Stewart's fifth birthday, 39 U.S. states officially paused to remember babies lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. The eleven other U.S. states that had not yet proclaimed September 6 as Stillbirth Remembrance Day were
Alaska
Connecticut
Hawaii
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Dakota
Significant lobbies exist in each of these remaining states to proclaim an official day of stillbirth remembrance
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
October 15 has been proclaimed by the United States Congress as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. Many U. S. state governors have made similar proclamations in the last two years, effectively creating two annual days for the remembrance of infant loss. In general, October 15 is set aside by many states as a day to honor babies who were miscarried, lost as the result of pregnancy complications, or lost as the result of SIDS. In this way, the special case of a stillbirth, the cause of which is quite often unknown, is differentiated from infant losses that have more specifically understood causes."
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stillbirth_Remembrance_Day
I just thought I would share this with you all. I only knew about October 15th but thought it was kinda nice that our babies have another day to remember them as well.... a day just for them September 6th thanks to the people who made it possible for me to have a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth for Jamiz
~Remembering you everyday, Eleanor Ann. ~ Stillborn but still born to our hearts on June 29, 2011.