They Were Still Born (eBook)

Personal Stories about Stillbirth

Janel C. Atlas (Herausgeber)

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2010
280 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-0414-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The stories in this book are not easily told, but for the many thousands of families each year who endure the silent tragedy of a stillbirth, they offer a welcome voice of solidarity and guidance. Janel Atlas, familiar with the pain of losing a child, has selected here the firsthand accounts of not only mothers, but also fathers, and grandparents, all of whom have reached out to offer readers the comfort of knowing they are not alone on this painful path. Through these stories, the writers found validation of their babies' lives and have now shared the same gift with others, inspiring readers to write their own as well as showing them how to do so.

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Stillbirth, defined as the death of an infant between 20 weeks gestation and birth, is a tragedy repeated thirty thousand times every year in the United States. That means more than eighty mothers a day feel their babies slip silently from their bodies, the only sound in the delivery room their own sobs. Eighty stillborn babies a day means heartbroken families mourn the death of children who will never breathe, gurgle, learn to walk, or go to school.In 2006, Janel Atlas became one of those mothers who left the hospital with empty arms; her second daughter, Beatrice Dianne, was stillborn at 36 weeks. Reaching out for comfort, she realized a dire need shared by so many others like her, and so was born a collection of new essays by writers each sharing their firsthand experiences with stillbirth. Atlas includes selections not only from mothers but also fathers and grandparents, all of whom have intimate stories to share with readers. In addition, there are selections that answer many of the medical questions families have in the wake of a stillbirth and that offer the latest research on this devastating loss and how it might be prevented. Grieving parents will find in these pages the comfort of knowing they are not alone on this painful path, validation of their babies lives, and guidance from those who have suffered this tragedy. In addition, They Were Still Born both inspires and shows readers how to honor and remember their own babies and stories of loss.No parent- or grandparent-to-be sets out planning to purchase They Were Still Born. Unfortunately, there will always be readers-devastated, grieving, and searching for voices to help them through-who

Autor

Janel Atlas is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in various regional and national publications. Since her daughter’s stillbirth, in 2006, Atlas has written extensively about pregnancy and infant loss. She now lives in Delaware with her husband, two daughters and one son.

Inhalt

1 Forward2 Introduction3 One: What No One Tells You4 Two: Blindsided5 Three: Two Children, One Living6 Four: The Traumatic Contradiction7 Five: Living With (and Without) Caleb8 Six: He Changed Our World9 Seven: Mothering Grief10 Eight: In a Wild Place11 Nine: Born, Again12 Ten: Just One Family13 Eleven: Then Comes the Baby in the Baby Carriage14 Twelve: A Plan Gone Awry15 Thirteen: Saying "Grace": Family and Friend's Responses to My Daughter's Stillbirth16 Fourteen: Our Christmas Angel17 Fifteen: She Was Significant18 Sixteen: How Death Can Bring Life: A Caregiver's Perspective19 Seventeen: Invincible No More: What My Daughter's Stillbirth Taught Me About Life20 Eighteen: Reunion Group21 Nineteen: Standing in the Shadow of Grief22 Twenty: Grief and Creativity23 Twenty-one: The Year of Angels24 The Way Forward25 Twenty-two: Honoring and Remembering26 Twenty-three: Creative Expressions of Grief27 Twenty-four: What We Know About Stillbirth28 Twenty-five: Emerging Research29 Twenty-six:Making a Difference: Resources

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.12.2010
• Co-Autor: Amy L. Abbey, Kara L.C. Jones, Kelley Krahling, Monica Murphy LeMoi, Candy McVicar, Nina Bennett, Joanne Cacciatore, Marion Flores, Ruth Fretts, Alan Goldenbach, Rachel Graham, David Hlavsa, Sherokee Ilse
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Schwangerschaft / Geburt
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-0414-1 / 1442204141
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-0414-0 / 9781442204140