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Labor & Childbirth

December 29

Mga Dahilan Ng Stillbirth Ngayong Pandemic

Mga buntis sa maraming bansa ang namatayan ng sanggol bunsod ng COVID-19-related issues.

Pagdating sa usaping stillbirth, mahirap pa rin masabi kung kailan o paano ito nangyayari. Kaya patuloy pa rin itong pinag-aaralan at ayon sa isang study, maliit o walang control ang mga nanay sa tipikal na kaso ng stillbirth.Pero sa panahon ng COVID-19
Getting Pregnant

June 7

Miscarriage At 18 Weeks: One Mom's Heartbreaking Story

One mom bares her pain as the first step toward healing.

Editor’s note: Doctors would be the first to say that in most cases, there’s nothing a woman can do to cause a miscarriage and nothing they can do to prevent it. But for women who have experienced this painful loss, the guilt
Inspiration

November 19

Woman Pays For Child's Birthday Cake In Honor Of Baby She Lost

The woman wanted to brighten another child's special day to pay tribute to her stillborn baby.

A woman in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, paid tribute to a child she lost by trying to brighten the birthday of another, asking if she could pay for someone’s cake at a local supermarket.Nick DeClemente, an employee at a Jacksonville Publix supermarket, posted
News

October 25

Pregnant Woman Past Her Due Date Gives Birth To Stillborn Baby, Doctors Admit Mistake

Noticing a decrease in fetal movement, she went to her doctor but was cleared to go home.

Georgina Hardy of Essex, England, is pregnant with her second child. She should be ecstatic as she awaits the birth of her baby, but instead she lives every day in fear. She hasn’t quite recovered from the trauma of losing her first child
Health & Nutrition

April 24

Stillbirth Risk May Be Lower if You Sleep on Your Side

If you're not too comfortable sleeping on your side, pregnancy pillows can help.

When you enter your third trimester, finding a comfortable sleeping position becomes tricky when you've got a huge and heavy baby bump. So sleeping on your side becomes almost necessary, and the need for pillows (sometimes lots of them) becomes more important
News

November 19

Video of Pancho Saab Magalona Believes in Guardian Angels

Could Pancho be playing with his late twin sister in his sleep?

Saab Magalona's heart melted when she caught her son Pancho softly giggling in his sleep.Teary-eyed, the celebrity mom shared the heart-tugging moment in her post.She wrote, "Some say that when babies are laughing in their sleep, it means they are playing with
Labor & Childbirth

November 9

Mom Delivers a Stillborn Baby After Believing Her Facebook Group

The Facebook group didn't believe in medical help.

The Philippines is no stranger to home births — back in the day, women would give birth in their homes with the help of traditional birth assistants. Now we have licensed and skilled midwives as well as doulas who can assist in
Real Parenting

October 22

Nikka Garcia Shares Joy of Finally Being Able to Say 'Buntis na Naman Tayo!'

She also opens about the time a netizen bashed her for the miscarriage. "Don’t wish that on anybody."

In March 2017, Nikka Garcia miscarried and lost what could have been her and her husband Patrick Garcia’s third child. SmartParenting.com.ph ran a story on the sad news and shared it on its Facebook page. One reader made a nasty comment, and Nikka
Getting Pregnant

October 19

The Well-Meaning Words That Hurt Women Who Have Lost Their Baby

What you should NOT say to women who have suffered pregnancy and infant loss

Karel Marquez, Nikka Garcia, Rica Peralejo-Bonifacio, Regine Velasquez have shared the heartache, pain, and lessons of suffering a miscarriage. A woman who has experienced prenatal loss—a miscarriage, stillbirth, or similar occurrences—often ask themselves what went wrong and what they could have done
Health & Nutrition

October 17

Try to Avoid Sleeping on Your Back if You Are in Your Third Trimester

A new study suggests pregnant women should always sleep on their side.

Every pregnancy is different, but all pregnant women undergo a lot of changes. Some have morning sickness, while others feel sleepy or have heartburn. Managing one's way around the pregnancy's inconveniences is par for the course of pregnancy. One of the many
News

September 14

Stillbirth Can Never Be Your Fault, Mom, Says Breakthrough Study

Researchers from Australia says moms have very little or no control over stillbirths.

To say that giving birth to a stillborn baby is devastating and harrowing is an understatement. Experts have long been digging into the causes of stillbirth and studying how to prevent it from happening through fetal autopsies and placental examinations. A study, however,
Inspiration

August 26

This Artist Creates Ethereal Portraits of Stillborn Babies

She aims to help parents find healing by creating portraits of their lost babies.

Losing a son or daughter at birth is one of the most painful experiences a parent can go through. Finding ways to cope can be long and arduous. Artist Colleen Jaftha helps parents find healing by creating dreamy portraits of the lost
Labor & Childbirth

November 27

On My Mind: We Lost Our Baby At Birth

How one couple overcame the trauma of a miscarriage and where they drew the courage to try again.

It seemed just another ordinary day for myself and my wife Nette. As was the custom, I dropped by the University of the East in Caloocan in October 2003, to check on her. This was our regular routine as I went off
Labor & Childbirth

September 22

5 Common Lines We Tell Moms Who Had A Miscarriage ... That Are Actually Offensive

Despite one’s best intentions, a person can end up hurting and upsetting the couple with these lines

Photo from pixgood.comGetting pregnant is a life-altering event. Some immediately announce it for everyone to know while there are some who choose to be quiet, keeping the news to themselves for one reason or another. Regardless of the circumstances behind the pregnancy,

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