My Stillbirth During Anna's Maternity Leave

Death, Sex & Money

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Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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We hear from you often about pregnancy loss, and the grief that accompanies it. Here is one listener's story. And if you've been through pregnancy or infant loss, check out our collaborative spreadsheet. It's a place where you can suggest the books, podcasts, songs and other things that have helped you grieve, and read through other listeners' suggestions as well. Sign up for our newsletter at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter, and every Wednesday we'll send you podcast listening recommendations, listener letters from our inbox and updates from the show. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at [email protected]. Support Death, Sex & Money today at deathsexmoney.org/donate.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Anna. I want to let you know that this episode is about pregnancy loss and
0:05.4	includes a detailed description of a stillbirth.
0:09.4	I feel like the world ended that day and no one else sees it. It's like the
0:14.2	apocalypse is happening and everyone else is just going about their
0:17.0	business but they don't see how much we've lost something or they don't
0:21.7	feel my pain about it.
0:27.0	This is death, sex, and money.
0:29.8	All your life has led us to this moment.
0:32.3	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.
0:35.5	Did you have sex with her?
0:37.5	And need to talk about more.
0:39.0	Yes, sir, there's some things money can't buy. I'm Anna Sale.
0:47.0	Pregnancy loss happens a lot.
0:49.0	It's most common early in pregnancy
0:52.0	of women who know they're pregnant 10 to 15
0:54.9	percent will have a miscarriage before 20 weeks. After that, pregnancy loss is
1:00.2	called a stillbirth. One in 100 pregnancies ends that way. That's about 24,000 a year in the
1:07.3	U.S. We hear about pregnancy loss often in our inbox, about the grief, the lack of mourning rituals, and the secrecy.
1:17.3	We just don't discuss it.
1:19.5	This is a listener named Crystal in California. She emailed us three months after her second child
1:25.2	died at full term. I still months later feel as if I'm trapped in a nightmare looking
1:31.1	out at the world with no more sense of self.
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