Rainbow baby. It’s a term that is used to describe a baby born after weathering the storm of child loss. Some say the baby offers families hope, a rainbow at the end of the storm. But ask any parent who has endured tragedy, even though there is new life, that doesn’t mean that it’s filled with …
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Finding help after the death of a child
“Have you discussed plans for Baby A? She is downstairs in the hospital morgue.”It’s a moment I’ve never really talked about, yet it’s an unfortunate reality for those of us who have experienced the loss of a child. As new parents, my husband and I were supposed to be planning our nursery and …
Bereavement leave is not enough: something needs to change
Exactly 12 weeks after I delivered my triplets, I received a phone call from HR. They were wondering when I was coming back to work. I remember my heart racing, the anxiety building, as I burst into tears. Just 12 weeks earlier, I delivered three children more than 17 weeks premature. In that …