International Stillbirth Alliance

Parent advocate Nonkululeko Shibula speaks about the silence surrounding #stillbirth in many cultures.

Her message: stillbirth is not a curse and it is not a shame. Every baby deserves to be remembered.

#IamISA #EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings ##HopefulFutures

After losing her daughter Lottie, doctor & mother @sianreece.bsky.social learned how invisible #stillbirth is in global data. “What we fail to count, we fail to change.”

We must make every family visible – in data, in systems & in care.

#IamISA #EndStillbirths ##HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures

#Stillbirth is largely preventable, yet remains invisible due to #stigma & under-reporting.

Prof Neelam Aggarwal calls for equity, stronger data & political commitment to reach the global of 12 or fewer #stillbirths for every 1000 births.

#HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA #EndStillbirths

📊 Led by @zanleisher.bsky.social, our newly published global scorecard tracks progress on ending preventable #stillbirths and improving bereavement care. It shows where countries are on track, falling short, or missing data entirely 🌍

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#EndStillbirths @isastillbirth.bsky.social

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Midwives save lives, protect rights & improve care for women and newborns - yet the world is short of midiwives by 1 million.

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We are ISA! Meet some of our member organizations YouTube video by International Stillbirth Alliance

We are proud to have amongst our members 56 organizations from 28 countries that share our mission of ending preventable stillbirths and newborn deaths and ensuring respectful care.

Meet some of them here! #WeAreISA

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OBGYN Objective To examine factors associated with perinatal mortality (PM) in women in minority ethnic groups (MEG) in Ireland and assess differences between them and their white counterparts. Design R.....

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🆕📄 Ethnic Disparities in Perinatal Mortality & Associated Factors: A Nationwide Cohort Study

✍️ Laura Robinson, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Sara Leitao

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Ana Lepe Vick (@stillmyson.bsky.social) is a #stillbirth prevention advocate in memory of her son, Owen.

Ana reminds us: “Every baby born still, still counts.”

#Stillbirths hit the most vulnerable hardest - it’s a social justice issue.

#EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA

Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects

Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects.

A French study found no increased risk of 75 major congenital malformations across 13 organ systems from first-trimester mRNA COVID vaccination, confirming vaccine safety in early pregnancy.

The Supporter Needs Supporting Too: A Qualitative Study to Understand the Maternity Care Experience for Partners Following a Previous Perinatal Death Background Birthing mothers are likely to experience high levels of psychological distress in a pregnancy following a perinatal death. However, less is known about the impact of a subsequent pregnan...

...the Maternity Care Experience for Partners Following a Previous Perinatal Death

@debbiemsmith1.bsky.social, Joanna Beaumont, Emilie Bailey, Rebecca Barron, @mgtmurphy.bsky.social, Emma Tomlinson, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social

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Sue Steen, @isastillbirth.bsky.social board member and nurse, works in Minnesota and Uganda to prevent #stillbirth and support families.

Through her work, change is happening in Uganda - like #bereavement rooms where parents can see and hold their baby.

#EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures #IamISA

“My daughter Madison was born still. Stillbirth shattered my world. The silence is isolating."

Henderson Lafond reflects on #stillbirth as a #SocialJustice issue. She calls for urgency, visibility & change to do better; every baby matters.

#EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA

“My twins died before they could take their first breath. My babies mattered and I’ll never stop saying their names.”

Stillbirth isn’t rare. It happens every day, quietly & invisibly.

Michelle La Fontaine, bereaved parent from Canada

#EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA

Assessing online search results for misinformation about reduced fetal movements Reduced fetal movements (RFM), defined as any alteration in maternal perception of fetal movement including change in pattern, reduction or cessation of movement [1], is a risk factor for stillbirth [...

🆕📄 Assessing online search results for misinformation about reduced fetal movements

✍️ Sarah Houlihan, Anne-Marie Farrell, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

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📢 International Perinatal Education Survey to help improve care for bereaved families and training for staff

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"My baby Amani died. It broke me, but also led me to advocate for better."

Vivian's story is one of heartbreak & hope. No one should lose a baby because care was too late. #Stillbirths are preventable with better care, systems and justice.

#HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA #EndStillbirths

Pregnancy should be joyful. But for many in Africa, it’s filled with anxiety, loss, and injustice.

Linda Vanotoo reminds us that #stillbirth is preventable.

The time to act is now.

#EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA

We don’t talk enough about #stillbirth. Not in health policy. Not in global reports.
Not where it matters most.

But families never forget.

I'm speaking up as part of the #IAmISA campaign.

More at @isastillbirth.bsky.social

#EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures

“Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.”

#Stillbirth is a silent crisis—1.9 million babies lost each year.

@aleenawoj.bsky.social reminds us: this is about real babies, real families, and real injustice.

#IamISA #EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures

Happening shortly! Join us and @lshtm-march.bsky.social as a panel of global experts discuss the @unicef.org Standing up for #Stillbirth report as well as key next steps for action.

Details 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

##EndStillbirths

Ahead of MARCH's Standing up for stillbirth event, student liaison, Cara Kim sat down with Hannah Blencowe @lshtm.bsky.social & Lucia Hug @unicef.org

Exploring the power of data, advocacy for compassionate bereavement care & priorities moving forward. Read in full 👇

www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

🌟Join us and the @isastillbirth.bsky.social this week.

A panel of global experts will discuss the @unicef.org Standing up for stillbirth report as well as key next steps for action.

Details 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Board member of @isastillbirth.bsky.social, Odessa Omanyo, cared for a mother who lost her baby at 28 weeks. This mother was mocked for her grief, told she was “planting coffins instead of crops.”

#Stillbirth is a global injustice.

Let's #BreakTheSilence

#EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures #IamISA

Our board member Odessa Omanyo is a neonatal clinical instructor. She cared for a mother who lost her baby at 28 weeks - mocked for her grief, told she was “planting coffins instead of crops.”

#Stillbirth is a global injustice. Help us #BreakTheSilence

#EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures #IamISA

Join us for overview of UNICEF’s ‘Standing up for Stillbirth: Current estimates and key interventions’ & panel discussion to discuss next steps towards #EndStillbirth
Further details and joining instructions www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
@lshtm-march.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social

📢 Did you know?

The International Stillbirth Alliance has joined the @who.int campaign #HealthyBeginnings, #HopefulFutures with its own year-long global effort for #stillbirth.

This campaign is called #IAmISA.

Catch up on all the posts so far at @isastillbirth.bsky.social

#EndStillbirths

Standing up for stillbirth | LSHTM Every day, more than 5,000 women around the world endure the heartbreaking experience of stillbirth. Many of these tragedies seem to happen suddenly or without reason – leaving millions of mothers

🚨One week until the Standing up for stillbirth event with MARCH @lshtm.bsky.social & the @isastillbirth.bsky.social.

Find out more about @unicef.org's report ‘Standing up for Stillbirth', the current environment, as well as the key next steps for action.

👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

I choose to talk about my experience because #stillbirth cannot be tiptoed around or whispered about as “unimaginable.” Babies are #stillborn at alarming rates worldwide. It is a public health crisis. Parents are grieving and traumatized. #IamISA #EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures