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"Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
                                                   ~Hamlet, William Shakepeare

Stillbirths claim 70 babies per day in the United States.

The risk of stillbirth is TEN TIMES that of the risk of a SIDS death.

One in 115 deliveries in the U.S. is a stillbirth, compared to Downs Syndrome, which accounts for one in 750 births.

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Some stillbirths are unexplained and some are unavoidable. But in some cases, stillbirths can be prevented if the mother is highly aware of her baby's movements.

You can track your baby's activity by using a written log of its kicks. In general, babies in the third trimester should move at least 4-5 times an hour.

If you detect a change, either a decrease in movement, or an unusual
increase in your baby's level of activity, it may mean your baby is in
distress. Should either occur, call your doctor at once.

If you can't reach your doctor, go to the hospital to have your baby checked.

A "false alarm" is far better than having a stillborn baby.

"Stillbirth is
unpredictable and random, and often strikes like lightening in a thunderstorm. There is no way to know if or when or where it will strike next. The reason it is unpredictable is because half to two-thirds of all stillbirths occur for indeterminable reasons, and cannot be attributed to a     specific identifiable medical cause."

-Richard Olsen, Still No More