Stillbirth

Miscarriages and stillbirths are much more common than most people realize. It is estimated that about 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, but the actual number may be much higher. There are many reasons why a miscarriage may happen,...

Dear Neshamal'e , decided to write you. I wanted to begin with 'My Neshama'le or 'our Neshama'le, but mainly you are His Neshama'le...

I remember crying and saying to my husband, that in a way it was a merit to have met such a holy neshama (soul). We don’t know why G-d does anything. But I am sure that He heard our prayers and tears, and watched with amazement...

My wife is still completely devastated. She talks about what happened on a regular basis, and I still catch her crying...

Question: Recently I gave birth to a stillborn baby. Did my baby go to heaven? Did he even have a soul? Why did this happen? Answer: I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of your baby. Losing a child is heart-wrenching. I wish there was something I could...

I awoke suddenly with a strange feeling of dread. Momentarily I felt as if I could not move my legs and it began to dawn on me. I had been raped...

I didn't feel any pain, even though there wasn't even enough time to give me much in the way of anesthesia. I could see her, but I hadn't yet heard her...

Due to a devastating diagnosis, after the birth of her two daughters, Chaya Hott was told she couldn't have any more children. A decade later, she was given the clearance for one more child. Her pregnancy ended with a son who passed away. Chaya speaks abo...

The Zohar explains that proper burial in the ground is conducive to the resurrection process and a reflection of belief in the resurrection of the dead.

I didn’t want to hear that my gargantuan loss was just random. I needed to believe that there was meaning to it.