My Daughter’s Preventable Stillbirth Underscores a Public Health Failure

My daughter’s preventable stillbirth underscores a public health failure

A pregnancy ultrasound scan is shown. (Getty Images)My daughter Freya Grace was perfect. Five pounds, fourteen ounces, twenty inches long. Her eyelashes, her tiny fingers and toes, the peach fuzz on her back, I’ve memorized every detail. We went into the hospital at 39 weeks, bags packed, ready to bring home our healthy baby girl. Instead, we left with empty arms and a broken future. When the nurse couldn’t find her heartbeat, I was naïve enough…

Commentary - My daughter’s preventable stillbirth underscores a public health failure

Commentary - My daughter’s preventable stillbirth underscores a public health failure kcpnews2 Tue, 09/09/2025 - 05:00 Image (Nebraska Examiner) My daughter Freya Grace was perfect. Five pounds, fourteen ounces, twenty inches long. Her eyelashes, her tiny fingers and toes, the peach fuzz on her back, I’ve memorized every detail. We went into the hospital at 39 weeks, bags packed, ready to bring home our healthy baby girl.Instead, we left with …