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[quote=Anonymous]I hope that the movie generates interest in a very under researched topic.

I think that most people feel that they can understand how tragic a loss a stillborn baby is but most people have no skills to comfort or care for someone who experiences this kind of loss.  I think that many of the comments are evidence of this.

I think that the movie could help remove some of stigma of stillbirth and maybe it would force people to think about stillbirth differently.

Did you know that in many states a full term stillborn baby receives no birth certificate.  Not even a birth certificate for a stillborn baby ... A baby that was alive and perfectly healthy for 9 months and unexpectedly dies even just moments before she is born is only considered dead in our society.  A baby that is born preterm and takes a breath before passing even at just 23 weeks is given a birth certificate.  While many feel that they understand the tragedy of the loss I think this is just an example of how complex the issue is for those dealing with the loss.

I think everyone has a right to see or not see any movie. I just think that the line of responses to this movie was unfortunate and clearly shows the value of a movie like this to start a healthy honest conversation about the topic.

In many ways I think it is natural to shy away from seeing a movie like this, it will obviously be very sad.  And many people who suffer this kind of loss often find that people are so fearful of the loss or unaware of how to act that they completely shy away from talking about it.  Many people will not even acknowledge the loss - only adding to the grief of the parents.

If the movie helps us a society to appreciate this loss and be more comfortable with the sadness associated with the loss I think it would be worth some of the pain.

Many may also be surprised to know that while the grief is extremely hard for parents to deal with and the loss never goes away there are many amazing stories of how parents honor their child's memory and find blessings I'm their life that they never would have known before their baby died.[/quote]

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