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I feel that it is a very sad tragedy that there beautiful child passed away.. however The child wasnt actually born.. To be born Is to be alive.The child was delivered.. Just like a child who was born alive.So there should be something such as a delivery certificate.. That the parents could have as a keepsake.But all in all.. I believe children who are still born are just angels who need more time with God.. And I know they are always with their families watching over them..
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Khristine, at April 05, 2006
I also feel that it is a very sad tragedy that their child passed away. I also gave birth to a still born child and am hoping to get a birth certificate for stillborn- for my stillborn son. I gave natural birth to him not long after he died. He was born and I did give birth to him, just not with a beating heart. He was perfect in every way. He was just 8 short weeks from his due date. I disagree that to be born is to be alive. I had never heard that before. I think that any baby that has been alive and has reached a viable age to be born alive should get a birth certificate. I was very upset that all I got was the recognition of his death and not his life. I even had to go through the process of planning a funeral and buring my child. So don't say my son doesn't deserve a Birth certificate ... I did give Birth to him. Any woman that has been pregnant and carried their baby knows the feeling of their baby's kicks, hick-ups, sleeping patterns, etc. Why not say they were born. The birth certificate isn't saying they were born alive it is saying they were born but stillborn.
In memory of my angel baby who was Heaven Born...
Hayden Trent
4 lbs 12 oz
18 inches
September 4, 2004
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Patricia, at April 25, 2006
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Amy, at May 11, 2006
Hi!
I'm on your side and working to get something passed in NYS. Keep up the good work!
Amy Abbey, Editor
Journeys: Stories of Pregnancy After Loss
www.PregnancyJourneysAfterLoss.com
"The birth of a child isn't always a nine-month process."
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Amy, at May 11, 2006
Patricia, I am with you! We lost our beautiful 4th gr daughter on Christmas Day last year. Being born has nothing to do with whether or not the child is alive. The child certainly cannot stay put, and to the best of my knowledge, whether cesarean or natural, it is birth....and the child is born.
Our little angel, Nevaeh, did live for a little over 2 hours, so our kids do have a birth certificate. But, had she been stillborn, I would have still wanted them to have one, and the world to know she was here by having a birth certificate. After all, there is or will be a marker.
I am so very sorry for your loss, Logullo and Beth's loss and I sincerely hope things are going okay for you all.
I know it was absolutely the very hardest event I have ever had to be part of in my life, and can only but imagine how anyone in this situation feels. I have never felt so helpless. My prayers are with you all.
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shirley, at June 15, 2006
Not actually born? I seem to remember birthing both of my sons and they were both stillborn. The child is born whethjer the heart is beating or not. Delivering? Thats insane...sorry.
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Anonymous, at May 02, 2007
Some people really need to think before they speak, or type in this case. Unless you have been personally touched by this tragedy, you can never fully understand. It is an insult to every parent who has lost a baby this way to say they weren't born because they weren't alive. I was there when my daughter was born. I was there to hold her, kiss her, and say goodbye to her. I was there when I had to BURY her. SHE WAS ALIVE. She was alive the day before when my wife was hooked to the fetal heart monitor. Had the doctor not made critical lapse in judgement, she would have been born ALIVE that day instead of BORN still the next. So don't give us your opinion because you obviously don't know your head from another body part. It's a shame there are so many ignorant people in this world.
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Anonymous, at May 21, 2007
I am with you. I believe that a stillborn child should have the privilege of having a birth certificate and the same privilege to be named and recorded by the Dept. of Vital Statistics. My daughter was delivered on Feb. 4, 2004. She was a beautiful 8lb 8oz little girl that was carried full term. She is now the angel of Juanita Rivera-mother, Willie Broadnex-father, and sister Ashleigh Travis. She was named Wynter Anais Broadnex, and in our hearts she will always be our "Little Angel". I think even if a child is delivered still born they are still human and should be given the respect that is due to them. If you have not experienced such a loss you really would not understand the hurt and emptiness that occurs. Its the same as delivering a live birth.
In Loving Memory of Our Angel
Wynter Anais Broadnex- 8lbs 8oz
2/2/04
Miami, Florida
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Juanita, at July 05, 2007
Wow!!! How fantastic! :) We have a history of babies that have not survived in our family and my Nephew was the last one. His wife and him unfortunely could not survive the devestation of losing their baby they carried full term and they have divorced and are both still engulfed in sorrow. I just read the story about the baby that "just" was born sleeping. What a beautiful way to remember your loving gift from GOD! I think a birth certificate is a very important part of that life that was with them for the term of her pregnancy, no matter how long. The child was still a part of two people that cherished and anticipated the years of love with this child. They should have something that memorializes that event so that it says that their child "was" here and was a part of them. Any tool that would help a crippled heart start to mend cannot be such a bad thing. I think petitions should be started and sent to each State Representative to get a bill passed. I would love to sign one. Put me on the list at the top. Hurray for the good guys! :) Sheryl Riley, Texas
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Sheryl Riley, at July 09, 2007
To the woman who said that the babies didn't need certificates because birth certificates were for children born alive. LET ME TELL YOU ........I lost my baby at 24 weeks. My daughter WAS ALIVE, she died, I GAVE BIRTH TO HER.......she WAS ALIVE.........how DARE YOU......our children deserve birth certificates too, we carried them WE LOVED THEM, WE MOURNED THEM and I STILL MOURN MY DAUGHTER TO THIS DAY........These babies deserve every recognition of being real. How dare ANYONE try to minimize their existence just because they didn't cry like some babies. Would it have been less painful to hear our children cry before passing on? Do you even have a CLUE as to the pain a child's death causes? Do you have a semblance of how I feel when I'm tracing my family tree and my beloved daughter has no records of even being born to the states besides my medical records, yet she has a tombstone, a grave, a naming certificate, A DEATH CERTIFICATE, I gave birth to her, have her finger prints, feet prints, AND PICTURES of her, me holding her, her father holding her, the priest blessing her soul before she was taken to be cremated. HOW DARE ANY PERSON try to minimize our children's existence by saying birth certificates only belong to babies born alive. HOW DARE YOU. I will be the FIRST ONE to advocate this bill not only for FL but for EVERY state. _Chana Falke_Winnie_TEXAS
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chana Falke, at December 30, 2007
PS.........I did GIVE BIRTH to my daughter, I was in labor for hours upon hours, I have videos of sonograms showing my daughter waving, I can see her five fingers, see her acting like she was sucking her thumb, I felt my baby. But yet she doesn't deserve a birth certificate? Like someone said, some people need to THINK FIRST.
In memory of Kaitlyn Adair Dunn March 14, 1997
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chana Falke, at December 30, 2007
To the ignorant person who said that a stillborn child is not actually born... you need to get a life! Here is a definition of born straight from a dictionary - "Brought into existence; created". My child existed, my child was created. Seems to fit the definition perfectly. Never once does it say ANYTHING about having to be born alive. Obviously you have NEVER lost a child - the most tragic, devastating, and unbearable thing that could ever happen to someone. Was I not pregnant for 35 weeks? Was I not in labor for 37 hours? Did I not feel every single one of my daughters kicks, rolls, punches while she was inside of me? Did I not go through the same physical birth experience that every other mother in this entire world has experienced? The only difference is that my daughters heart stopped beating before she was BORN. You seriously need to think before you say/write such ignorant comments. Hopefully you will never have to experience something as tragic as this. I will pray for you, because obviously you need help.
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Anonymous, at January 18, 2008
Khristine is obviously uneducated and misinformed. If you'd like to learn more about the MISSing Angels Bill please visit: www.missingangelsbill.org - there is a wonderful Public Service Announcement on our page.
Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
CEO and Founder, MISS Foundation
and MISSing Angels Bill movement
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Anonymous, at February 24, 2008
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