Ending Preventable Stillbirths Article Collection and Awareness Month

October is an important month in the commemoration of babies lost in pregnancy and the brief lives of those who died shortly after birth. Both miscarriage and stillbirth are terms that describe pregnancy loss, but they differ according to when the loss occurs. Irrespective of when or how a baby’s death occurs, it is a profound loss. Baby Loss Awareness week takes place on the 9th to 15th October with Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day taking place

In our most popular blog across the BMC Blog Network in October, Nawsheen Boodhun, editor of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, introduces the Ending Preventable Stillbirths article collection launched by the journal in October, to coincide with the month of Baby Loss Awareness week (9^th-15^th October) and Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (15^th October).

The articles for this collection can be accessed via the collection homepage. They look at a variety of matters linked to stillbirth in low, middle and high-income countries, the collection is due to expand with a further set of papers publishing soon.