VALDOSTA —
VALDOSTA — Every day in the U.S., 2,000 women lose a baby, according to Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope, an online support organization for survivors of miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss.
Megan Knebel of Valdosta is one of those women. Her daughter, Justice Rose, was born “sleeping” at 32 weeks of pregnancy.
Each year, more than 700,000 women experience pregnancy loss; 26,000 of them lose their babies after the sixth month of pregnancy, and 20,000 babies die, every year, in their first month of life, the Web site stated. Hundreds of thousands of women go through the death of their child every year, yet no one talks about it. Because it’s become such a taboo, ‘hush-hush’ subject in our society, women are often forced to suffer in silence. Alone.
The ‘I am the Face’ campaign (www.iamtheface.org), organized by Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope, coincided with Oct. 15, National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. On that day, Knebel and her husband, Chad, and their family lit a candle in memory of Justice Rose. Knebel says she plans to have a community candlelighting in the future for those who have lost babies.
At iamtheface.org, 2,000 women who have lost a baby can add a picture of their face to the site, to represent the 2,000 women who lose a baby every single day in the U.S.
“The goal is to raise $2,000 for the 2,000 daily faces of pregnancy/infant loss, by asking our friends and family to visit the site and make a $1 donation to support one face,” Megan said.
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