Monday, October 12, 2009

Wave of Light ~ October 15th


October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.
Honor your angel(s) as well as others, these statistics are staggering.

American Pregnancy:
There are approximately 6 million pregnancies every year throughout the United States:
4,058,000 live births
1,995,840 pregnancy losses


American Pregnancy Loss:
Every year in the United States there are approximately 2 million women who experience pregnancy loss:
600,000 women experience pregnancy loss through miscarriage
1,200,000 women experience pregnancy loss through termination
64,000 women experience pregnancy loss through ectopic pregnancy
6,000 women experience pregnancy loss through molar pregnancies
26,000 women experience pregnancy loss through stillbirth


Pregnancy Complications:
Every year in the United States:
875,000 woman experience one or more pregnancy complications
458,952 babies are born to mothers without adequate prenatal care
467,201 babies are born prematurely
307,030 babies are born with Low Birth Weight
154,051 children are born with Birth Defects
27,864 infants die before their first birthday

3 comments:

  1. Great post, the numbers are unbelievable.

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  2. We will light our candles, for our angels. Gone too soon, but wrapping their wings around us forever.

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  3. Amazing isn't it??? When you write it all down like that?!?
    Thinking of us all!
    Hugs-
    Laura

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