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

Statistics sited from:http://www.americanpregnancy.org/main/statistics.html