International Stillbirth Alliance

24/03/2026

International Maternal Infant Health Conference in Nairobi, Kenya…”Voices for change: elevating stillbirths on the maternal and newborn health agenda”

24/03/2026

International Maternal Infant Health Conference in Nairobi, Kenya…”Voices for change: elevating stillbirths on the maternal and newborn health agenda”

07/07/2025

🕯️ Every year, 1.9 million babies are stillborn.
That’s one every 17 seconds. Many of these deaths are preventable. And yet, in some countries, they aren’t even counted.

Dr. Aleena Wojcieszek shares her powerful story—what drew her into maternal and perinatal health research, and why she stays: because of the injustice of stillbirth.

Stillbirth is not just a health issue. It is tied to poverty, conflict, climate shocks, and inequality.

📢 “Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.”

We must count every baby. Support every family. Speak every name.


📽️ Watch and share this message. Together, we can break the silence.

25/06/2025

“I first learned about stillbirth at the time that I had one.”

Meet Amy Bowers, a clinical psychologist and affected parent.

She speaks out about the denial and deceptive silence that surround stillbirth, and why awareness and open conversation are essential.

💛 Join her in raising awareness and breaking the stigma.

01/05/2025

🕊️ Stillbirth isn’t just a tragedy—it’s a preventable injustice.
The International Stillbirth Alliance is proud to support the campaign “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures” with a full year of action, awareness, and hope. 💛
ISA members from around the world will be sharing stories, science, and solutions to:
🔹 Highlight the burden of stillbirth within maternal & newborn health
🔹 Expose the link to crises like war, climate change, poverty, & inequality
🔹 Demand justice for the most affected
🔹 Break the silence & uplift parent voices
🎥 Today, meet Zan & Hannah, our Stillbirth Advocacy Working Group co-chairs, as they share our campaign’s vision.

22/03/2025

16/12/2024

Please enjoy our latest blog for Healthy Newborn Network: "Fathers grieve too: Making the invisible, visible through football"

Many fathers experience deep sorrow following stillbirth and neonatal death, an impact which is less talked about or acknowledged than the impact on mothers.

16/12/2024

Midwives across high-burdened countries need training in stillbirth and neonatal bereavement care. The story below shows ISA's work in action. It is written by a Ugandan midwife trained in bereavement care, whose great work is changing lives in a positive way.

“Ruth, a 19 year old mother, was attending her antenatal clinic at a health center and was being treated for Malaria. When she was past her expected date of delivery, she experienced decreased movement of her baby. Being a first-time mother, she didn't receive adequate information about her pregnancy.

When she delivered her stillbirth baby, her mother-in-law blamed her for not taking good care of her grandchild while in the utero--an accusation that broke her down.

We had to make her mother-in-law understand all of the possibilities that could have led to the baby’s death, and that the mother was not to be blamed. On discharge day, the mother made a special request for the bereavement team to reach out to her community and raise an awareness of the causes of stillbirth. Often communities give families who have had stillbirths a very hard time, especially mothers. After a stillbirth, the woman is often sent back to her parents’ home, believing that her uterus is hostile. The family very much appreciated the bereavement care and wanted it started in their community that suffers from rampant stillbirth, so that families can understand that mothers are not to blame and rather should be supported. I kept following up on her. She is now fine, still at her marital home, and the family takes good care of her. All thanks to Birth With Dignity (BWD) care.” (Judith A. BWD leader)

Every mother throughout the world deserves to have a healthy birth and a healthy baby. Abeditho (photo) is a mother experiencing a healthy and educated birth plan. Yet, the number of stillbirths in high-burden countries remains high. Mothers of stillborn babies not only face stigma, but also need special bereavement care that often is missing. This training is central to one of ISA’s many missions. Please help us raise these important funds for advocacy, education, and awareness. Thank you! https://gofund.me/8339d69a

04/12/2024

The ISA is committed to raising awareness and advocating to end preventable stillbirth globally. Please join us for this important fundraiser to help make this goal a possibility. Your donation is tax deductible and very appreciated. Thank you!

03/12/2024

It's Giving Tuesday! Looking for a place to donate? The ISA would love your support. Please donate and share. Thank you.

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