Authors: Lorraine Ash, Christiane Northrup
ISBN-13: 9780939165506, ISBN-10: 0939165503
Format: Paperback
Publisher: NewSage Press
Date Published: April 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
In spite of the fact that 1 in every 115 deliveries is a stillborn baby, stillbirth continues to be a taboo subject. In Life Touches Life, Lorraine Ash describes how she met that silence head-on. After a trouble-free pregnancy, her baby was declared dead on what was to be her date of birth. Following a C-section, Ash fought a fever that raged at 104 degrees and almost succumbed to the silent B-strep infection that had killed her daughter. Devastated by the experience, Ash sought solace and perspective in all the old places and found little relief. In this moving account she discusses the inner changes she faced after the stillbirth of her daughter, delves into spiritual questions that shook her soul, and examines the connection between mother and child that transcends separation and death.
Foreword | vi | |
Chapter 1 | The Joy of Anticipation | 1 |
Chapter 2 | A Heartbeat Away | 9 |
Chapter 3 | Holding Victoria | 19 |
Chapter 4 | In the Grip of the Fever | 25 |
Chapter 5 | Going Home | 31 |
Chapter 6 | I Am Not Alone | 39 |
Chapter 7 | The Question of God and the Great Beyond | 51 |
Chapter 8 | Divine Silence | 61 |
Chapter 9 | Insensitive People and Extraordinary Kindness | 69 |
Chapter 10 | Re-Entering the World | 85 |
Chapter 11 | Finding Peace | 97 |
Chapter 12 | A Virtual Memorial | 109 |
Chapter 13 | Getting Through the Holidays | 115 |
Chapter 14 | Let the Healing Begin | 129 |
Chapter 15 | The Difficult Land of Love and Grief | 141 |
Chapter 16 | Four Years Later | 151 |
About Stillbirth | 163 | |
Resources | 169 | |
Acknowledgments | 173 | |
About the Author | 175 |