Caring for Families Experiencing Stillbirth

A Unified Position Statement on Contact with the Baby

A group of individuals came together to work on establishing a international "Seeing and Holding" position statement. It quickly expanded into a document supported internationally by numerous organizations, researchers, medical professionals and parents.  It is our hope that it will assist you in serving families compassionately and efficiently while helping them through this most difficult time.

Please click this link to read the short, but very powerful position statement that has become accepted around the world.

Position Statement - Seeing and Holding