#366 | Full-Term Stillbirth at 39 Weeks: Penelope's Story

About this episode

The episode discusses Stephanie's experience with the stillbirth of her daughter Penelope at 39 weeks and 6 days.

In today's episode, we speak with Stephanie about her stillborn daughter, Penelope, who arrived at 39 weeks and 6 days. After two healthy births and a completely uneventful third pregnancy, Stephanie found herself facing the unthinkable: an awareness of no fetal movement, confirmed by a silent Doppler and finally a hospital ultrasound. What followed was labor induction, birth, and the impossibility of leaving the hospital without her baby, riding home with her innocently cheerful toddlers in ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cynthia Overgard, Trisha Ludwig

Guest: Stephanie

Topics covered

• stillbirth
• pregnancy
• loss
• motherhood
• health
• family

Keywords

• stillbirth
• fetal movement
• labor induction
• hospital ultrasound
• mother's experience

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