THIRTEEN Specials
Before a Breath
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Three mothers who have had stillbirths strive to make pregnancy safer in the U.S.
Approximately 21,000 babies are stillborn each year in the U.S. Research shows that a fourth of stillbirths are potentially preventable. Intimate, infuriating and ultimately hopeful, “Before a Breath” weaves together the stories of three mothers who have lost children to stillbirth as they strive to make pregnancy safer for other families. Co-presented by ProPublica and The WNET Group.
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THIRTEEN Specials is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
THIRTEEN Specials
Before a Breath
Preview: Special | 1m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Approximately 21,000 babies are stillborn each year in the U.S. Research shows that a fourth of stillbirths are potentially preventable. Intimate, infuriating and ultimately hopeful, “Before a Breath” weaves together the stories of three mothers who have lost children to stillbirth as they strive to make pregnancy safer for other families. Co-presented by ProPublica and The WNET Group.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship-From a young girl, the one and only thing that I ever knew that I wanted was to be a mom.
I just screamed in the bathroom.
He had been waiting six years to tell me he wanted to have children.
-Oh, here are the instructions.
[ Laughter ] All right, give me this.
Our wedding was the reveal that we were actually having twins.
[ waves rumbling ] -The word "stillbirth" never came up ever once.
[water rushing] -I tried to wait it out because I didn't know the condition that I had.
♪♪♪♪ That was the difference between life and death.
♪♪♪♪ -Every year in this country, over 20,000 babies are born still.
So I spent the past seven years working on a piece of legislation.
Other countries have made stillbirth a national priority.
-Are you guys ready to go?
-We can do the exact same thing.
-Let's do this!
-She's kicking.
-You are the next generation of birth workers.
I am so grateful for the village that I have found.
[ Laughter ] We have the solutions to problems that we didn't create.
We're just hoping that we can see the bill make its way over the finish line.
This has to happen now.
[ soft scream ] ♪♪♪♪ -I have a baby there.
It's a little hard to believe.
[whooshing]
THIRTEEN Specials is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS