The Board of the International Stillbirth Alliance (ISA) would like to thank and to congratulate The Lancet on publishing its Stillbirths Series. Stillbirth has a profound effect on mothers, fathers, family, and care providers. The Comment by Zoe Mullan and Richard Horton includes a photograph of a couple with their stillborn baby, which clearly illustrates the enormity of this loss and gives hope that the invisibility of stillbirth, which has held back progress for so long, is now over. ISA was pleased to contribute to the activities of the 69 authors, from more than 50 institutions across 18 countries, to produce this series through a grant from the Gates Foundation. ISA was founded on the dream of three mothers of stillborn babies who shared a vision to make a difference in the stillbirth cause. Their dream was to create an organisation that would combine the knowledge of health-care professionals with the passion of families to advance stillbirth research, medical care, and bereavement services. ISA now has 47 member organisations in 14 countries and works to link people around the world to address stillbirth. Through annual conferences combining bereavement care, clinical practice, and research in stillbirth prevention, ISA brings people together from all backgrounds to share knowledge and foster collaboration. ISA has made a commitment to address the call for action in this Series through each annual conference.
展开▼
