Grief at Loss Mingles with Joy and Fear
You may not have heard of the term “rainbow baby,” which has come into use in the last few years. A rainbow baby is one born after the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death. The situation is more common than you might think. Most women who miscarry go on to have healthy pregnancies after a miscarriage. Only about one percent of women are unfortunate enough to have recurrent miscarriages. But due to the silence and stigma around miscarriage, few people have revealed they are having a rainbow baby until recently. This increasing openness helps parents find the emotional support they need.