Every year in the U.S., two million pregnancies end before a baby’s first breath. It may be due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion. Whatever the situation, one nonprofit group seeks to offer caring expertise. “Those are two million individuals,” said Michaelene Fredenburg, founder of Life … [Read more...]

“So about how long had you been trying to get pregnant before this miscarriage?” the OB/GYN, whom I’d only met minutes earlier, asked me. He stared intently at me from across his desk in a cramped little office. “Fifteen months,” I answered woodenly, trying my best to staunch the tears that had … [Read more...]

This week's special guest is Michaelene Fredenburg, the CEO of Life Perspectives, a nonprofit organization without religious or political affiliation that provides training, research and expertise to health professionals and other care providers. This organization offers support after reproductive … [Read more...]

On being a pregnant CEO… "I took a big risk when I asked the board of directors for flexible work hours once my youngest child was born" Full article here: … [Read more...]

With Mother’s Day behind us, and Father’s Day on Sunday, this can be a particularly painful time for men and women who have experienced a reproductive loss. Whether that loss — through miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, or abortion — occurred recently or years ago, many silently mourn missing … [Read more...]