Most of the world’s 2· 6 million stillbirths occur every year in low-income and middle-income countries. One of the most devastating myths that surrounds stillbirth is that women who are accustomed to high infant mortality and high rates of stillbirth somehow feel the individual loss of a wanted pregnancy less than women living in high-income countries. 1, 2 Women who have a stillbirth not only feel the loss of the pregnancy, but they also often bear an additional, if unwarranted, sense of responsibility or shame and, at times, blame from their husbands. 3, 4 Although the causes of stillbirth are poorly understood, they are associated with conditions that are inherently dangerous to women’s health: obstetric emergencies (including obstructed