A 66-year-old nurse from Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, is offering support to women who experienced stillbirth through sending coffins with bedding for their babies.In most medical institutions, the bodies of stillborn babies are handed to their families in paper boxes — a practice that Masako Sugami viewed as lacking respect.“Even if their lives were short, their existence has value,” Sugami said. “I want to empathize with grieving mothers even if just a little.”
Mie nurse aims to provide coffins to grieving mothers of stillborn babies
A 66-year-old nurse from Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, is offering support to women who experienced stillbirth through sending coffins with bedding for their babies.In most medical institutions, the bodies of stillborn babies are handed to their families in paper boxes — a practice that Masako Sugami v
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