Helping Starts at Home—How 1 Employee Used Loss to Support Others

When Megan and Mac Foster found out they were expecting, they were ecstatic. But joy soon turned to sorrow when their daughter, Poppy, arrived stillborn.

Stillbirths are rare, affecting less than 1% of all pregnancies in the U.S. Megan, a nursing unit director at CRMH, learned a genetic blood-clotting disorder contributed to their loss.

To help other families honor their stillborn child, the Fosters raised more than $7,000 toward the purchase of a Caring Cradle, the latest generation cooling bassinet that allows grieving parents to spend more time with their baby.