The beginning of a new life can also mean its end... This tragic, startling fact is shocking and incomprehensible for parents who have lost a child in the late stages of pregnancy or shortly after birth. There are thousands of them every year, yet every parent pair feels alone in their grief. Their experiences, documented by personal testimonies and excerpts from hundreds of letters and interviews, form the essence of the book. The parents themselves talk about the events that accompanied the death of their child, how they felt about it, what helped them and how they helped themselves. With understanding and compassion, the book helps readers to understand what the loss of a child means to parents and what is the essence of their grief. It offers comfort and support to parents who have lost a child. It then enables the professionals caring for these people to gain insight into the situation.