Each year more than 26,000 pregnancies in the United States end in stillbirth (late fetal death at >20 weeks of gestation). A 2011 issue of the Lancet, dedicated entirely to stillbirth, recognized it as a "too-often-ignored" public health problem despite occurring once in every 160 pregnancies. The death of a baby is highly traumatic and can incite negative mental, emotional, and physical health consequences lasting years after the loss. Bereaved mothers with stillbirth have a 4-fold higher risk of depression and 6-fold higher risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These mental health consequences are likely to negatively affect subsequent pregnancies, many of which occur within the first year after loss (50-98%).