'No part of nursing that prepares you': NGMC nurse, chaplain support families through miscarriages, stillbirths - Gainesville Times

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'No part of nursing that prepares you': NGMC nurse, chaplain support families through miscarriages, stillbirths

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Women's and Children's Pavilion grief counselor Mandy Reichert holds a stuffed animal which will be given to a mother of a miscarried or stillborn baby. The stuffed toy will have a recording of the baby's heartbeat. - photo by Scott Rogers

02072024 BABY 7.jpg — Northeast Georgia Medical Center Women's and Children's Pavilion grief counselor Mandy Reichert holds a stuffed animal which will be given to a mother of a miscarried or stillborn baby. The stuffed toy will have a recording of the baby's heartbeat. - photo by Scott Rogers

It’s the worst news prospective parents will ever hear: There’s no heartbeat.