49 Pay attention to your baby's movement patterns What Every Expectant Mom PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES Needs to Know Thousands of babies are stillborn each year, leaving families grieving and asking what they could have done to prevent it BY AMY PREDDY HUGHES T he moment you find out you are having a baby, your future is forever changed. You spend months planning for a new addition to your family. That time is filled with anticipation, excitement and overwhelming emotions, and you envision the day you will bring your baby home. You can almost smell their sweet, soft scent as you rock them to sleep in the stillness of 3 a.m. with their head nuzzled on your chest. VIM & VIGOR SUMMER 2020 FdVVSU2088_49-51_Stillbirth.indd 49 3/24/20 4:18 PM