Confronting the pain - and stigma - of stillbirth

Laura and Nick Bordignon fell in love with their daughter before she was born. They named her Makayla. They decorated her nursery. Nick snuggled up to Laura's stomach and read to her at night. But seven months into the pregnancy Laura stopped feeling Makayla's movements, and doctors confirmed the worst. Makayla is one of about 3-thousand stillborn babies delivered every year in Canada. And despite the devastation that comes with that experience – stillbirth is seldom talked about. For many it’s still taboo. This is one family's story of confronting that taboo and advocating for better medical care for those who experience it.

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Confronting the pain - and stigma - of stillbirth is an episode from The Doc Project by CBC.

This episode is 00:25:59 long.

This episode was published on Jan 9, 2026.

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