Elizabeth Rae Johnson was stillborn on April 2nd, 2004. She was a perfect, beautiful baby who was almost full term at the time of her death.
At the entrance to the Greenway in Cadillac a climbing area has been built in the Memory of her and all stillborn children. Elizabeth's "Mountain" has become a popular climbing area for small children.
Stillbirth Facts
- A stillborn child is one who dies in utero at 20 weeks or more, many times at full term.
- Babies are stillborn for many reasons, including maternal infection, placenta complications, umbilical cord problems, and anencephaly.
- Worldwide there are 4 million stillbirths every year.
- In the U.S there are 26,000 stillbirths annually — 71 per day. One in 200 wanted American pregnancies ends in stillbirth.
