6 Heart-Wrenching Birth Stories That Will Make You Shed a Tear

Emily McClearen had had a normal pregnancy, but on one ordinary morning, she was concerned about a lack of fetal activity. She drove herself to the hospital, where they put her on a monitor. The nurse was unable to find a heartbeat. An ultrasound revealed that the umbilical cord had wrapped around the baby's neck and that she was no longer alive. She delivered Monroe Faith Stanley the next day via C-section.