Ford, Gerald: University of Michigan football team, 1933Courtesy Gerald R. Ford LibraryWhile Gerald Ford was still an infant, his parents were divorced, and his mother moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she married Gerald R. Ford, Sr., who adopted the boy and gave him his name.
When your baby dies before birth. About this information. Being told that your baby has died before birth is devastating. The grief experienced by parents, and by. close relatives and friends, is also extremely distressing. You and your family will be given considerable. support by your midwives and doctors; however, it can be hard to take in all the information given to you.
A number of things happen during the final stages of death. As the body begins to shut down, the desire for food and water go away. Do not try to force liquids or food at this time. The ability to swallow is probably going away too, which means food and water can end up in the lungs and cause a great deal of distress.