FEATURE: Students in Japan stitch "angel gowns" for families facing stillbirths

A group of junior and senior high school students in Okayama is sewing small garments for stillborn babies, aiming to ease the grief of mothers who often blame themselves.The students produce so-called "angel gowns" and send them to grieving families and medical institutions across Japan.The initiative was started by Mai Uno, now 16, after she learned about stillbirths from her mother, who works as a midwife. At the time, Uno was a junior high school student."I was shocked to learn that some women do not get to see their babies born healthy," she said, recalling her reaction.Together with t…READ FULL ARTICLE