From people who contributed their experience of stillbirth

Any way that we can share about stillbirth is worthwhile to get the conversation going to hopefully get more funding into research. I found this artwork comforting to hear other stories and I loved being able to share my baby boy's story in another way. Our greatest fear as bereaved parents is our baby being forgotten and this type of thing helps us to share about them and a piece of them will always exist through this.

An artwork is another way in to the experience. Some people respond to words, pictures, etc and this is another angle in the experience. So powerful, seeing and reading all the stories and babies. Thank you

To see others suffering eases your own in a way I will never understand.

It is nice to feel part of a group and understand that we are not alone in this very bumpy journey.

Fellow sufferers understand you better than anyone ever.

It's a platform for expressing emotions which other people around us cannot understand.

Each comment, each like, each share gets bereaved parents talking. Our babies are all together on one perfect art work.

I am always speaking out regarding the taboo.

There are so many things people don’t understand about baby loss unless they have been through it themselves and they are worried to ask in fear of upsetting the parents. I think most parents just want to talk about their baby, it recognizes their existence and that is invaluable. Just asking their name can mean the world but most people are too afraid to ask.

In a world still so afraid of stillbirth and grieving parents, finding somewhere to talk openly and freely is so crucial for the healing process. As with everything in life, you can only know when you know, and my experience of stillbirth and my own healing process is definitely benefiting from speaking with and listening to parents, particularly mums because I am one, talk about their babies with mums who have lived experience of this unimaginable loss. Giving space and a place to honour my daughter and to be able to have her name known in the world has been crucial for me, I am grateful for discovering Adinda’s artwork.

I think the more awareness the better, this may not make that final difference but it will count towards the overall knowledge and understanding of stillbirth.

It is a very lovely concept but I do not believe that enough people will know about it for it to make a substantive difference. For me, a bereaved parent at the heart of it, I do feel part of a very special 'club' and it makes it feel real that Andrew was here and that he did count. Thank you.

The visual representation of each of these lost lives is captured so well in this artwork. When seen in its entirety, it is so powerful.

It always feels good to find a connection with other people. Although the reason we are connected is very sad, it helps to be surrounded by others who know what this feels like.

It is very difficult to express yourself after such a loss. And hard for someone to try and comfort the parents of such a massive loss. I hope this artwork helps people to see the emotions parents feel after the loss of a child.

Creo que las familias que comparten su historia en una obra de arte como esta, descubren que no están solos y que existen más familias que están pasando por lo mismo, y eso hace una unión muy fuerte, como una familia mundial de familias en duelo. - I think that families who share their story in a work of art like this, discover that they are not alone and that there are more families that are going through the same thing, and that makes a very strong union, as a worldwide family of bereaved families.

People generally think that talking about stillbirth upsets the parents but actually, it is the opposite. By seeing that we need the acknowledgement of our loss may help break this belief.

For far too many years stillbirth has been unspoken and the elephant in the room. By showing visually and telling every story may help the many to see that the pain and grief are widespread and also help those that are new in their grief to know they are not alone! Thank you!!

A sense of community can be achieved from taking part in this artwork by being able to share our own feelings as well as read others knowing they can read ours and seeing that we are not alone in this journey.

This art work will provide comfort for other grieving parents. The taboo surrounding stillbirth is still there, although getting better. This may help x

From people who visited the Each Egg a World artwork

It happens to all sorts of people

I can relate to the comments that I read having experience stillbirth five years ago with my baby Jonas. It's important that we can all be more open about stillbirth and support those families who are going through the trauma. It's essential that more research is done to help avoid little lives being lost. Thank you for your work Adinda in helping stillbirth be talked about and understood.

I was surprised at how common stillbirth is and reflected that it isn’t seen or spoken about as part of many people’s lives. It made me think about health inequalities and how women’s health is more broadly still taboo.

My first understanding of baby loss was when I was a child and my mum cried. She was 39 weeks pregnant and was told her babies heart had stopped beating. I remember sobbing for her, for her baby and for the big brother who would never never meet his younger sibling. Again, when I was in my 20s a colleague went on maternity leave, but without a baby to cradle in her arms and again I sobbed for her. Neither time did I speak to the women about this loss, I only projected my feelings onto them. Flash forward to my first pregnancy loss (at 14 weeks) and I felt a pain I didn’t know it was possible to live through…suddenly I had an idea and I remembered those women and I remembered weeping for them, and I knew my pain was not the same. This artwork is beautiful and perfect and important. Parents left with a gaping space in their arms and hearts deserves place to express that. Well done.

Today, 10 years after the stillbirth of my dear niece, I am reminded of the importance of breaking the taboo on this subject. I experience much love for her, even though I never got to see her alive in this life. I hope someday all people experiencing stillbirth will be able to share this great grief freely, and that they feel understood and supported. Thank you, dear sister, for speaking up!

I once worked closely with three young women who were all expecting their first child at roughly the same time. Two gave birth to a healthy baby, a son and daughter respectively. The third suffered a stillbirth. It was very difficult to know what to say in the circumstances - the joy of two women and the devastation of the third. She left the company, moved away and eventually had a healthy child. Life moved on. The need to say anything seemed to have been overtaken by events. I think through this artwork and the testimonies of others I now understand what she was going through and have a better idea of what I could have/should have said.

Stillbirth is still taboo. A lonely place to be because our community turns away and people don't want to talk about the fact that babies sometimes die.

So many people going through the same heartache.

It was very moving and made me realise the importance of breaking the taboo in order that people can share their experiences. I hope that Each Egg a World raises awareness and helps to bring support to those that have experienced this terrible loss.

It's beautiful to read how much love people feel for their babies but so sad they had to lose them. It's also made me aware of how important it is to let people talk about their baby and to actively ask questions about them rather than ignore the issue.

This is painful to get an insight to but important for everyone to understand. Thank you to everyone that shared their stories.

The artist should be proud to have provided a forum for such powerful human experiences, which still functions aesthetically. It will be intriguing to see the transformation in the work as statements accrue, with more and more detail at greater zoom levels. The art object here has true potential social impact.

The human spirit in the face of such great pain and loss is in powerful evidence throughout the contributed statements. No matter the distance in time, the memory cannot be escaped, and the artwork can only help a wider understanding of the grief and love of bereaved parents in a society which still suffers over and over again.

Tenemos que dar visibilidad. - We have to give visibility.