Until the 1980s and 1990s, bereaved parents of stillborn children were kept in the dark by doctors and midwives over the fate of their lost infants. Gina Jacobs was one of those parents. In 1969 her son Robert was stillborn and he was taken from her before she was able to see his face.
Fifty-three years passed before Jacobs tracked down Robert’s burial site, revealing not just his fate but also the lies told about his disposal. She has since helped families locate the burial site of more than 60 stillborn children and, with the support of parliamentarians, is calling for a formal government apology for what she and others argue was in effect official policy for disposing of stillborn children.
