How one Ohio family’s loss grew into $300K for stillbirth awareness

Lydia Joanne Welliver was born at 12:14pm on Nov. 6, 2014, but her parents didn’t get to take her home.

Why it matters: Her memory lives through Lydie’s Loop: Steps Against Stillbirth, an Ohio-based charity founded by Lydie’s family in 2016.

  • It has raised more than $300,000 towards awareness and prevention of stillbirth, defined as the loss of a baby after week 20 of pregnancy.

Driving the news: Lydie’s Loop features a 1-mile walk, 5K run, silent auction and raffle across two locations this weekend.

  • The first event takes place at 8:15am Saturday at Woodside Green Park near…

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