Helen Raleigh

We are thrilled to announce that Measure the Placenta, a leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving placental monitoring and preventing stillbirth, has officially become the fiscal sponsor for The Due Time. This partnership will allow The Due Time — an independent documentary that focuses on America’s stillbirth crisis and highlights evidence-based prevention strategies — to accept tax-deductible donations and grants while continuing production. “Partnering with Measure the Placenta...

May 3 marks International Bereaved Mothers’ Day, a gentle yet powerful reminder to honor mothers whose children live on in their hearts rather than in their arms. I am one of them. My son Lucas was stillborn on May 14, 2018. The day before was the traditional Mother’s Day. I woke up radiant, convinced it was the first of many with him. It was, instead, our only one. Lucas means “light.” In the weeks after his death, that light in my world felt extinguished, leaving me submerged in deep sorrow...

I stood at the hotel window in a Minneapolis suburb on March 15, 2026, staring at the gray sky and thinking: Never visit Minnesota in winter if you can avoid it. The day before, I had flown in from Denver with filmmaker Susan to interview parents who had lost babies to stillbirth. Our schedule was packed—interviews and B-roll from morning until night—yet the week that followed was filled with chaos, challenges, and also blessings. The security line at Denver International Airport snaked...