Allison Hanes: Moms push for better care for those coping with baby loss

Annick Robinson’s son was not supposed to be born alive when he entered the world, far too early, during the Thanksgiving weekend of 2010.
Against all odds, Jacob survived the birth at just 20 weeks gestation. The threshold of life for a preemie usually starts at 22 weeks. Unfortunately, the nurse who took him after he emerged didn’t check his vital signs.
“The nurse just put him in a plastic bucket in the sink,” Robinson recalled. “My mother went over to get him an