Dedicated to serving families who experience the tragedy of stillbirth and the professionals who care for them -- in Wisconsin and throughout the world

Welcome to the WiSSP website. Perhaps you have lost a child to stillbirth, or know someone who has. You may be a health care provider or support professional, caring for families who have experienced this tragic loss. Whichever the case, this website has been created for you.

WiSSP is a part of the University of Wisconsin's Clinical Genetics Center, located at the Waisman Center in Madison. WiSSP is a community-based, University-supported model for the investigation of the causes of stillbirth. WiSSP has helped to assess nearly 1600 infants and provided diagnostic information for counseling of their families. In addition, WiSSP has helped provide educational materials, support resources, and scientific and medical data to families and medical personnel. With the creation of this website, WiSSP aims to provide this much needed information to all medical professionals, support personnel, families, and members of the general public who have access to the World Wide Web.

• About this Website

• About WiSSP

• General Information
answering basic questions regarding stillbirth

• For Parents, Families, and the Public
including on-line pamphlets for the public and for families, listings of support organizations and an annotated library of resources

• For Physicians, Nurses, and Counselors
providing practitioners with relevant medical and scientific information including the WiSSP newsletter, protocols for evaluation of a stillborn and annotated citations to recent literature

• Links to Relevant Web Sites

• Feedback
soliciting your comments and suggestions to improve this website; please take a moment to share your thoughts

• Educational Resources Available from WiSSP

• Becoming a WiSSP Benefactor

• WiSSPers Online Newsletter

Production of this site was made possible by funding from the Perinatal Foundation. Portions of WiSSP activities have been supported by Maternal and Child Health Funds from the State of Wisconsin.

Website revisions were made possible through donations made in memory of Catherine J. Reynolds, who was stillborn on August 31, 2001.

Website development: Jessica Dickstein, Ray Spiess, Susan Johnson, Catherine A. Reiser, Peggy Modaff, and Richard M. Pauli

WiSSP personnel: Richard M. Pauli, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Director, Wisconsin Stillbirth Service Program; Peggy Modaff, M.S., Genetics Counselor, Associate Director, Wisconsin Stillbirth Service Program.

Your feedback is appreciated.