Parents Who Lost Twins During Birth Find New Mission

BOSTON (CBS) — It was October of 2017. Four months earlier than expected. Arianna and Brad Desilets, of Scituate, had been pregnant with twins. Boys. They had already picked out names: Theo and Max. She went into labor just shy of 21 weeks and both boys had died before she could deliver them. “We never even thought about that at all,” Arianna told WBZ’s Paula Ebben and Liam Martin. “When you found out you’re pregnant, you’re excited; you’re a little nervous, but you don’t expect it’s going to end in that way.” Arianna and Brad Desilets (WBZ-TV) Shortly after the delivery, as Arianna and Brad began the long process of coping with the loss, the nurses at South Shore Hospital brought in a device. It looks much like a bassinet, and it’s called a Cuddle Cot. It’s designed for exactly the devastating scenario in which this young couple had found themselves. The device keeps a stillborn baby, or a child who dies shortly after birth, cool long enough to allow their grieving parents time to say goodbye. “What it allowed us to do is keep the boys in the room with us longer and experience time with them,” Brad said. “Instead of a matter of hours or minutes, we could be with them and say goodbye to them and spend those minutes you’ll never get back with them.” Plaque on Cuddle Cot box in memory of Theodore and Maximus Desilets (Photo from Arianna Desilets) These devices, Arianna an...
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