OKAYAMA, Japan - A group of junior and senior high school students in Okayama is sewing small garments for stillborn babies, aiming to ease the grief of mothers who often blame themselves.

The students produce so-called "angel gowns" and send them to grieving families and medical institutions across Japan.

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