Thankfully, the answer to the question was 'no'.
About 5 years ago, towards the end of my Nan's life she was in hopital for what turned out to be the last time. At the same time my brother was due to be a Dad any day. The due date came and went, then the next day, the next and another and another. With my Nan getting daily updates at her hospital bedside. 'Has it been born yet?', 'No, Nan, we'll tell you when she's born'. 'Is it born yet?', 'Nan, we promise we'll tell you as soon as she is born' and so on, every day, maybe two or three times a visit 'Is it born yet?', 'No, Nan, but we'll let you know when she is'.

Eventually, just as talk of inducing was on the cards, the labour started, it lasted 36 hours or so, if I recall, during which my Nan was getting more impatient, 'Is it born yet?', 'Not yet Nan, but she's on her way', 'Is it born yet?', 'Nan, we promise we'll tell you as soon as she is here, when everything is sorted, she'll come up for a visit'. My brother came up to visit from the maternity unit, about 24 hours into the labour. Nan asked him 'is it born yet?'. 'Not yet', he said, 'soon though, we hope'. There was a pause, before Nan replied...

...'It's dead, isn't it?'
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Fri 4 Nov 2011, 14:08, 1 reply)

Oh dear the poor thing. Similar thing happened to me where my grandmother assumed we were keeping it from her because she was ill and therefore didn't need extra stress. I'll never forget the way she cried with relief when she saw the baby. I wish I had explained it to her a bit better so she didn't have to go through the stress of, 'Oh shit it's died and they're not telling me.'
(Smysha Tra la la!, Sun 6 Nov 2011, 16:13, closed)