The death of a baby is not a rare event. It can happen to anyone.
Every year, thousands of people in the UK are affected by the death of a baby or experience pregnancy loss.
Now in its 17th year, Baby Loss Awareness Week is a collaboration between more than 60 charities across the UK, from 9 to 15 October to raise awareness about the key issues affecting those who have experienced pregnancy loss or baby death in the UK.
Throughout the week bereaved parents, their families and friends, unite with each other and others across the world to commemorate the lives of babies who died during pregnancy, at or soon after birth and in infancy. Baby Loss Awareness Week is also a platform to call for tangible improvements in research, care and policy around bereavement support and highlights bereavement support and services available for anyone affected by the death of a baby at any stage.
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2018 was the most successful so far, with more Remembrance and Wave of Light events, buildings illuminated pink and blue, ribbon displays, parliamentary activity, social media buzz, and coverage in the media than ever before.
Find out more – download an infographic about the impact of Baby Loss Awareness Week.
Politicians from across the UK, including; Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care; Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland; Will Quince MP, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Baby Loss, and many others recorded video messages about their personal experiences of baby loss, and their support for Baby Loss Awareness Week.
Watch the Break the Silence video.
Together we can #breakthesilence and call for improvements in services, care and support for families affected by the death of a baby.
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GLOBAL WAVE OF LIGHT
On 15th October at 7pm, join families across the world in remembering all babies that have died too soon.
Light a candle or join virtually, by posting a photo of your candle with #WaveOfLight
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WEAR THE PIN
Buy your Baby Loss Awareness ribbon pin badge to support families affected by the death of a baby.
Pins on sale NOW!
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RIBBON REMEMBRANCE EVENTS
Do you know of local any shop fronts or community wall spaces – perhaps your local library, doctor’s surgery, hospital or workplace that would be happy to host a remembrance wall/tree and display for Baby Loss Awareness Week?
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WORKING FOR CHANGE
Bereavement care can and must get better. We believe that everyone should be offered high quality bereavement care and support services wherever they live in the UK, when they need it, for as long as they need it.
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KEEP IN TOUCH
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RAISE AWARENESS
Pregnancy and baby loss is often a taboo subject help us to break the silence and display our specially designed social media images on your website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, work intranet or noticeboard.
