Every year during baby loss awareness week, I reflect on the families I have cared for and how much they have taught me about love, life, and grief. However, this year I am also drawn to remembering the maternity staff I have worked with who...
Throughout the pandemic, those working on the frontline have not only had to face the personal impact of lockdown and changing restrictions, but also its effect on the way they carry out their important jobs. Increased pressures on services, alongside the added stress restrictions have had on parents, made supportive...
Every experience of grief is individual, and how you feel following your experience of pregnancy or baby loss is valid. You may find that you feel like you don't know how to act, or fully understand your feelings. Grief is not linear, and while overtime you may feel you grow around...
From the moment your baby dies, your world changes forever. And there are no simple answers to grief; it is a journey to a new way of living, and how you look after yourself is different for everyone. Grief is a personal and unique emotion...
This year during Baby Loss Awareness Week we want to start a conversation about wellbeing and how anyone affected by pregnancy and baby loss can find ways to look after themselves and others. Each day during the Week we will be exploring a different topic and...
Our report Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Bereaved parents falling through the gaps in mental health care published today reveals that 60% of bereaved parents surveyed felt they needed specialist psychological support for their mental health, but were not able to access it on...
We want to say a big thank you to Marks and Spencer for supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week through the sale of a special t-shirt and candle, raising £32,000 to help support Baby Loss Awareness Week. The t-shirt and candle were designed by Amy Mott, a buyer...
A coalition of more than 60 charities behind Baby Loss Awareness Week 2018 are calling on all NHS Trusts and Boards across the UK to improve bereavement care for anyone affected by pregnancy and baby loss. This year, Baby Loss Awareness Week marks the roll-out of the National...
Sadly, pregnancy loss or the death of a baby are not rare events and thousands of people in the UK are affected every year. This Baby Loss Awareness Week we want all MPs to find out why these bereaved parents should be offered high quality bereavement care and...