stillbirth

“They are being incredibly cruel” A woman has expressed her heartache after her sister-in-law gave her baby girl the same name as the woman’s stillborn daughter. She said she was extremely upset when her brother and sister-in-law confirmed they gave their newborn the same name as the baby she lost at 38 weeks. “In January […]

2 years ago

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3 years ago

His son was sadly stillborn in 2014. Content warning: This article contains mentions of child and neonatal loss. Ben Fogle has shared an emotional tribute to his baby son Willem on the seventh anniversary of his stillbirth. The baby boy was tragically stillborn at 33 weeks on August 24, 2014, leaving Ben his wife Marina […]

5 years ago

New Zealand’s parliament has voted unanimously to give mothers and their partners three days of bereavement leave after a miscarriage or stillbirth. The new bereavement allowance will give employees three days’ leave when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth or miscarriage, rather than forcing families to use their sick leave. Labour MP Ginny Andersen, who […]

5 years ago

This is disturbing. According to a brand new study, poverty could increase your risk of having a stillborn baby. In fact, researchers at Tommy’s Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre at the University of Manchester in the UK discovered that poorer pregnant women are three times more likely to have stillborn babies – and abusive […]

6 years ago

The service was originally planned to take place this week. The lock down has been difficult for all of us, but even more so for those of us who are grieving. For parents who have lost a child, you may be missing them now more than ever and I completely understand. I lost a pregnancy […]

6 years ago