For too long baby loss has been a taboo subject but bereaved parents should not have to suffer in silence. This Baby Loss Awareness Week I am asking people to break the silence and start a conversation about how we can support bereaved parents and work together to reduce baby loss, which happens far too often in this country.
I am trying to change the law via my Private Member's Bill, currently going through Parliament, to enable coroners to investigate stillbirths so that we can learn lessons from stillbirths as to how we can prevent future baby loss in the future.
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.
A collaboration between more than 60 charities across the UK, Baby Loss Awareness Week is held 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.
Now in its 16th year, Baby Loss Awareness Week calls 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.
Content from Baby Loss Awareness Week website, you can read more here: https://babyloss-awareness.org/