Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals’ Charity (DBTHC), alongide Bereavement Midwives and Early Pregnancy Unit Team will be visiting locations across Doncaster & Bassetlaw to commemorate Baby Loss Awareness Week.
They will be at Lakeside Village and Morrison’s Stores in Doncaster, Retford and Worksop to provide support to local families and raise awareness of The Serenity Appeal.
The Serenity Appeal
DBTHC are hoping to raise £150,000 which will fund a dedicated bereavement suite at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, a mobile ultrasound scanner for the Early Pregnancy Unity at Bassetlaw Hospital and refurbishments to two counselling rooms for services across both sites to support families going through all stages of pregnancy loss. Read more about the Serenity Appeal
‘Walk into Baby Loss Awareness Week’
Doncaster Wave of Light
Key landmarks across Doncaster and Bassetlaw will be lighting up pink & blue throughout the 9th -15th October as part of the Wave of Light.
Other Events
You might like to find out more about Doncaster’s First Baby Memorial Gardens. Join their group on facebook
Baby loss takes many forms including miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy; termination of pregnancy due to foetal anomaly; stillbirth; loss following pre-term birth; neonatal death; and post-neonatal death, which ranges from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) to toddlers who die suddenly and unexpectedly for no apparent reason. The death of a baby is one of the most devastating experiences any parent will face and can have a huge impact on families, and many will struggle.
If you are affected by this, it is vital you get help. You are not alone and there is help and support available for anyone affected by this incredibly sad loss. Losing a baby can happen to anyone and it is important you are able to talk about your feelings and understand how to grieve for your loss.
There are a variety of organisations, specific to what support you may need, which can be found on the Baby Loss Awareness Alliance. Information on bereavement and grief support is also available on the RDaSH website.
Local charity JOEL – The Complete Package, is a charity supporting families through pregnancy and parenting after baby loss, set up by Emma and Matthew Pearson, whose twin boys were born sleeping in 2011. Team JOEL offers support to parents online, via closed Facebook groups and email. They have a range of free resources such as sibling resource packs, information for employers and a pregnancy rainbow pregnancy diary. Their aim is to celebrate families as a whole and they are a very positive charity, helping families nationally. Visit their website here. Alternatively, visit their Facebook page or contact them on 07591 740287.
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