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Information & support websites A - Z
A lovely and comforting website filled with helpful practicalities, support groups, articles, poems, songs, memorial ideas etc following the loss of a precious child. This website will be helpful to anyone effected by the loss of a precious baby and was set up in memory of Lewis.
We hope to create a safe haven of encouragement, validation, hope and healing for those who have had to make the devastating decision to end a pregnancy after finding out that something is seriously or fatally wrong with their loved and very much wanted unborn baby
ARC - Antenatal Results & Choices
ARC offers support and information to parents throughout the antenatal testing process. Its role is to help parents arrive at the most appropriate decision for them in the context of their family, when faced with the difficult situation of a serious abnormality with their unborn baby. Helpline: 0207 6310285
The Baby loss website provides information and support online for anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or shortly afterwards. They hold an annual Awareness Campaign each October, joining forces with four national charities to plan remembrance events, distribute ribbon pins, and to raise awareness of pregnancy loss and infant loss amongst the general public and within the health sector.
Bliss - The premature baby charity
Bliss is the leading charity in the UK working for premature babies. They campaign for improvements in neonatal care, support parents and families, and promote new developments and innovations in care. Helpline: 0500 618140.
Offering counselling and support to parents in relation to pregnancy loss and to those having to make the devastating decision to end a pregnancy for medical reasons. Please note, just a warning that this service is also for those choosing to have an abortion for other reasons, which (not in a judgemental way at all) we know may be upsetting to see on the website for some people visiting our site. This organisation has been recommeded to us from someone who had to make the utterly heartwrenching decision to end her pregnancy due to medical reasons and Care Confidential helped her a great deal.
Chloe's Count The Kicks Campaign
Chloe’s “Count the Kicks” Campaign want to raise awareness of the risks surrounding later stages of pregnancy, we also want to empower expectant Mums to take responsibility of their own health and care and that of their unborn babies. We want to ensure expectant Mums work with their midwives and healthcare providers by being aware of their baby’s movements and development, and have the confidence to call for advice if they are worried at all.
Christina Moyer's Support Pages
Christina takes us through the heartbreaking loss of her beautiful daughter, Mia. Christina offers support and shares the things that have helped her cope with the devastating loss of her daughter.
A really helpful directory for you to find a counsellor in your area when / if you feel ready. There is also lots of helpful information and interesting articles to have a browse through too.
The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust offers support and advice to those who have suffered from ectopic pregnancy. They offer support via a helpline and their website, and are also aiming to raise awareness of ectopic pregnancy. Helpline: 01895 238025
This beautiful website is packed full of information and support. The founder, Mel Finley's Mummy is also working really hard towards a training package for health professionals working with bereaved parents. Whilst in some areas the care is wonderful, this is not the case in all and Mel's aim is to work towards equality in services offered all around the country. Our care and the help with making memories following the loss of a precious baby is so important to how we grieve in the years to come. An incredibly helpful, informative and comforting website to visit following the loss of a baby.
Group B Strep is the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborn babies in the UK. GBSS offers information to pregnant women and families affected by GBS, informs health professionals on GBS infection prevention, and supports research into preventing GBS infections. Tel: 0870 8030023
Please read Lucie's story and help us raise awareness and funds to stop Meningitis killing innocent children
An online support community for parents who have lost a baby. Set up by bereaved mothers who found support and friendship through sharing their grief over the loss of a baby.
The Miscarriage Association offers support and advice to those who have lost a baby during pregnancy. They have a helpline, a full range of leaflets and factsheets, and support groups and telephone contacts across the UK. They also work with health professionals to help raise awareness and sensitivity. Helpline: 01924 200799
OC Support - Help and support for women and families affected by obstetric cholestasis (also known as intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy)
Action on Pre-eclampsia provides a confidential service for anyone seeking information or support. They offer a helpline and be-friender service, as well as an online support forum. They provide information leaflets, and campaign & lobby for more funding for research. Helpline: 020 8427 4217
SANDS - Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Society
SANDS is a national charity in the UK offering support to those who have lost a child during pregnancy or shortly after birth. They have a network of local support groups, run by bereaved parents. They also distribute information leaflets and resources, and offer training and support to health professionals. Helpline: 020 7436 5881
This site has been set up in the memory of PIXI TINKERBELL BENNETTS and all babies born and unrecognised, by law, between 10-42 weeks gestation. Sam Bennetts from Middlesex, launched an online campaign to raise awareness of the serious, and sometimes insensitive issues surrounding babies born between 10-42 weeks. The campaign attracted a huge response and the group has over 31.000 members
(Supporting Parents and Relatives In Neonatal Grief) was set up to provide support to parents and relatives who have experienced the death of a baby during pregnancy, at, or just after birth. This includes miscarriage, stillbirth and termination for foetal abnormality. Based in Poole, Dorset.
Click here to find projects around the country working to provide bereaved parents with special keepsake boxes filled with gifts to help them make special memories with their baby during their stay in hospital. We have our own project too for the Worcestershire area. Click here for more details.
Other Websites for Baby Memorials / Headstones / Gifts / Burial Gowns / Coffins etc
Abby make keepsake and remembrance teddy bears using fabrics special to the customer e.g. baby clothes, blankets etc.
For each baby remembrance bear made, Abby donates 10% of the price to the customers chosen charity.
Recommended to us by a lady who wanted something other than a white casket for her baby and found this service extremely helpful.
Run by Diane, this lovely website has a large selection of angel and cherub ornaments.
Specialists in childrens and infants headstones and memorials - a very caring and personal service, they really can't do enough to help and can create pretty much make anything you have in mind.
Tiny baby burial / bereavement gowns, including micro prem sized funeral baby clothes from 6 inches.
For those in the West Yorkshire area. Victoria has worked with several families now making beautiful castings of stillborn, terminally ill children. She can cast hands feet and facial casts and is a qualified NHS Maxillofacial technolgist.
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