Baby Loss Awareness Week 2019 launches in Hereford

Hereford County Hospital and Hereford Cathedral are joining forces to raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss in Herefordshire and Powys during Baby Loss Awareness Week (October 9 to 15).

On Tuesday 15th October at 6pm people are invited to join a walk from the Hospital to the Cathedral, welcomed by the Cathedral chaplaincy team. People will be invited to light a candle in remembrance.  

The annual awareness week, now in its 17th year, is an opportunity for bereaved parents, families and friends, to commemorate babies’ lives and break the silence around pregnancy and baby loss in the UK.

Katie Farmer, Fundraising Manager for Wye Valley NHS Trust said: “We hope that this event will spark conversations about baby loss and give local bereaved parents and families an opportunity to talk about their precious babies.”

Clea Harmer, Chief Executive of Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity), said: “Baby Loss Awareness Week is a unique opportunity for parents to commemorate their babies who died, and I hope this event will help bereaved families in Herefordshire and Powys feel less isolated and alone in their grief.

“Pregnancy loss or the death of a baby is a tragedy that affects thousands of people every year. It is devastating for parents and families and it’s vital they get the bereavement support and care they need, for as long as they need it.”

For further information about Baby Loss Awareness Week visit:
www.babyloss-awareness.org