11/10/2026
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*** TRIGGER WARNING: PREGNANCY AND BABY LOSS ***
Baby Loss Awareness Week 9 to 15 October
During this week, the UHS Maternity Bereavement Team will come together to honour the tiny lives that have left the biggest footprints in the hearts of their families.
Throughout the week, we will be sharing stories from families who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss. These stories are filled with love, grief, remembrance, and enduring connection.
As part of this year's awareness week, we are hoping to share up to five family stories on our social media channel. If you would like to tell a short story about your baby and are happy for it to be shared publicly, please email the Bereavement Team directly at ‘[email protected]’. Sadly, we will be unable to include any photographs. If we receive more stories than we can share during this year's campaign, with your permission we may keep them to be included as part of next year's Baby Loss Awareness Week.
On Sunday 11 October 2026, please join us for our annual Forget Me Not Memorial Service. We will also be sharing a special word cloud on this day, featuring the names of babies we have had the privilege of remembering over the past year.
Their names will also be displayed in our Labour Ward garden and, on Thursday 15 October at 7:00pm, they will be illuminated in pink and blue as part of the Global Wave of Light. We warmly invite you to join us by lighting a candle at home in memory of a much-loved baby.
Say their name. Remember them.
We understand that this week can be particularly difficult and triggering for many families. If you would like support, please contact us Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm, on 07392 128352 or by email at [email protected]. We are here to listen and support you and your family. We can also signpost you to other services where needed.
You are not alone.
Kerri, Emma, Charissa and Hayley
Maternity Bereavement Team 💜