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Charity rebranded to The Lullaby Trust
You will know the organisation as The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths who have rebranded as the Lullaby Trust to help and reach more young and vulnerable parents. The charity’s new logo, website and materials have been revealed after a year-long rebranding exercise. The changes are in order to reinforce their strategy to…
Posted in Charity, News Tagged cot death, Death, Foundation for Study of Infant Deaths, FSID, News - Baby and Toddler, The Lullaby Trust Leave a comment
Reluctance to test for Group B Strep infection
Group B Strep infection (GBS) is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in newborn babies, causing death and disability. Case Study Charlotte Cheshire from Telford and parent of Adam “The consequence of group B Strep infection is devastating. When my son Adam was born in March 2011 he appeared a healthy little boy. However,…
Posted in News, Pregnancy Health Tagged Baby, Case study, Death, Disability, Group B strep, Group B Strep Support, infection, newborn, Newborn screening, News, News - Pregnancy, Pregnancy Leave a comment
Tell Us Once service helps new parents
A new Tell Us Once service which will help to make life easier for new parents is being rolled out across the country. The new service will help to cut red tape and paperwork when a new baby is born by making it easier for people to notify government authorities about changes in their circumstances.…
Experiences of death within the family
Babyworld mums have scored above average on the bravery scales. Here they say why honesty is so important, and explain the difficult decisions they have had to make. He knew she was ill, and we had talked a little… about how people, animals, all things age and die. He was okay with it. I think adults complicate things…
Clodagh’s poem : losing her son
Clodagh lost a baby son and wrote this poem as a result. Her Health Visitor has reproduced it for many parents who have found it immensely helpful. She hopes it will help many more parents and shares it with you here. Little Angel I was given an angel to cherish and love, So tiny, so perfect, a gift…
When parents are gone: choosing guardians
Choosing guardians No one wants to think about the possibility of not being around for their kids as they grow up. Yet it’s vital that we ensure they are well cared for financially and emotionally if the unspeakable happens. Babyworld looks at the emotional and practical issues surrounding choosing guardians and speaks to family law expert, Jane Mitchell,…
Posted in Money matters Tagged Death, finance, Grandparents, Guardian, legal, Parents, Writing a will Leave a comment
Amazing Grace
From the end of the second trimester, little Gracie was not given much chance of survival but for a year she continued to fight to prove the medical team wrong. Here her mother Stace Hollingsworth tells the moving and inspiring story of her daughter who bravely fought against the odds and touched everyone’s life in…
Premature Birth Certificates
If your baby is born showing signs of life your baby legally has to be registered regardless of gestation. Birth and Death Certificates The hospital is obliged to give you a form with your babies details on which you then take to the register office so that you can register the birth and death. Unfortunately if your baby…
Explaining death to your child
The only thing more taboo than sex in British culture is death. We ask why do we have a thing about death? And, for the sake of our children, should we be more open about it? What’s death got to do with it? Two things in the media got me thinking at the weekend. The first was an…
Posted in Losing a baby, Special Needs Tagged bereavement, child, Death, losing a baby Leave a comment
Losing a child: A little life, not a little loss
Any parent who has experienced the numbing grief of losing a child will be familiar with the feelings of guilt that creep up on you while you are trying to cope as well as other emotions and thoughts that seem to engulf you and yet seem too irrational to mention. As a mother who lost…
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