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Support Groups
Baby Loss at any stage is devastating and changes your family forever.
To help you survive the emotional impact of your loss, it is important that you take care of yourself and your loved ones, and make the most of the many support services available to you. Be kind to yourself.
Here is a helpful list of the support available to you and your family.
Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. They support children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.
They offer free, confidential bereavement support for individuals, couples, children, young people, and families, by telephone, video or instant messenger, wherever you live in the UK. We also offer face-to-face support from a number of locations.
Phone: 08000288840
Email: helpline@childbereavementuk.org
Website: https://www.childbereavementuk.org/when-your-baby-dies
Aching Arms
Offer support to recently and longer ago bereaved parents after a loss during pregnancy, birth or infancy.
To contact the Supporting Arms befriending service and arrange a call back, please call or text: 07464508994 or email: support@achingarms.co.uk
To receive the gift of an Aching Arms
Website: www.achingarms.co.uk
Twins Trust
The Twins Trust Bereavement Support Group (BSG) exists to support all parents and carers of multiples who have experienced loss whether it was during pregnancy, at birth or at any point afterwards. We are so sorry for your loss and hope that by making contact with the BSG you will find some comfort.
Email: Bereavementsupport@twinstrust.org
Website: https://twinstrust.org/bereavement.html
CHUMS Baby loss Bereavement Service
Supports bereaved parents and families who have experienced the death of their baby through late miscarriage, compassionate termination, stillbirth and neonatal death.
This is available to those living in Luton and Bedfordshire. Get in touch via website: https://chums.uk.com/babyloss/
OCEAN
OCEAN (Offering Compassionate Emotional Support for those Living Through Birth Trauma & Birth Loss) is an integrated maternity and mental health service providing support for those affected by birth loss or birth trauma.
Email: elft.bedlutonocean@nhs.net
Phone: 01234 263639
Website: https://www.elft.nhs.uk/services/ocean-mental-health-service-bedfordshire-luton
Alternatives Listening Rooms
Charity supporting parents who have a lost a baby at any stage of pregnancy or at birth with counselling and support that is free and confidential. Support can be face to face, telephone online or webchat.
Website: https://alternativesdundee.org
Email: info@alternativesdundee.co.uk
Phoneline: 01382 221112 (24 hour answering service)
Textline: 07599 955231
(Text now to make an appointment)
SiMBA
Simpson’s Memory Box Appeal (SiMBA) – Memory boxes and baby loss support for bereaved parents and professionals.
Support Groups via Zoom: https://www.simbacharity.org.uk/support/support-groups/
Website: https://www.simbacharity.org.uk/support/
MISS (Aberdeen)
Supporting anyone impacted by miscarriage. Open to any region & currently providing online support packages, as well as continuing their phone service.
Website: https://miss-support.org.uk
Helpline: 07808 638428
Email: info@miscarriageinfosuppservice.co.uk
Petals
The baby loss counselling charity, offering free specialist counselling to women and partners who suffer psychological distress from trauma and grief related to pregnancy or baby loss.
Helpline: 0300 688 0068
Email: counselling@petalscharity.org
Website: https://petalscharity.org
Elle Margetson Hypnotherapy
Elle is a baby loss and grief therapist she helps mamas navigate their grief, feel supported, seen and heard in order to find their normal.
Instagram: @ellemargetsonhypnotherapy