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BBC News
02-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Football match to raise awareness of baby loss
This article contains details about baby loss and grief. For a range of organisations and charities offering advice and support, please access the BBC Action Line. A charity football match has been organised in a bid to raise awareness of baby loss. Lewis Robinson set up the match to raise money for organisations that supported him and his wife through the loss of their wife Shannon was 23 weeks pregnant when they found out their son Amor's heart had stopped before he was born at Nuneaton's George Eliot Hospital in February. "I wanted to do something to make him [Amor] proud but also to raise awareness and support other families," Mr Robinson, who works for Sky Blues in the Community (SBITC), said. Proceeds will go to baby loss charity SANDS and the SBITC MENtalk project which aims to support men's mental health. The couple, who had to go through childbirth and then arrange a funeral, were supported by the George Eliot bereavement team as well as Robinson said he found the focus of support was with the mum's journey and he wanted to encourage more men to talk about what they go through. With the help of Sands, the pair have organised a charity match between SBITC and Sands United, which will take place at President Kennedy School in Coventry on 7 June."It will be a great way to celebrate Amor's life while supporting other families," added Mr Robinson. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
02-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Siblings need help through baby loss too, say bereaved parents
Parents whose babies have died shortly after being born are calling for more support to be made available for children left bereft by the loss of their Hurt said when she lost her baby Theo seven years ago, she dreaded having to tell her daughter that her baby brother was not coming Stars, a Nottinghamshire-based charity that helps parents, is aiming to raise £60,000 to expand its affected families say nothing can truly ease the pain of baby loss, they have been joining in fundraising efforts to help children come to terms with grief. 'Awkward thing' In the UK, an estimated one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, while one in 250 babies are Hurt said explaining the death of a baby to her daughter when she was so young made the grief even more difficult."I was devastated for us, but I was really devastated for her," she said"Seeing my scan and seeing my stomach growing, she saw that I was going to all the appointments and stuff and she saw the scan photos and she was expecting us to come home with a baby, and we had to explain to her that there wasn't going to be."It's such an awkward thing to say especially to someone that is four years old and doesn't understand death anyway." Forever Stars, which is based in Beeston, estimates raising £60,000 will allow it to support 60 latest fundraising events have included a football match where every player was honouring a baby they had Soundy, who captained the Forever Stars team in memory of his son Noah, said he was given time with his baby son in a specialist suite at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre, which was funded by the charity he now supports."It's a room that obviously no-one ever wants to go in, but to be able to spend some time there with him really did mean a lot," he said."It basically meant we got to spend a couple of days with our son - there was a cold cot in there and we had a couple of days just us away from the world." Forever Stars founder Richard Daniels sadly knows all too well just how vital that support for siblings can be, having lost his daughter Emily 12 years ago."We had a five-year-old son, and I had to come home and tell him that the sister we had been getting him all excited about and including him in all the plans for the nursery, that had all stopped, and that Emily wasn't coming home," he said."He went from being a really happy-go-lucky child to be being a really quite angry young man and wanting to break things and being cross with us for not bringing Emily home."We looked for what we could do to support him and play therapy was the avenue but it is such a scarce resource."
The Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Grief-stricken Aisleyne Horgan Wallace suffers secret miscarriage as cops are called in same week close pal and dog dies
baby loss The reality TV legend has bravely spoken about her unimaginable grief over the last year AISLEYNE Horgan Wallace has revealed her secret baby loss as she spirals in grief. The devastating miscarriage happened in the same week her close friend and dog died. 3 Emergency services were called to the Big Brother legend's nan's house over concerns for Aisleyne's safety. Her dad and his girlfriend rushed to be by the reality star's side after sparking serious concern. It follows the heartbreaking losses of her best friend and nephew. The 46-year-old spoke honestly about her struggles with fans on Instagram. She wrote: "Another lost baby. One week ago. 2025. Dead." It followed a series of heartbreaking posts about the loved ones she's lost since last year. She shared pictures of those she is grieving alongside messages for eache. "Best friend, brother loyalty... dead 2024." "Nephew, real love, baby boy, dead 2024." "First born, love of my life, surrogate son, dead 2025." "Precious, delicate, baby girl, dead 2025." Aisleyne's latest loss was her dog Charlie who died in her arms after climbing into bed with her. She told fans how she held the deceased pup for 11 hours as she refused to believe he'd passed. You're Not Alone EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide It doesn't discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers. It's the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes. And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women. Yet it's rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now. That is why The Sun launched the You're Not Alone campaign. The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives. Let's all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others… You're Not Alone. If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support: CALM, 0800 585 858 Heads Together, HUMEN Mind, 0300 123 3393 Papyrus, 0800 068 41 41 Samaritans, 116 123
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Attleborough woman creates journals for baby loss
A woman who suffered baby loss 28 weeks into her pregnancy has set up a project to help others coping with Wilbourne, from Attleborough, Norfolk, fell pregnant six years after being told she could not have a few months into her pregnancy in January, it became clear to doctors that baby Matilda had very serious medical conditions and Ms Wilbourne was advised to have a termination for medical 25-year-old turned to journaling to deal with her emotional struggles, before setting up Matilda's Legacy, designing grief books for others dealing with baby loss. Ms Wilbourne said: "We was so shocked to find out that we was pregnant in the first place after being told for so long that it wasn't going to happen.""Obviously we was over the moon, and then it slowly was all taken away from us." She said they were advised by various medical experts that Matilda "would have no quality of life and would not even be able to sit in a wheelchair due to her serious conditions".Ms Wilbourne was offered a termination "for medical reasons a few times, but it wasn't until we had checked every available avenue to change her outcome did we make the decision to have a medical termination and induced labour". Ms Wilbourne struggled to deal with the loss, despite having a supportive partner and family. "My actual bereavement midwives were absolutely brilliant. I can't fault them at all," she said."However I have ADHD and really struggle talking about my emotions. I bottle things up and then let them come out in different ways, which isn't good for me."She decided to start writing Matilda a letter each day, expressing her daily emotions."I could go back and reflect on my good days and my bad days, and know that I am getting there, making progress with coming to terms with what happened," she Wilbourne added that the "privacy of the journal", essentially a conversation between herself and her baby, was, she believed, the secret of its success for her."Nobody else has to see what I've said. I can be 100% honest with how I'm feeling," she Wilbourne said she finds talking to new people difficult and journaling is something she can do herself, knowing "nobody is going to question me on it, unless I want to share it".For every two notebooks sold, one would be donated to her local bereavement midwife team, to give to women who have lost a child, as well as fathers and siblings. If you, or someone you know, have been affected by this story, please visit the BBC Action Line to find information on organisations that can help. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
East Yorkshire charity 'overwhelmed' after £115k donation
A charity said its future had been secured after a fundraising walk raised £115, Rainbows supports families experiencing baby loss, infertility and miscarriage and relies totally on public money was raised by Joel Redhead who walked 140 miles (225km) with his friend Shane from Coventry to Wales before climbing Snowdon. He completed the walk in memory of his nephew Jude, who died shortly after he was born in November 2024. Mr Redhead said he was motivated after his sister told him about the support she received from the charity after the loss of her son."I feel like it is probably the most traumatic thing you could ever go through as a family," he said."So the fact that Chasing Rainbows are going to have that massive pot of money to support people for years to come is just a massive relief."The charity was founded in 2019 by Sam Catanach after she experienced five has helped more than 500 families across Hull and East Catanach said the "unbelievable" amount of money would enable the charity "to do more"."It's really overwhelming for a small charity like us to have so much money raised. It's huge," she said."It makes us so solid and sustainable in terms of moving our future plans forward, growing the service and being able to reach more women and families." Mr Redhead, who initially planned to raise £5,000, said the walk was also a chance to raise awareness of the issue."Baby loss in any form is such a taboo subject, where people feel awkward speaking about it," he said."I hope that, after we've spread that message online with everybody's help, that people won't feel so awkward about speaking about that."If you have been affected by the issues raised in this article, the BBC's Action Line has details of advice and support to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
