Unite and light a candle this Baby Loss Awareness Week 2017
- Kellie Sadler
- Nov 21, 2017
- 2 min read
One in four women will experience a miscarriage in their lifetime, a statistic that highlights just how common baby loss is.
Millions of women who are suffering from the grief of losing a child are brought together during a weeklong event.
The annual Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place from the 9th to the 15th of October 2017.
The event aims to unite those who have suffered from child loss together, and to raise awareness around the world surrounding the issues of miscarriage.
The Mariposa Trust and Lily Mae Foundation are just two examples of baby loss charities who provide support for anyone who has lost a child at any stage of pregnancy, birth or infancy.
Zoe Clark-Coates, the co-founder of
Mariposa Trust, said: “Baby Loss Awareness week is not necessarily just for those grieving, as grieved parents remember their babies every day. I think it’s more about awareness and promoting charities to educate the wider community.
“Anybody who can take part is great, it is to raise awareness, and is a sign of respect. We want people to become aware of this more. We have so many ambassadors that have not gone through loss, but care about those who have.”
On the 15th October 2017, the week finishes with the global ‘Wave of Light.’
Individuals from around the world will light a candle at 7pm, and leave it burning for at least an hour, to reflect and remember all of the babies that have died too early.
In Birmingham, the Town Hall and Birmingham Library will be illuminated blue and pink in remembrance of the lost baby girls and boys around the world.
Nick Reed, Chief Executive Officer for THSH, said: “As Birmingham’s first concert hall, making noise is something the Town Hall is more than equipped to do – when the Lily Mae Foundation explained that they wanted our support to break the silence around baby death in support of those parents, families, and friends who have sadly lost their babies to stillbirth or Neonatal Death, we knew we could assist."
To get involved in Baby Loss Awareness Week, you can wear a special baby loss pin, which can be bought from several charities, in order to help raise awareness and show your support.
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