Charities
Here we share a list of national charities providing information and support for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one, including those who specialise in baby loss.
Aching Arms offer a beautiful comfort bear to fill your arms and a community to support you as you grieve. Each Aching Arms bear is given as a gift from one bereaved family to another, to let you know that you are not alone.
Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) provide non-directive information and support before, during and after antenatal screening. They have a telephone helpline as well as an online peer support forum.
Chana is the leading UK fertility support organisation for the Jewish community, supporting couples with the emotional, practical, halachic and financial challenges of infertility, baby loss, miscarriage and any reproductive health issue.
Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. They have a helpline and run support groups.
Specialist bereavement support services designed to help bereaved Muslim parents cope with their grief.
CRADLE provide comfort bags to hospitals that are filled with essential toiletries for women or couples receiving care during or following pregnancy loss.
Cruse Bereavement Support (and its counterpart Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland) is the UK’s largest bereavement charity. They provide free care and bereavement counselling to people suffering from grief.
Footprints Baby Loss provides vital support to parents and families who experience the death of one or more of their twins or triplets before, during or after birth.
Group B Strep Support provides information and support to families, including parents suffering what can be devastating consequences of GBS infection
A Scottish charity providing baby loss counselling and peer support to families, with over 40 years’ experience of offering compassionate bereavement care in the community.
Following the loss of a baby, some people decide that they would like to donate their milk. Hearts Milk Bank can provide all the information and guidance you need to do this.
Kicks Count is the UK’s leading baby movement resource and awareness campaign.
MAMA Academy helps to prevent stillbirths and neonatal deaths in the UK by empowering maternity professionals and informing expectant parents about stillbirth prevention methods to help more babies arrive safely.
Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem.
A non-profit organisation supporting bereaved Muslim women who have lost a loved one.
Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide. Their phoneline is available 24-7, every day of the year.
Sands is the stillbirth and neonatal death charity. They operate throughout the UK, supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby, working to improve the care bereaved parents receive, and promoting research to reduce the loss of babies’ lives. Sands provide local support groups and befriending services.
SLOW are here to support you following the devastating loss of your child or sibling. SLOW provide an informal, quiet space for you to meet with other bereaved parents and siblings and share your experiences.
The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is the UK’s only national charity providing peer support to bereaved parents, adult siblings and grandparents who have experienced the death of a child, sibling or grandchild.
The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust provides information, education, and support to those affected by ectopic pregnancies and to the health professionals who care for them. They have a telephone and email helpline, online forum and online support groups.
The Good Grief Trust shares stories from others who have had a similar loss as well as practical and emotional support and signposting.
A specialist counselling and support service that understands the specific issues raised by bereavement within a Jewish context.
The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). They provide expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offer emotional support for bereaved families.
The Miscarriage Association provides support and information to anyone affected by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or molar pregnancy. They have a helpline and also provide local support groups.
Tommy’s fund research into miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth, and provide pregnancy health information to parents. They want every parent to have the best possible pregnancy outcomes and to take home happy, healthy babies.
Winston’s Wish is a charity that helps children, teenagers and young adults (up to the age of 25) find their feet when their worlds are turned upside down by grief.
