Submitted on Monday 8th October 2018
Published on Monday 15th October 2018
Current status: Closed
Closed: Monday 15th April 2019
Signatures: 785
Provide separate labour wards for women giving birth to stillborn babies.
I gave birth to my dead baby boy on a maternity ward 17 years ago surrounded by crying babies. It was soul destroying knowing others were celebrating new life, when a life had been taken from me. Future mothers should never experience this tragedy and is why I am calling for legislative change.
According to stillbirth charity 'Tommy's Organisation', one in every 225 births ends in stillbirth in the UK - making that nine babies every day. It's also estimated that 4.2 million are living with depression associated with previous stillbirth - a number which cannot go ignored.
It's imperative to change the future of these bereaved mothers by creating the best environment possible for one to give birth to a dead child, and to ensure we provide the tools to be able to cope with such a loss.
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