Latest Acknowledging Articles
The New Baby
Your new baby will bring joy but maybe also sorrow, as you remember the older brother or sister whom he or she will never know.
Born Still or Died Soon After Birth: In the Hospital
You may find that with the support and guidance of hospital staff, family and friends are able to spend time with your baby, once the turmoil of the labour ward or neonatal intensive care unit is over...
Remembering Your Baby
During the days, weeks, months and years following the death of your son or daughter, you may find some of the following acknowledgments of your baby to be comforting:
How Others Can Help
Family and friends are often deeply distressed when someone close to them loses a baby. They may feel incredibly helpless and powerless and wonder what they can possibly do to make the family “feel ...
After the Autopsy
Hospital, Coronial Services and funeral services staff understand your need to spend time with your child. They understand that it can be very important to you to see and hold your child and to involv...
Arranging Your Child’s Funeral
You have many choices in arranging the funeral. Arrangements for children and babies may be quite different from the way adult funerals are conducted. There are few legal requirements in arranging a c...
A Guide for Family and Friends
Death is a difficult subject and sometimes it is hard to know what to say or do to someone whose child has died. But don’t let your own sense of helplessness keep you away. Silence and distance can ...
What a Professional Can Offer
No one can ‘solve’ the problems of a person impacted by the sudden and unexpected death of a young child - indeed how could anyone ever ‘solve’ or ‘fix’ this problem? A bereavement counsel...
Looking After Yourself
1. Remember to look after yourself, emotionally and physically. Eat well. Physical activities can energise you, nurture your spirit and provide a focus outside your grief. Try meditation, yoga, massag...