Maternity Bereavement Team

The maternity bereavement team provide emotional and practical support to families experiencing a miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a baby.

Their website can be found at: Maternity Bereavement Care – SaTH

The maternity bereavement team is made up of two specialist midwives and a dedicated lead consultant, who offer care and support to women and their families - https://www.sath.nhs.uk/wards-services/az-services/maternity/maternity-bereavement-care/#:~:text=We%20provide%20emotional%20and%20practical,to%20women%20and%20their%20families.

Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocate Service (MNISA)

Criteria - Their baby:

·         Was stillborn after 24 weeks of pregnancy

·         Died within the first 28 days

·         Had a suspected or confirmed brain injury

 The baby’s mother/birthing parent:

·         Died

·         Had a hysterectomy unexpectedly within 6 weeks of the birth

·         Was admitted unexpectedly to critical or intensive care

https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/our-work/maternity/maternity-and-neonatal-independent-senior-advocate

Early Pregnancy Assessment Service

The early pregnancy assessment services work closely with the acute gynaecology and maternity teams to provide care to women with complications in pregnancy up to 16 weeks gestation - https://www.sath.nhs.uk/wards-services/az-services/maternity/early-pregnancy-assessment-service-epas/

Birth Reflections Service

Birth Reflections is available for any service users from six weeks postnatal onwards to explore their maternity experience with a specially trained midwife. - If you would like to make an appointment in the Birth Reflections Service, please email sath.birthreflections24@nhs.net with your name, date of delivery, NHS or hospital number, date of birth and preferred contact number. Once this information has been sent, a member of the team will contact you via telephone to talk about your referral - https://www.sath.nhs.uk/wards-services/az-services/maternity/patient-info/birthreflectionsservice/

Perinatal Mental Health Team

Shropshire Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (PMHT) provides specialist assessment and support for women across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, providing both support to those women experiencing mental health difficulties, and those at risk of developing mental health difficulties up until a year after baby's birth. The service supports women experiencing moderate to severe mental health problems - https://www.mpft.nhs.uk/services/mental-health-perinatal-community-shropshire

Lighthouse Service

This service is for women who live in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin with moderate-severe or complex mental health difficulties associated with loss, grief and trauma directly arising from, or related to, the maternity experience - https://www.mpft.nhs.uk/services/maternal-mental-health-service-shropshire-telford-and-wrekin

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocate

Here to support women, birthing people, and families to be listened to and heard after a distressing experience (an adverse outcome) during their maternity and/or neonatal care - https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/our-work/maternity/maternity-and-neonatal-independent-senior-advocate/

Hope House Children’s Hospice

Hope House Children’s Hospices offer a free and confidential counselling service to any close family member following the death of a registered child - https://www.hopehouse.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/bereavement-counselling

Cruse Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin

Cruse have volunteer counsellors trained by the Foundation for Infant loss. Parents or other family members can refer themselves on 0845 6066812. Their services are free of charge and via Zoom - https://www.cruse.org.uk/

Love from, George

A local charity supporting bereaved parents and families after losing their precious baby - https://www.facebook.com/lovefromgeorge

Ada’s Foundation

A local charity providing empathetic and practical support to families affected by pregnancy loss and the death of a baby, helping them navigate through the challenges of grief and loss - https://www.facebook.com/adasfoundationuk

HUGS Charity

Hugs offers a range of services for bereaved parents and their families - https://hugs.org.uk/

Little Footprints Support Group

Little Footprints Support Group - Facebook
A monthly support group for ANYONE affected by the death of a baby at any stage in pregnancy. Little Footprints Support Group meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month 7:30-8:30pm at The Green Suite, Festival Drayton Centre, Market Drayton - littlefootprintsmd@gmail.com

The Sea Change Trust Shropshire

Ensuring young parents or carers and their children or infants get the best possible mental health support to overcome life’s challenges, through specialist psychological intervention to those whose needs are not being met by current services - https://www.theseachangetrust.co.uk/