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On Tuesday 25th October MPs will come together for the annual Baby Loss Awareness Week debate in Westminster. This year’s debate will focus on staffing shortages in maternity care. Safe and sustainable staffing is important, not only for safety, but also to ensure...

We are delighted to bring you the second guest blog for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week.  This blog comes from the incredible Annabel (@maybehood_ on Instagram).  Her writing is so raw, personal and honest that it is impossible not to connect with her words -...

This week (9th-15th May 2022) is Mental Health Awareness Week.  The theme this year is loneliness - something that resonates with so many of us in the baby loss community.  We are so honoured that Dr. Michelle Tolfrey (better known to most of you on Instagram as...

We know that the build-up to Mother's Day and the day itself can be really tough for many people in our community and for many reasons. Our wonderful counsellor, Kim Paul, has recorded this mindfulness meditiation to support anyone who might be finding this week...

In recent months, the Pregnancy & Babies Charities Network (PBCN) has taken time to reflect upon, review, and revise their manifesto. Petals is proud to put our name to this important partnership working.The Covid19 pandemic has shone a bright light on many known...

After pregnancy and baby loss, there are so many milestones, occasions, holidays and celebrations that continue in the world around us, and it can be hard to know how to cope when you are struggling with a devastating personal loss. We recently spoke to all of our...

Petals' trustees recently told us their thoughts and reflections on Petals' 10th anniversary, what it means to them, and their hopes for the charity moving forward. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVthsQUT4As

We are delighted to announce that our partnership with Teddy's Wish will be continuing throughout 2022.Thanks to generous support from Teddy’s Wish, Petals is able to offer extra counselling sessions to those who suffer the most devastating and traumatic losses and...

by Dr Russ Hargreaves (Petals Counsellor)Working as I did for many years in the NHS and hospice sector, I sadly spent a great deal of time talking to families about how they could help their children following a loss. I also established support groups for children...

Here at Petals, we are really aware of the pressure that comes with Baby Loss Awareness Week (BLAW) for those who have experienced pregnancy or baby loss – it is one of those significant dates, like your baby’s birthday or Christmas – you feel it matters, and that you...