NHS Lanarkshire’s annual memorial service for those who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death will take place on Saturday 7 March. 

The service will begin at 1pm in the lecture theatre of the Ronald Miller Centre at University Hospital Wishaw and is for anyone who has been affected by the loss of a baby, whether in recent times or years gone by. 

Vicky Grove, bereavement specialist midwife, said: “The memorial service is for parents who have experienced the terrible loss of losing a baby. It offers a dedicated time of reflection during which babies lost through miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death are remembered. It also allows the opportunity for parents, families, friends and care providers to come together and unite in grief.” 

Continuing support is available all year round from the miscarriage support group.  Bi-monthly meetings are held in the quiet room of the spiritual care department at University Hospital Wishaw on the first Monday of the month from 7pm to 9pm. The meetings are scheduled to take place on 3 April, 1 June, 3 August, 5 October and 7 December. 

The Lanarkshire branch of SANDS – the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support charity – meeting is held on the second Monday of the month between 7.30pm and 9.30pm in the Ronald Miller Centre at the hospital. 

For more information about the memorial service, or the support on offer, please contact Vicky Grove on 01698 361100, extension 5732 or Elaine Hamilton on 01698 366653.