A BOURNEMOUTH charity is to host a remembrance event tomorrow evening as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021.

Now in its 19th year, Baby Loss Awareness Week, held from October 9 to October 15, is an opportunity for bereaved parents, families and their friends to commemorate babies’ lives, raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss, and to drive for improvements in both care and support for those affected and to save babies’ lives in the future.

The remembrance event, hosted by Our Angel Bears, will take place on Wednesday October 13 from 7pm until 8pm at the multi faith chapel of Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

Suzanne from Our Angel Bears in Bournemouth said: “We hope that the service will spark conversations about baby loss and give local bereaved parents and families an opportunity to talk about their precious babies.

“Knowing that even after your loss you and your baby are remembered is such a comforting feeling.”

This year Baby Loss Awareness Week will be exploring the theme of wellbeing and sharing what has helped that anyone affected by pregnancy and baby loss to recover and build a life after loss.

Chief Executive of Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity) Clea Harmer said: “Baby Loss Awareness Week is a unique opportunity for parents, grandparents, siblings and wider family and friends to come together and remember their babies who have died, however long ago.

“For anyone whose baby has died, however recent or long ago, the world is changed forever, and there is no simple answer to grief. Finding ways to cope and look after yourself or your partner is different for everyone.


“I hope that Our Angel Bears remembrance service will help start more conversations about pregnancy and baby loss, and by doing so help bereaved parents and families feel more able to talk about their babies and find ways to look after themselves and others.”


Anyone in Bournemouth can share their photos of the service or any candle lighting on social media with the hashtags #BLAW #BLAW2021 and #BabyLoss.