The Chelmsford Ladies’ Circle has generously donated a variety of items for the bereavement midwifery team at Broomfield Hospital to use to support parents who have experienced a stillbirth.
In addition, they have given £500 to fund the 3D hand and foot casting service, which creates a special memory for families to treasure.
The gifts include a memorial frame for families to display a butterfly with their baby’s name at the midwifery bereavement suite, ‘heart in their hand’ memory keyrings, a changing and bath station, a Bluetooth speaker to enhance the suite’s atmosphere, and 20 copies of a support book for fathers.
The group chose to support the maternity bereavement suite as many of their members have young children or are currently pregnant and they wanted to help parents in Chelmsford that are sadly experiencing a loss.
They raised the funds via a quiz night, running the VIP tent at the Chelmsford Round Table Fireworks and holding their annual Bunny Hunt at Easter.
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