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Petals announce charity partnership to help Black women affected by baby loss
Today sees the launch of a new charity partnership to improve access to counselling services for Black and Black Mixed-Heritage women and birthing people after baby loss. Pregnancy research and baby loss charity Tommy’s has a dedicated midwife-led support helpline for...
Looking after your mental health over the festive period
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 spoke to all of our...
Petals Announce New Partnership
Bereaved Parents in Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke to get the specialist support they need thanks to our new partnership with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. We are delighted to announce a new partnership with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT) to...
A message for Fathers, in honour of our lost ones
The Importance of Specialist Counselling for Fathers Suffering from Child Loss A message for Fathers, in honour of our lost ones – James Masih. In the quietest moment of my life, I held my beautiful son Kristian in my arms—a silence so profound that even though no...
Petals take centre stage on The Charity CEO Podcast
Petals CEO Karen Burgess was honoured to be asked to be a guest on the brilliant The Charity CEO Podcast. This hugely successful podcast has been number one in the Apple Non-Profit podcast charts for the last three years and has featured some truly inspirational...
Black Maternal Mental Health Week – Nasiyah’s Story
We are proud to be supporting Black Maternal Mental Health Week this week. It is a fact that women and birthing people from the black communtiy are more likely to experience stillbirth and miscarriage and that they are the least likely to access support in the...
Petals Response to the Maternal Mental Health Briefing
Today (26th July 2023) has seen the launch of a new Maternal Mental Health briefing for NHS Integrated Care Systems (ICS). At Petals, we believe that all parents who experience the trauma of baby loss should have access to free specialist counselling. For this to be a...
Petals in conversation with…
As part of mental health awareness week 2023, we have been speaking to two of our incredible counsellors to understand more about what you can do in the immediate aftermath of pregnancy or baby loss to support your mental health. In this conversation, Flora and...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
This week (15th-21st May 2023) is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year is anxiety – something that resonates with so many of us in the baby loss community, particularly those experiencing pregnancy after loss. One of our wonderful senior counsellors,...
Petals in the News
It was great to see Petals in the news this week as we near the launch of our virtual Land's End to John O'Groats Walk. The article below appeared on the ITV news website on Tuesday 28th March. Baby loss charity Petals turning away two grieving parents a day Hannah...
