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Here at Petals we understand the concerns that many bereaved parents, and healthcare professionals currently have about what the coronavirus outbreak will mean for the delivery of Petals’ baby loss counselling service, given that it relies so heavily on face to face...

Petals has launched a new baby loss counselling service in partnership with Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital Trust in London. From today, Petals counsellors will be able to support bereaved parents who experience the loss of a baby at St Thomas’ hospital by helping...

Laura and husband Sam, from March Cambridgeshire, sadly suffered a miscarriage four years ago and at that time there was no support available where they lived. It wasn’t until a couple of years later Laura found out about Petals and decided that she wanted to help.  ...

After watching friends take on a 10k race, a throwaway comment about how easy it would be to run 10 races for charity suddenly became a reality. Little did he know but Andrew’s wife, Louise, took his comment seriously and created a Just Giving page and told family and...

Since announcing the suspension of our Cambridge service, Petals has received a number of offers for financial support for which we are truly grateful. These offers have come from many different sources including generous individuals, trusts and companies who have all...

Petals is delighted to announce that we have joined the Pregnancy & Baby Charities Network. The network represents UK charities whose purpose is to: Reduce the number of babies who die during pregnancy, birth or in the early weeks of life Reduce morbidity in...

This festive season, Petals is selling Christmas cards for the very first time. Two beautiful designs have been donated to the charity by Emily Hamilton Illustration and are now on sale via our shop. They come in bundles of 10 and have a gentle festive message inside,...

The theme of this year’s Baby Loss Awareness Week was psychological support for bereaved parents, and throughout October Petals has been busy talking to Ministers and MPs about just how important this topic is. Our Chief Executive Karen Burgess met with Health...

Over 260 buildings across the UK have been lighting up pink and blue for Baby Loss Awareness Week thanks to the collaborative efforts of the charities in the Baby Loss Awareness Alliance. Petals was delighted to contribute to this by organizing for several buildings...

Tomorrow (11 September 2019) we announce that Petals will temporarily be suspending our operations in Addenbrookes and the Rosie Hospitals as local NHS funding bodies are unable to meet the cost of the service. In the last year alone, Petals saw 320 clients in...