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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...
BABY LOSS DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT
On Tuesday 25th October MPs will come together for the annual Baby Loss Awareness Week debate in Westminster. This year’s debate will focus on staffing shortages in maternity care. Safe and sustainable staffing is important, not only for safety, but also to ensure...
Maybehood Guest Blog – Mental Health Awareness Week
We are delighted to bring you the second guest blog for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week. This blog comes from the incredible Annabel (@maybehood_ on Instagram). Her writing is so raw, personal and honest that it is impossible not to connect with her words -...
Guest Blog from Dr. Michelle Tolfrey for Mental Health Awareness Week
This week (9th-15th May 2022) is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year is loneliness - something that resonates with so many of us in the baby loss community. We are so honoured that Dr. Michelle Tolfrey (better known to most of you on Instagram as...
A Mindfulness Meditation for Mother’s Day
We know that the build-up to Mother's Day and the day itself can be really tough for many people in our community and for many reasons. Our wonderful counsellor, Kim Paul, has recorded this mindfulness meditiation to support anyone who might be finding this week...
An Update on the Pregnancy and Babies Charities Network
In recent months, the Pregnancy & Babies Charities Network (PBCN) has taken time to reflect upon, review, and revise their manifesto. Petals is proud to put our name to this important partnership working.The Covid19 pandemic has shone a bright light on many known...
