west Suffolk RESIDENTS

As part of our partnership with Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, Petals is now able to provide specialist counselling support to bereaved parents who have received their care at West Suffolk Hospital and to those who are West Suffolk residents no matter where their maternity care was delivered.

The terms of this partnership state that we are able to provide funded counselling sessions to parents who have experienced any of the below within the last year:

• Early Miscarriage (Your referral must come from a health professional if you are requesting counselling for early miscarriage)
• Second Trimester Loss
• Recurrent Miscarriage
• Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR)
• Stillbirth
• Neonatal Loss
• Pregnancy After Loss (In most cases, the support offering for Pregnancy After Loss will be a counsellor led support group)
• Traumatic Birth (Your referral must come from a health professional if you are requesting counselling for a traumatic birth)

If you fit the above criteria please click HERE to complete our Request for Counselling form, your healthcare professional can also use this link to refer you to Petals.

If your loss does not come under any of the above, it would still be hugely beneficial for both you and us if you complete our Request for Counselling Form.  Our counselling coordinator will always respond to you and signpost you to other services that may be able to offer you support.  Furthermore, the collation of accurate data showing how many parents need our support provides important evidence for us to take to funders as we work hard to expand our service in order that we are able to support all bereaved parents who need us in the future.