Death of a baby

Kartik and KSAVI

Kartik and KSAVI talk about how they and their son, Avi, were supported by Child Bereavement UK when their baby son, Shivai, died from pneumonia. Read more

Zara and Arran

Zara and Arran’s son, Blake, who was one of identical twins, died at birth. Zara talks about Blake’s death and how she was supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Precious and James

Precious and James talk about Raphael and how they, and their children Keli, Sofofo and Eddie, were supported after he died. Read more

Mark and Veronika

Mark and Veronika were supported after Christian’s death and during Veronika’s subsequent pregnancy with the couple’s daughter, Erika. Read more

Samantha and Andy

Samantha and Andy’s daughter, Ellie, was stillborn at 31 weeks. After Ellie died, the hospital put Samantha and Andy in touch with Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Emma

Emma was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her son, Ellis, was stillborn at 35 weeks. Read more

Emily

Emily was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her second daughter, Abbie, was stillborn. Read more

Matt and Emma

Matt and Emma were supported following the death of their 9½ week old daughter, Nyah, in 2012 and subsequent miscarriage of their second daughter, Skye, in 2013. Read more

John and Vicky

John and Vicky’s daughter Cecilia (Cece) was stillborn in January 2014. She was the twin sister of their son Frankie. Read more

Fraser and Kat

Fraser and Kat’s baby daughter Elsie was stillborn at 30 weeks. Fraser and Kat talk about how they’ve been supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Jennie and Grace

Grace and Jennie's daughter Ava died when Jennie was 23 weeks pregnant. They talk about their experience and how they’ve been supported by Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Latest

Bereavement Support Practitioner (Outreach) - North
Bereavement Support Practitioner (Outreach) based in Bradford

We are looking to recruit a Bereavement Support Practitioner (Outreach), based in Bradford, to join us here at Child Bereavement UK
New films for doctors working with bereaved families

Child Bereavement UK has been funded by BMA Giving to produce guidance films for doctors working with bereaved families.
Joey Essex talks to bereaved young people

Joey Essex, Patron of Child Bereavement UK talks to young people who have received support.

Telling a child that someone has died

It is important to tell a child of any age when someone important in their lives has died, and ideally this is done by someone who is closest to them.
Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. Find out how you can help them and more about child grieving.
When a grandparent dies - the impact on children and young people

The death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important. Parents have a great deal to manage when their own parent or carer dies. There is the grief associated with their own loss, but also the reactions and responses of their children to the death of a grandparent.
Grieving for a child of any age

The agony of losing a child of any age is unparalleled. There is no age or point in time that makes it any easier. No parent expects to face the death of their child and no grandparent expects to lose their grandchild.
Grief and bereavement in Gypsy and Traveller families

Death and bereavement are experiences common to most of us and few of us go through life without experiencing the death of someone close. Each situation is unique and how we respond to such a death is very individual.
Children's understanding of death at different ages

Babies and young children have no understanding of the concept of death yet, long before they are able to talk, babies are likely to react to upset and changes in their environment brought about by the absence of a significant person.
Child Bereavement UK training

Child Bereavement UK designs and delivers training for professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
Contact us

Contact one of the Child Bereavement UK centres or get in touch with one of our departments.
Explaining funerals, burial and cremation to children

The following are suggestions to give you the confidence to talk about funerals in a way that feels right for you and your children.
When your baby dies

When a baby lives only a short time or dies before birth due to miscarriage, stillbirth or a painful decision to end the pregnancy, people may assume that the loss is not important. This is simply not the case.