October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. Share is launching "31 Days of Share," which will utilize social media to raise awareness of pregnancy loss and infant death. We will post something daily and invite you to share our posts in an effort to increase awareness!
Each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of the newborn child. The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Movement began in the United States on October 25, 1988, when then-American President Ronald Reagan designated the month of October 1988 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
The loss of a child stays with parents, friends, and family members forever, but it can be challenging for others to truly understand the emotional and physical impact. Events across the country take place each October and help people to better empathize and support parents on their journey to hope.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month enables us to consider how, as individuals and communities, we can meet the needs of bereaved parents and family members and work to prevent causes of these problems. For more information, visit
www.nationalshare.org.
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St. Peters, MO
“When are you having kids?”
With broken hearts and idle hands,
Cullin’s siblings wrote messages to
their brother and sent them to the
sky during a balloon release that was
provided by thoughtful neighbors.
These ladies also brought chalk, lots
of chalk, for the kids to draw pictures
and messages “to Cullin” on the
driveway. Focused, creative activities
encourage the children to channel
their grief in a positive, healthy way.
Ryan, the oldest son, began to write
songs. The curly haired, sensitive big
sister began drawing pictures on paper. Dalton began
writing about memories and
times shared with his baby
brother. The oldest two
created a newsletter, calling
it Children with Difficulties
and Loss (C.D.L. their baby
brother’s initials) and include
submissions from other
siblings of loss that they have
connected with through our
non profit for families that
have endured the loss of a
child.
The September/October edition of Sharing provides stories from bereaved parents and professionals on children's grief, as they are often called the "forgotten grievers." When their baby sibling dies, children may experience a myriad of emotions and reactions to the death. This issue will share ways families have helped their child move through his/her grief, including the difficulties. Please take a moment to read this edition of our magazine or pass along to those who may benefit from its contents.
