The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Maternity and neonatal annual memorial service – Saturday 3 March
NHS Lanarkshire’s women’s services, maternity and neonatal annual memorial service, led by the spiritual care, midwifery and neonatal team, will take place on Saturday 3 March at 1pm in the sanctuary, level one, University Hospital Wishaw.
The memorial service provides an opportunity for parents, families, friends and care providers to come together to remember babies who have been sadly lost through miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death.
Anyone affected by the loss of a baby, whether in recent times or years gone by, is welcome to attend.
Continuing support is available through the miscarriage support group which meets on the first Monday of the month at University Hospital Wishaw from 7pm to 9pm in the quiet room of the spiritual care department and the Lanarkshire branch of SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support) which meets on the second Monday of the month between 7.30pm and 9.30pm in the Ronald Miller Education and Training Centre.
For more information, or the support on offer, contact Elaine Hamilton or Jane Hunter on 01698 366653.
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