Snowdrop Bereavement Team
Losing a baby is a very difficult time for a family and there
will be a lot of decisions that may need to be made during this
time. People deal with this grief in different ways. Our team is
here to support you through your loss.
We care for families who have booked to give birth at St.
Michael's Hospital who experience pregnancy or baby loss from 16
weeks up until an early neonatal death, this can include:
- miscarriage
- a termination for fetal anomaly
- a stillbirth
- neonatal death
We are also here to support you, as a parent, through subsequent
pregnancies if you have suffered a loss in a previous pregnancy and
would like our support.
Getting in touch
The Snowdrop team can be contacted on 07747764997 or you can
email us at: snowdrop@uhbw.nhs.uk. You
can contact us any time, day or night, but this phone number and
email address will only be monitored Monday to Friday between
9am-5pm and we will get back to you as soon as we are able to.
You can contact us via text message or phone call. We also offer
home visits, meeting for a walk, or coffee, or Teams chats
depending on what works best for you. We can support with
signposting to charities, counselling and psychological services as
well as helping to answer questions about funerals, postmortems,
and financial services. Our team is also able to sit in on any
appointments such as scans, consultant appointments and follow up
meetings.
If you are due to come in to deliver a bereaved baby then we can
discuss the process of what to expect, go through a birth plan with
you and discuss memory making options so you are more prepared when
you arrive. We can also support you to spend time with your baby
after their delivery or their death.
You may have been given a book called Sands Bereavement Support
Book and this will provide information about the next steps. We
understand it can feel very overwhelming having to read and process
this information. We are always here to go through anything that
you are unsure about.
Additional support
Children's Funeral Fund
The Children's Funeral Fund for England may be able to help pay
for some of the costs. The Snowdrop team will be able to advise on
what funeral options are available for you and your family.
www.gov.uk/child-funeral-costs
Sands
Support for anyone affected by the death of a baby.
www.sands.org.uk
Phoneline: 0808 164 3332
Miscarriage Association
Support for anyone affected by a miscarriage, molar pregnancy or
ectopic pregnancy.
info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk
Phoneline: 01924 200799
Twins Trust
Support all parents and carers of twins, triplets, or more who
have died during or after pregnancy.
www.twinstrust.org/bereavement
The Lullaby Trust
Support for anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death
of a baby or young child. Some areas also offer the Care of the
Next Infant (CONI) programme for subsequent pregnancies.
www.lullabytrust.org.uk
Phoneline: 0808 802 6868
Winston's Wish
Offers practical support and guidance for grieving siblings.
www.winstonswish.org
Phoneline: 0808 8020 021
Email: ask@winstonswish.org
4Louis
These are the memory boxes we supply for any Pregnancy or
Neonatal bereavement if you wish to receive one. They allow a
variety of memory making to be possible.
www.4louis.co.uk
Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC)
They offer impartial information and support to expectant
parents facing decisions about antenatal tests and results.
www.arc-uk.org
Phone number: 020 7713 7486
Email: info@arc-uk.org
