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    Government launches baby loss certificate scheme to ‘recognise grief of parents’

    by George Lithgow Feb 22, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    A Government baby loss certificate scheme designed to recognise the grief of parents who lose a baby early in a pregnancy has been launched.

    The voluntary scheme offers those who experience a loss pre-24 weeks’ gestation a certificate to formally recognise the devastating impact.

    Babies stillborn before 24 weeks do not need to be officially registered, leaving some parents feeling ignored.

    The new certificates, which are not compulsory, will be official but not legal documents.

    The idea was formed as part of the Government’s response to the independent

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