6 October 2026
A memorial service has been arranged to enable bereaved parents, their families, and friends to commemorate the lives of babies who died during pregnancy, at birth – or soon after – or in infancy.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) event will be hosted by its Chaplaincy Team, alongside Specialist Bereavement Nurses and Midwives and other Neonatal and Maternity staff. The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity (SANDS) Wolverhampton and Looking After Parents and Siblings Group (LAPS), two charities which regularly support RWT and its service users, are also supporting the service.
All parents and families who have suffered the loss of a baby, regardless of gestation, are invited to attend the service which will take place on Sunday 11 October, 3pm, at St Joseph’s RC Church, Willenhall Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 2QN.
Those of faith and no faith are welcome to attend.
Emily Cooper, Early Pregnancy Bereavement Nurse, said: “Communal remembrance can really help strengthen a sense of support and acknowledgement. I feel it’s so important to help break the silence of baby loss and together share the grief and healing.”
Reverend Joe Fielder, Lead Chaplain for RWT, added: “We hope those who attend will be helped by seeing the familiar face of a Midwife, Nurse, or a Chaplain.
“We are very grateful for the many people who are working together to put on this special service. Together we hope we can comfort people and honour their little ones.”
The service will contain music by The RWT Singers and a space for reflection, poems, and readings.
Attendees will be invited to light a candle and place a token heart with a personal message on a special memory tree.
Families wanting further information can email rwh-tr.chaplaincy@nhs.net.
For help and support please visit:
Sands – Saving babies’ lives. Supprting bereaved families
The Lily Mae Foundation
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