You may be able to access support through your NHS maternity or bereavement team, GP, or directly through specialist baby loss charities. Support is available whether your loss occurred during pregnancy, at birth or shortly afterwards.

• Sands UK: services offered include a free national helpline for parents, families, carers and healthcare professionals; a UK-wide network of support groups with trained befrienders; an online forum enabling bereaved families to connect with each other and a wide range of bereavement support resources available online and in print.

• Tommy's: leading charity funding pregnancy research in the UK.

• Abigail's Footsteps: offers a compassionate, award-winning counselling service dedicated to helping bereaved parents like you find a way forward.

• Making Miracles: offers families professional face to face or online counselling to anyone who is struggling after the loss of a baby. The counselling is specialist and specific to the needs of the individual, couple or child and the type of loss that they have experienced.