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Day 22. Place of Care/Birth The place that looked after your you whilst you were pregnant. Share a photo of those who took care of you and your baby. This could be a midwife/doula/friend/partner.
Ellie Rose was delivered in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland. We knew that she had died the week
before but waited one week before I was induced (to try and prepare).
The midwives in the unit were fantastic and cared for us so well. The photo is something I really wanted other parents to know about. I am not sure how things work in other places, but if your baby is delivered in the UK before 24 weeks there is no birth certificate and no death certificate, its as if they never existed.
It is possible that your hospital will give you a certificate of delivery (like ours in the picture), signed by your midwife or the nurse in charge of the suite. Most hospitals wont offer them automatically for early loss you have to ask for one. We were advised by the Miscarriage Association that we should ask for one if that is what we wanted. The Miscarriage Association provides blank certificates to hospitals if they do not have their own.
The midwives in the unit were fantastic and cared for us so well. The photo is something I really wanted other parents to know about. I am not sure how things work in other places, but if your baby is delivered in the UK before 24 weeks there is no birth certificate and no death certificate, its as if they never existed.
It is possible that your hospital will give you a certificate of delivery (like ours in the picture), signed by your midwife or the nurse in charge of the suite. Most hospitals wont offer them automatically for early loss you have to ask for one. We were advised by the Miscarriage Association that we should ask for one if that is what we wanted. The Miscarriage Association provides blank certificates to hospitals if they do not have their own.
Valerie
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