Uplifting news on such a heartbreaking subject. Extending the certificates further back can only be a good thing.
Together with statutory parental bereavement pay/leave and statutory neonatal care pay/leave, these are some surprisingly compassionate policies to come out of the last (largely discompassionate) government.
limaconnect77 on
Have to understand that that sort of horrible shit can cut a person in two, physically (obviously) and psychologically – straight up. As either parent, try functioning ‘normally’ for months afterwards. “What did I do wrong?!” and other fkn stupid shit goes through one’s head.
PleasantSky5426 on
Its only right to acknowledge a lost life and to recognise the parental grief.
Jeq0 on
I don’t understand the purpose of the certificate and the article is paywalled. What is this supposed to achieve/ change?
Folkwitch_ on
I lost my daughter’s twin. I feel lucky that we have an ultrasound scan, but I found it incredibly hard to process grief when there was no physical evidence of her. I honestly believe this would have helped me so much at the time.
We’ll be applying for one today. Even just to have a formal piece of paper with her name on – it makes a big difference.
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Uplifting news on such a heartbreaking subject. Extending the certificates further back can only be a good thing.
Together with statutory parental bereavement pay/leave and statutory neonatal care pay/leave, these are some surprisingly compassionate policies to come out of the last (largely discompassionate) government.
Have to understand that that sort of horrible shit can cut a person in two, physically (obviously) and psychologically – straight up. As either parent, try functioning ‘normally’ for months afterwards. “What did I do wrong?!” and other fkn stupid shit goes through one’s head.
Its only right to acknowledge a lost life and to recognise the parental grief.
I don’t understand the purpose of the certificate and the article is paywalled. What is this supposed to achieve/ change?
I lost my daughter’s twin. I feel lucky that we have an ultrasound scan, but I found it incredibly hard to process grief when there was no physical evidence of her. I honestly believe this would have helped me so much at the time.
We’ll be applying for one today. Even just to have a formal piece of paper with her name on – it makes a big difference.