A great many organisations support people affected by the death of a baby, some offering support only in very specific situations, others providing more general support. Some are very local while others operate across the whole country and here is an alphabetical list of some of those organisations. 

Further information and contact details for most of these are also at 

www.babyloss-awareness.org/charities/  

Over time we will add to this list and if you are a support organisation that would like to be included, please let us know.  

• 'Abigail's Footsteps' is based in Medway and provides care and support to families who have suffered a bereavement, as well as education for healthcare professionals directly involved with caring for bereaved parents.  www.abigailsfootsteps.co.uk/

• Aching Arms raising awareness and providing aching arms teddy bears to bereaved families www.achingarms.co.uk/

• Aidan's Elephants providing support for bereaved parents and families. www.aidanselephants.co.uk/

• The Alexa Trust  www.thealexatrust.org

• APS Support supporting people with Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), a blood clotting disorder is a leading cause of miscarriage, stillbirth and pre-eclampsia www.aps-support.org.uk/

• ARC (antenatal results and choices) helps parents and professionals through antenatal screening and its consequences www.arc-uk.org/

• Baby Lifeline providing equipment, training and research www.demelza.org.uk/

• Brief Lives provides support, including help in finding a baby's grave. www.brieflives-remembered.co.uk

• Bliss exists to give every baby born premature or sick in the UK the best chance of survival and quality of life. www.bliss.org.uk/

• Canterbury and District Early Years Project  www.canterburydeyp.org.uk 

• Child Bereavement UK Supports families when a baby or child dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. www.childbereavementuk.org

• CMV Action offers advice and support to anyone affected by congenital cytomegalovirus, a common virus that can infect people of all ages www.cmvaction.org.uk

• Cruse Bereavement Care provides support and information when someone dies  www.cruse.org.uk

• Dads Unlimited www.dadsunltd.org.uk

• Deal breastfeeding Group www.dealbreastfeedingsupportgroup.co.uk

• Demelza House is a children’s hospice providing vital care to families across East Sussex, Kent and South East London www.demelza.org.uk

• The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust Supporting people who have experienced an early pregnancy complication https://www.ectopic.org.uk

• 4 Louis, like Sands, provides memory boxes to families, free of charge www.4louis.co.uk

• Holding On Letting Go is a Kent-based charity that helps children to cope with the death of someone close to them. www.holdingonlettinggo.org.uk

• Homestart has dedicated, experienced volunteers who provide support for families with at least one child under the age of five who may be experiencing a wide range of difficulties.   For Ashford www.home-start-ashford.co.uk and for Thanet www.homestartthanet.org.uk

• ICP Support provides information and support on intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy www.icpsupport.org

• Kicks Count empowering mums-to-be with knowledge and confidence www.kickscount.org.uk

• The Last Kiss Foundation provides equipment to allow parents to spend precious time with their child www.thelastkissfoundation.co.uk

• Life after Loss  provides information and support after a loss  www.lifeafterloss.org.uk

• The Lily Mae Foundation  supports parents and families after a stillbirth or neonatal death www.lilymaefoundation.org

• The Lullaby Trust raising awareness of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and providing support www.lullabytrust.org.uk

• Making Miracles providing baby trauma and bereavement care as well as the Baby Memorial Garden in Rochester www.makingmiracles.org.uk

• The Mariposa Trust www.mariposatrust.org

• MASS Miscarriage and Stillborn Support www.massuksupport.org

• Mayah's Legacy is based in Canterbury and is a UK Registered charity  supporting families who have experienced pregnancy loss www.mayah.org.uk

• The Miscarriage Association www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk

• The Multiple Births Foundation www.multiplebirths.org.uk

• Petals Charity offers counselling for trauma or loss during pregnancy and birth www.petalscharity.org

• Spinal Muscular Athrophy Support UK www.smasupportuk.org.uk

• TAMBA the Twins and Multiple Births Association www.tamba.org.uk

• Together for Short Lives supports families of children with life threatening conditions  www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk

• Rainbows Bereavement Supports helps children and young people grieve and grow after loss www.rainbowsgb.org

• The Samaritans offers a safe place for you to talk at any time in your own way about whatever is getting to you. www.samaritans.org

• Tommys www.tommys.org