The Deafening Silence - Stillbirth through a Mother's eyes.

A film commissioned by the charity Abigail's Footsteps about stillbirth through the eyes of a mother. Aimed at midwives and any other staff that work in a maternity ward to help them better understand good and bad practice in relation to a stillbirth or neo-natal death. Bereavement training will be offered to interested parties via our training partner Child Bereavement UK. Please visit http://www.abigailsfootsteps.co.uk/ if you would like to know more about the charity or make a donation.

Thank you all for watching the film and for your comments. I am delighted to report that the film has already been used in a training scenario. A team of 35 student midwives watched the film last week in one of their first lectures as part of a days training about bereavement, and then spent the whole day discussing the film. With your help hopefully every midwife in the UK will see this film.

Some won't approve of it, some won't agree with the contents (which are all factually true) and some won't want to learn from it and become better midwives.

The vast majority however will take something away from this film and may even seek further bereavement training. One way or another though this film will make a difference as everyone who sees it will adapt their behaviour, many without realising that they are doing it. So please share the link with other mums and ask them to show it to their midwife.

Lets start to make some noise about stillbirth and neo-natal death and no longer feel ashamed to talk about our children. Lets also help our friends and family's understand how we feel, and make them understand that it is ok to talk about our baby, also for them to realise that time won't heal our broken hearts or that by having another child everything will be ok because it won't.

In memory of Abigail Ward born asleep April 29th 2009

RIP our beautiful little Angel. Out of sight but never out of our hearts or minds xxx

Видео The Deafening Silence - Stillbirth through a Mother's eyes. канала David Ward