The certificates are a recognition of pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, also known as a miscarriage.
More bereaved parents in England will now be able to apply for a certificate to formally recognise the loss of their baby.
The government has removed a cut-off date that had meant only those who had had a pregnancy loss or miscarriage since September 2018 were eligible.to anyone who lost their baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy . Applicants must be aged at least 16 live in England. More than 50,000 of the certificates, which are optional and free to receive, have been issued so far.Emma Barnett, who now works on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, has written about her in-vitro fertilisation and miscarriageEmma said: "Like millions of women before me, the baby lived within me and died within me."Many people will not need a piece of paper.
"Our loss is part of our family story and now there can be a piece of official paperwork to document it."If a baby is born dead after 24 weeks, the death is officially registered as a stillbirth.But every year, in the UK, an estimated 250,000 pregnancies end through miscarriage - a death before 24 weeks - making it the most common complication of pregnancy, experienced by about one in five women.
Miscarriage Association chief executive Vicki Robinson said: “We know from the people that we support how much the certification scheme has helped those who have experienced pregnancy loss, so this is great news that people whose losses were previously not acknowledged now can be.”5 days agoMr Brynin says he always wears his son's watch as it is the last thing that felt his heartbeat.
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