Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day of
remembrance for all pregnancies which end inmiscarriage ,stillbirth or thedeath of anewborn . It is recognized in the United States onOctober 15 of eachyear .History
"Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day" was thought of by Robyn Bear. After having had six
miscarriages with little to no support, she felt aday was needed forparents ,grandparents ,siblings ,friends , and theworld to unite and remember these beloved babies. Knowing she couldn't do this alone, she shared her thoughts with Lisa Brown and they decided to do what they could to make this day happen. H.CON.RES.222, House Resolution #222 "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day", October 15 of everyyear went to a vote in the House Of Representatives September 28th, 2006. TheUnited States Congress now recognizes October 15 as "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day"."Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day" is recognized throughout theUnited States andCanada withRemembrance Ceremonies and candle lightingVigils which coincides with anInternational Wave ofLight with participants lighting candles at 7:00 p.m. around the world to honor and remember ourchildren .Creation
Through the
lobbying efforts of Terra-Lynn Coggan, a Saint John resident with the assistance of Saint John-Champlain MLA Roly MacIntyre, New Brunswick Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon.Elvy Robichaud did declare October 15 to be "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day"."Miscarriage and infant death are a source of
grief , often silent, formothers ,fathers , siblings and grandparents." [http://www.bearsforbereavedmommies.org/index1.html] To recognize this loss, Hon. Elvy Robichaud, New Brunswick Minister of Health and Wellness declared October 15 to be "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day", October 12, 2005.He called on
provincial residents to help promote "support ,education and awareness for grieving parents who have lost infants during pregnancy or shortly afterbirth ." [http://72.14.221.104/search?q=cache:OPa0k4V5XUcJ:www.october15th.com/tribune_december.htm+%22support,+education+and+awareness+for+grieving+parents+who+have+lost+infants+during+pregnancy+or+shortly+after+birth.%22%5B&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4]See also
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Stillbirth Remembrance Day External links
* [http://www.october15th.com/ October15th.com]
* [http://www.bearsforbereavedmommies.org/Pregnancy_and_infant_loss_English.pdf October 15th: New Brunswick, Canada]References
*cite website |last=Robichaud |first=Hon. Elvy |url=http://www.bearsforbereavedmommies.org/index1.html |title=Bears for Bereaved Mommies |publisher= Bears for Bereaved Mommies |date=2005-10-12 |accessdate=2006-12-05
*Cite website |last=Robichaud |first=Hon. Elvy |url= http://72.14.221.104/search?q=cache:OPa0k4V5XUcJ:www.october15th.com/tribune_december.htm+%22support,+education+and+awareness+for+grieving+parents+who+have+lost+infants+during+pregnancy+or+shortly+after+birth.%22%5B&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4 |title=Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness group gets provincial government nod |publisher=Tribune-Bears for Bereaved Mommies Newsletter |date=2005-12-01 |accessdate=2006-12-05
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