NDM6801 - Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Baby Loss
NDM6801 - Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Baby Loss
NDM6801
Lynne
Neagle (Torfaen)
David
Rees (Aberavon)
Adam
Price (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr)
Supporters
Angela
Burns (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire)
Dai
Lloyd (South Wales West)
Helen
Mary Jones (Mid and West Wales)
Jayne
Bryant (Newport West)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Recognises that, in 2016, 263 infants died or were stillborn in Wales and that
families who are affected by baby loss often cannot access appropriate services
or support.
2.
Welcomes Baby Loss Awareness week, which is organised by a collation of more
than 60 charities throughout the UK and will take place from 9 to 15 October
2018 providing an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of
excellent bereavement care for all parents after pregnancy loss or the death of
a baby.
3.
Recognises that Baby Loss Awareness Week also provides an important opportunity
for bereaved parents, and their families and friends, to unite and commemorate
their babies’ lives.
4.
Recognises that all bereaved parents should receive the same high standard of
care when a baby dies, and that while good care cannot remove parents’ pain and
grief, it can help parents through this devastating time.
5.
Calls on the Welsh Government to take action to improve the care that parents receive
after pregnancy or baby loss by:
a)
committing to improve and deliver better bereavement care which can be accessed
by all parents after pregnancy or baby loss;
b)
adopting the core set of standards for bereavement care which have been used to
underpin the National Bereavement Care Pathway in other areas of the UK;
c)
working with NHS Wales to ensure all staff who come into contact with bereaved
parents receive bereavement care training.
Office
of National Statistics - Child Mortality England and Wales 2018
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 11/06/2021
Decision due: 3 Oct 2018 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd
Lead member: Lynne Neagle MS