Infant Loss - A Black Mothers Story‪.‬ Let’s Talk with Doula Ruth Dennison

⚠️Trigger Warning/very sensitive topic ⚠️
Ruth speaks with Stacey Anderson about the loss of her son. Stacey and her partner Anthony birthed baby Kiyan at 27 weeks Gestation. After 21 days care in NICU, baby Kiyan sadly passed away. Stacey is a wonderful women, amazing mother with a beautiful family. Preterm birth and Infant loss is traumatic and heart breaking for any parent, but when you feel like you have not been taken seriously from your first point of contact, it makes your experience much harder. After listening to this podcast, you can watch video of Stacey revisiting the NICU where her son passed: https://youtu.be/mOPQI5jfTuE

Stacey’s is now running a spoke word program to help young people articulating their feelings and emotions, you can learn more here: https://www.spititout.vip/

If you have experienced infant loss and think you may benefit in having additional therapy or support, you can find information here: The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network: https://www.baatn.org.uk/

Lullaby: https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/

SANDS: http://www.sands.org.uk/.