Motion NDM6801 Lynne Neagle, David Rees, Adam Price

Supported by Angela Burns, Dai Lloyd, Helen Mary Jones, Jayne Bryant

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.