Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day 2020: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is celebrated every year on October 15 in several countries to honor, celebrate, and remember babies who have passed away due to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, and other causes of infant loss.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day History
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day was established in 2002 to honor, celebrate, and remember babies who have passed away due to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, and other causes of infant loss. The moment was started by Robyn Bear, Lisa Brown, and Tammy Novak who petitioned the federal government to recognise the specific day on October 15th.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance significance
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day serves to promote greater Awareness, Remembrance and Support of the estimated 1 in 4 individuals and families whose lives are irrevocably altered by the death of their children, during pregnancy, at birth, and in infancy. The main aim of the day is to raise awareness of the need for support, encourage people to talk, honour the babies who have passed.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance celebrations
On this day, various events are organised to support the families. However, it won’t be possible because of the coronavirus pandemic. The day is observed with remembrance ceremonies and candle-lighting vigils, concluding with the Lights of Love International Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of candles and campaign illuminations, that circumnavigate the globe beginning at 7:00 p.m., in each respective time zone.
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