Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025

Baby Loss Awareness Week, held annually between 9th – 15th October, is an opportunity for bereaved parents, family members and friends to commemorate the all-too-brief lives of their babies and pregnancies, knowing that thousands of other families around the world understand how they feel and will be doing the same.

The week also presents the chance for people to talk openly about the subject of and raise awareness of baby loss and pregnancy loss.

2025 marks the 23rd year of Baby Loss Awareness Week (BLAW) in the UK. 

Throughout Baby Loss Awareness Week we want to create a space for you to share and feel supported, whatever your experience of loss may be, about how you’ve coped, what helped (and what didn’t) so we can all learn how to better look after each other as a community and know how to get the right kind of support when we need it.

Those affected by pregnancy and baby loss tell us how important it is that they each find a way to remember their experience in a way that suits them. Some join with others at special services organised by their local hospital or a local support organisation, some find solace in events organised by their faith community while others will remember alone in a way unique to them.

It is important to remember there is no right or wrong way, and it can change as the years pass too.

Together, we care.

The week culminates, as always, with Baby Loss Awareness Day on 15th October and the poignant global Wave of Light at 7pm. During this wave of light, we remember the babies that have died during pregnancy, at, during or after birth by lighting a candle at 7pm and leaving it to burn for at least one hour. You can also choose to share your candle on our social media channels, if you so wish. However you choose to mark your loss, you will be uniting with others across the world in honour of those pregnancies and babies who lit up our lives for such a short time and we hope this event can bring some comfort. Our heart shaped EPT candle is available to purchase on our shop.

 

The Baby Loss Awareness pin badge is available in our shop. This badge is shared by all of the Baby Loss Awareness Campaign collaborating charities and not-for-profit organisations.

Our attractive purple five-pointed badge helps to raise awareness.

You can turn Pink & Blue for Baby Loss Awareness Week raising awareness of pregnancy and baby loss.

Whether you would like to approach a local landmark or building or turn your home, office, or even your self pink & blue, you can find inspiration here!

The Walk of Remembrance is a personal and reflective way to honour your experience and walk in solidarity with those affected by pregnancy loss. Each participant chooses their own location, route, and pace.

Registration is £20 per person, which helps cover the event costs and supports the work of The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust. Fundraising is completely optional – but if you’d like to go a step further, a fundraising page is created with each registration and every pound you raise will help us provide life-saving information and trusted support for those affected by ectopic pregnancy.

By registering, you’ll be joining a community walking with love, compassion, and remembrance. Together, we can make sure no one has to face the heartbreak of ectopic pregnancy alone.

Distance: 10 miles – this does not need to be completed in one walk. 

Fundraising: Optional. When registering with Enthuse a fundraising page is automatically generated. 

You can find out more here, or email kerri@ectopic.org.uk

Your stories help raise awareness of the impacts surrounding ectopic pregnancy loss and help others to understand that they are not alone. If you would like to share your own story on our website, you can find out more on our blog. 

As ectopic pregnancy occurs in early pregnancy, often prior to 12 weeks, there can be so little tangible to remember our losses by. Some people choose to create their own unique ways to commemorate their pregnancies, losses, and what could have been.

Marking loss and important dates might not be for everyone. Whether or not to choose to do something is personal, just as each individual’s experiences, grief, and reactions are unique. Above all, do what feels right for you and know that we are here to support you.

Our adorable plush EPT teddy bear is now available to purchase on our online shop and makes a meaningful keepsake for anyone affected by pregnancy loss.

The bear comes with a certificate of commemoration which can be personalised by us with your name(s) and date(s) of importance. Please add a note when placing your order with the information you would like included. Alternatively, we can send the certificate blank for you to complete as you wish.

Losing a pregnancy, at any stage, can leave a lasting impact in our hearts. Many of us carry the hopes of what could have been and the love that stays with us always.

To honour these experiences and offer a space for reflection, we invite you to dedicate a virtual Light on the Lake – a small but meaningful way to commemorate a pregnancy loss. Every suggested £5 donation for each light helps support our vital work providing information and support to those affected by ectopic pregnancy.

Together, we can create a virtual lake of light – to create ripples of reflection, and illuminate the way to calmer waters.

Dedicate your own precious Light on the Lake today by visiting this link, or simply clicking the lake below.

The annual Baby Loss Awareness Week parliamentary debate will take place in Westminster on Monday 13 October.

This year, MPs will focus on the future of maternity services and the urgent action needed to reduce the number of babies dying.

This debate is an important opportunity for MPs from across the UK to speak up about maternity safety and the changes needed to prevent pregnancy and baby loss in all its forms – miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, termination for medical reasons (TFMR), stillbirth and neonatal death.

At The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust, we know how vital it is that ectopic pregnancy is recognised and represented in these conversations. While every experience of pregnancy and baby loss is different, what unites our community is the need to be seen, heard, and supported. Parliamentary debates like this help shine a light on the realities families face and push for the improvements that can save lives and ensure better care for all.

That’s why we need as many MPs as possible to attend the debate – to make sure the voices of bereaved parents and families are heard in Parliament.

Will you send your MP an email asking them to support Baby Loss Awareness Week in Parliament?

It only takes a few minutes, and together we can show the government that we need action on pregnancy and baby loss.

You can find a template email here. If you feel able to, please add a personal note about why it matters to you that your MP attends. Sharing your reflections or your story can help your MP understand the reality of ectopic pregnancy and other forms of loss – and may encourage them to speak up in the debate.

Together, our voices are stronger.

 

 

 

Whether you decide to participate, quietly light a candle or not, we wish that the week passes peacefully for all and that it brings another little piece of healing.

Every year, we support thousands of people affected by loss through ectopic pregnancy via our phone helpline, our online forum, by email and our support groups via Zoom.

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