Petals charity-specialist counselling for those who suffer trauma or loss during pregnancy or birth

Petals charity funds a specialist counselling service for parents affected by any of the following:Stillbirth;Neonatal death;Loss of pregnancy;Poor/fatal fetal diagnosis;Decision-making regarding termination of pregnancy;Trauma/depression following delivery;Miscarriage or recurrent miscarriage;Fear of pregnancy/birth;IVF anxiety;Antenatal anxiety;Phobic responses to antenatal care.Petals also aim to raise awareness, through research and training, of psychological issues in this field

Why the community needs this charity

Petals are able to provide a specialist counselling service that can be accessed by any parent affect by trauma or loss of their baby. Petals provide this service at no cost to the parent and offer up to 6 one hour counselling sessions. The service is available now - please call us on 0300 688 0068 or email us: counselling@petalscharity.org

Results and outcomes

This is an good example of how counselling helped a woman whose baby died during pregnancy:"As dramatic as it sounds, I will always believe that counselling saved my life. I was so depressed and just wanted to be with my baby, that I nearly gave up, but the support and genuine care that I felt from the counsellor made me believe I could get through it - words will never be enough to explain this."

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