What to say to someone who lost a child to drugs?
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What to say to someone who lost a child to drugs?
Saying “I’m sorry you’re going through this,” may be more supportive than comments like, “I understand how you feel.” Even if you have lost someone to a death from drugs, the experiences and relationships are likely to have been quite different, so expressing understanding you don’t have may be alienating to the …
How can I help my stillborn parent?
Find advice here for parents coping with grief after a stillbirth.
- Listen.
- Support the family.
- Meeting the baby.
- Acknowledge the baby.
- Follow their lead.
- Choose your words carefully.
- Offer practical help.
- Don’t throw things away.
How do I cope with a stillbirth?
Try to remember there is support available – you don’t have to go through this alone. You can talk to your family and friends, your GP, midwife or health visitor, or other parents who have lost a baby. The charity Stillbirth and Neonatal Death, or Sands for short, has a helpline that can offer support and information.
What is a stillbirth?
A stillbirth is the death or loss of a baby before or during delivery. Both miscarriage and stillbirth describe pregnancy loss, but they differ according to when the loss occurs.
How do you know if your fetus has died?
Most women less than 20 weeks of pregnancy do not notice any symptoms of a fetal demise. The test used to check for a fetal demise in the second trimester is an ultrasound examination to see if the baby is moving and growing. Fetal demise is diagnosed when the ultrasound examination shows no fetal heart activity.
Can a fetus die and not know it?
Bleeding during pregnancy loss occurs when the uterus empties. In some cases, the fetus dies but the womb does not empty, and a woman will experience no bleeding. Some doctors refer to this type of pregnancy loss as a missed miscarriage. The loss may go unnoticed for many weeks, and some women do not seek treatment.
