Grief does not end. It changes.
Losing a baby is not something that happens and then stops. Parents carry their baby with them for the rest of their lives. That is why we share art, music, books and things made by hand: as a way to cope, a way to remember, and sometimes a way to escape for a while when you need to.
Something to hold, to make, to listen to
Small things that many parents find helpful, in the first weeks and in the years after.
Seed letters
Write to your baby on paper with poppy seeds inside, plant it, and let the words become flowers.
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The memorial garden
Plant a flower in your baby’s name, among flowers planted by parents around the world.
Plant a flower →
A space to pause
Gentle music made by MIMATIS, for the moments when you need to breathe and simply be.
Listen on YouTube ↗
Memory boxes
A place for the photos, prints and small things that show your baby was here.
What to put inside →
Your baby’s name in colour
Hand-lettered names, prints and stickers for brothers and sisters.
Meet the maker ↓
Sounds of Stillness
A short film about stillbirth and silent grief, released on Mother’s Day.
Watch the film ↗
Leo, and what I wish had been different
At 26 weeks, Gintarė learned in a Vilnius hospital that her son would not survive. She tells what happened in the weeks that followed, and what she believes hospitals could change for mothers in her situation.
Read her story →
Catalonia’s Parlament asks for the same care in every hospital
On 5 November 2026, the Parlament de Catalunya approved a motion on perinatal grief: the same protocols in every hospital, training for professionals, and guidance for funeral services. Also in Spanish and Catalan.
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Flowers that remember: how cultures honour babies who died
White flowers on Mexican altars, Jizō statues in Japan, forget-me-nots in Britain, chrysanthemums and candles in November: how families remember babies who died before or soon after birth.
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Fathers, too: the grief that is easy to miss
After a baby dies, people ask how the mother is. Research suggests fathers and partners grieve too, often quietly, and are asked far less. What studies show, and what seems to help.
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Not every loss is the same. Do we know what we mean?
“Pregnancy loss” covers many different experiences, and most people could not say what a stillbirth is. An essay on the words we use, what surveys show, and why speaking more clearly matters.
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15 October: how Europe remembers
From a conference on perinatal grief at Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona to the Wave of Light at 7 pm: how the remembrance day was marked across Europe in 2026.
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“I lived through my child’s birth, knowing they had already died”
Victoria’s own story, featured in the Lithuanian magazine Mamos žurnalas — losing her daughter Maya, and the path that led her to build MIMATIS.
Read the feature ↗
“My little Leo, and what I wish had been different”
Gintarė’s story about her son Leo, published in the Lithuanian magazine Mamos žurnalas. You can also read it in English here in our Journal.
Read the feature ↗
“No one ever told me grief felt so like fear.”
After losing his wife Joy, C.S. Lewis wrote one of the most honest accounts of grief ever published. What he described mirrors what bereaved parents feel today.
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Charles Darwin lost his daughter Annie at ten years old
What his private letters reveal about grief, love, and the limits of reason — and how loss shaped one of history’s greatest minds.
Read the article →Why grieving people seek water
Rivers, oceans, lakes. Research on the nervous system is beginning to explain why so many bereaved parents are drawn to water after loss.
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When grief lives in the body — what the science says
Up to 60% of bereaved parents show symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress. Research helps explain why grief is felt in the body.
Read the article →Made with care for families
People who create for families after baby loss. We feature their work because of the care that goes into it.
Hart van Hout
In 2007 Arnaldo Lopez lost his son Silvan at 29 weeks. Unable to find something that felt right, he made a casket himself, shaped as a heart of wood. Since 2010 he has made heart-shaped caskets, urns and keepsakes by hand for babies at every stage of pregnancy.
hartvanhout.nl ↗
Viktorija Liau
Hand-lettered names, illustrations, prints and stickers in bold, joyful colour. A baby’s name on canvas gives it a place at home; a sticker that says Sister gives an older child something of their own.
viktorijaliau.net ↗Make something together, with people who understand
Spending time with parents who have lived the same loss, and doing something together with your hands, can mean a great deal. If you offer a workshop, a walk, a craft or a remembrance activity for bereaved parents in your country, let us know, and we will help families near you find it.
Made a book, a song or a piece of art for families after baby loss, or would you like to share your story? Write to the same address. We only publish with your permission.
