Nurse support
The Early Pregnancy Loss Team offer our condolences to you during this difficult and upsetting time. We would like you to know that we are here to offer support and advice. We understand that you may need time to process your loss and we do not wish to be intrusive.
The team cover all hospitals under Humber Health Partnership. These include Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (Grimsby, Goole and Scunthorpe) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital).
The early pregnancy loss nurse can offer you and your family practical advice and information; help explain some of the formalities involved and guide you through any choices you may face during this difficult time.
Although we do not offer formal counselling, we are here if you wish to talk, as it can sometimes be helpful to talk with someone outside of your family setting. We can also provide you with contact details for local ongoing supportive charities or refer you directly if you would like.
If you have experienced three or more consecutive miscarriages and are under 35-years-old, or have experienced two consecutive miscarriages and are over 35-years-old and wish to be referred to the Recurrent Miscarriage Service, we can arrange this for you.
You are welcome to contact us by email at [email protected]
Please include your name, date of birth, NHS number if known and your phone number.
Local support
Chaplaincy and spiritual care: Providing safe spaces where people can speak openly and be heard. Hull hospitals: 01482 311224, Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole hospitals: 03033 302489 (Office hours on-site 8am to 4pm, on call from 4pm to 8am).
Sands Grimsby and Cleethorpes/Sands Scunthorpe: Volunteer-led local group. Befrienders of local bereaved parents and have many different experiences of loss between them including early losses. Grimsby/Cleethorpes Sands hold a monthly support group meeting on the first Wednesday of every month from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Grimsby. They both have a Facebook page with local information on. Scunthorpe Sands: Please see their Facebook page for monthly groups and meetings. Click the links above.
Chasing Rainbows charity: A Hull-based charity with a rising national profile, founded in 2019 and registered in 2020. The charity is dedicated to supporting families experiencing baby loss and infertility. It has become a beacon of hope for hundreds of families in their darkest moments. The charity offers support to all people that have suffered any pregnancy or baby loss at any gestation of pregnancy. It shines a light on the importance of all baby loss being recognised and that all loss matters.
House of Light: House of Light has supported many people through the difficult journey of grief and loss. They provide counselling to support women, men and couples through the devastation of baby loss. Open Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm. Call 01482 580499, freephone 0800 043 2031 or email [email protected]
National support
Miscarriage UK: Provide information, resources, and support. They also have a helpline you can call between the hours of 6am to 9pm, Monday to Friday, on 01924200799
The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust: Provide information, advice, and support for anyone who has experienced an ectopic pregnancy
NHS Talking therapies for anxiety and depression: NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression. Offer access to talking therapies/psychological therapies for anyone struggling with feelings of depression, excessive worry, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Muslim Bereavement Support Service – [email protected] – Provide bereavement support to Muslim families
Sands: Provide support for anyone affected by a pregnancy loss or death of a baby. They also offer emotional support and advice over the telephone during the hours of 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, on 08081643332
4louis: Provide memory making, support and fundraising events
Cradle: Provide support groups and online forums
Simba: Provide memory making and support
Tommy’s: Fund research and provide expert information, advice and support
Petals: Provide specialist counselling following a baby loss
The worst girl gang ever: Provide a membership for peer support and podcasts
Holding Her Space: Provide community-based support for African and Caribbean communities and provide a free Doula service
If you require support out of office hours or during the weekend, you can call the Samaritans helpline on 116123