Death

THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH ABOUT MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY

Full term abortions - a phrase that doesn't reflect science or medicine and that should have no place in the birthing community.

Handling heartache during the festive season: When hello means goodbye

How to cope with baby loss during the festive season.

THE BABY LOSS CLUB

The loneliest club in the world… The Baby Loss Club is not for the fainthearted. It is a club with non-negotiable terms and lifelong...

There is nothing ordinary about death

Photo by Burst on Pexels.com Just an ordinary Saturday morning. In an ordinary mall. In an ordinary clothing store stall. Trying on quite...

Ode to an Angel

I look at your perfect little ears and I hear the songs of angels in the sky I look at your mouth and hear unspoken words about babies...

Perinatal Bereavement Workers

Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com My name is Nicci and I am a Bereavement Doula from Pretoria (South Africa), assisting parents with...

Saying Goodbye to Baby R

I wrote this in Afrikaans originally but I have translated it for this website: Babies should smell like baby powder and Elizabeth Anne’s...

The Two Rooms

Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com Except for different room numbers, the two doors looked identical. If you could have peeked inside,...

Beautiful Pain

This was my first official experience as Bereavement Doula and one that I will always keep very close to my heart. I wrote about this in...