SAM COLLINGE: My Updated Symphony
Content Warning: Themes of early years and pregnancy bereavement which some might find distressing.
Sam Collinge's story, as presented in our 2022 production: Symphony of Us, gave her space to detail her pioneering work in bereavement midwifery, which began in 1998. [Accompanied by an Orchestra].
In October 2023 we were proud as punch for Sam as she announced on BBC Breakfast the publication of the Government's Independent Pregnancy Loss Review which she co-chaired and authored. In so doing she championed the right to receive a certificate of loss for children lost in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Inspiring work Sam.
Link to NHS article: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/news/sam-collinge-authors-independent-pregnancy-loss-review
Link to Gov.UK information: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/certificates-recognising-heartbreak-of-losing-a-baby-extended
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