Sam Rowlands, Member of the Welsh Parliament for North Wales, has praised the work of organisations involved in supporting families who have lost babies.
Speaking in Welsh Parliament to mark the end of Baby Loss Awareness Week, which ran from October 9-15, Mr Rowlands said:
This is a moment for people across Wales and around the world to come together to remember the babies who've died during pregnancy, at birth or infancy, and for us to stand alongside the families and loved ones and those who grieve for them.
The heartbreak of losing a baby is something that no parent should ever have to endure. For too many it's a painful and life-altering reality. That's why, this week, it's been important to break the silence that often surrounds baby loss to raise awareness and to show families that they are not alone.
I want to pay tribute to the charity Sands and all of the organisations involved in this week for the work that they do every single day supporting bereaved families, raising awareness and pushing for better care and understanding
As part of Baby Loss Awareness Week, we are invited to wear the pink and blue ribbon, and I'm pleased to see so many Members across this Chamber doing so. It's a small but powerful gesture to show our support and help to start conversations about an issue that is too often hidden.
Baby Loss Awareness Week is held annually from October 9-15 and is a special opportunity to mark the lives of babies lost in pregnancy or soon after birth.
During the week, which is now in its 22nd year, the Baby Loss Awareness Alliance works alongside more than 100 other charities and groups to raise awareness of key issues that affect people who have lost a baby.
Its aim is to share how the pregnancy and baby loss community is there for people every step of the way, during and after loss and you don’t have to navigate pregnancy loss alone.
For more information go to: https://babyloss-awareness.org/.
Sam Rowlands AS yn cefnogi Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth o Golli Babi
Mae Sam Rowlands, Aelod o’r Senedd dros Ogledd Cymru, wedi canmol gwaith sefydliadau sy'n helpu teuluoedd sydd wedi colli babanod.
Wrth siarad yn Senedd Cymru i nodi diwedd yr Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth o Golli Babi, a gynhaliwyd rhwng 9-15 Hydref, dywedodd Mr Rowlands:
Mae'r wythnos hon yn gyfle i bobl ledled Cymru a'r byd ddod at ei gilydd i gofio'r babanod fu farw yn ystod beichiogrwydd, adeg genedigaeth neu fabandod, ac i ni sefyll ochr yn ochr â'r teuluoedd a'r anwyliaid a'r rhai sy'n galaru amdanynt.
Mae'r torcalon o golli babi yn rhywbeth na ddylai unrhyw riant orfod ei ddioddef. Mae'n realiti poenus sy'n newid bywyd i lawer gormod o bobl. Dyna pam, yr wythnos hon, mae wedi bod yn bwysig torri'r distawrwydd sy'n aml yn gysylltiedig â cholli babanod, i godi ymwybyddiaeth a dangos i deuluoedd nad ydyn nhw ar eu pennau eu hunain.
Hoffwn roi teyrnged i elusen Sands a'r holl sefydliadau sy'n rhan o'r wythnos hon am y gwaith maen nhw'n ei wneud bob dydd yn cefnogi teuluoedd mewn profedigaeth, codi ymwybyddiaeth a gwthio am well gofal a dealltwriaeth
Fel rhan o Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth o Golli Babi, rydyn ni'n cael ein gwahodd i wisgo'r rhuban pinc a glas, a dwi'n falch o weld cymaint o Aelodau ar draws y Siambr hon yn gwneud hynny. Symbol bach ond pwerus i ddangos ein cefnogaeth a helpu i ddechrau sgyrsiau am fater sydd o'r golwg yn rhy aml.
Cynhelir Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth o Golli Babi rhwng 9-15 Hydref bob blwyddyn, ac mae'n gyfle arbennig i nodi bywydau babanod a gollwyd yn ystod beichiogrwydd neu yn fuan ar ôl genedigaeth.
Yn ystod yr wythnos, sydd bellach yn ei 22ain flwyddyn, mae'r Baby Loss Awareness Alliance yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â 100 a mwy o elusennau a grwpiau eraill i godi ymwybyddiaeth o faterion allweddol sy'n effeithio ar bobl sydd wedi colli babi.
Ei nod yw rhannu sut mae'r gymuned beichiogrwydd a cholli babanod yno i bobl bob cam o'r ffordd, yn ystod ac ar ôl colli babi, a does dim rhaid i chi lywio colli beichiogrwydd ar eich pen eich hun.
Am ragor o wybodaeth, ewch i: https://babyloss-awareness.org/.
