A special memorial service will see candles lit in memory of each baby lost this weekend. 

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is holding the service at Union Baptist Church in High Wycombe on October 15 at 3pm as part of Baby Loss Awareness week, which runs from October 9 to 15.

It is the first time the trust is taking part in the global wave of light campaign. 

As part of the campaign, Waddesdon Manor will also be lighting up its main façade at 7pm on Sunday to raise awareness of the issues surrounding pregnancy and baby loss in the UK. 

This week, the trust has opened two new rooms at Stoke Mandeville Hospital which are specially designed to support families through the initial stages of the loss of their baby.

The Willow Room in the maternity unit was opened with the help of stillbirth and neonatal death charity Sands, while the Snowdrop Room on the surgical floor was created in partnership with the Trust’s charitable fund and charity in aid of bereaved parents 4Louis.

Bereavement support midwife Jennifer Higgs says: “We want to make sure that we can do everything we can to support families during what could be one of the most difficult times of their lives and hope that our new Willow and Snowdrop rooms will provide them with a more comfortable and less clinical environment.”

Everyone is welcome to join the ceremony at Union Baptist Church on Sunday.