Many don't want to talk about the grief of early pregnancy loss, which can leave people feeling alone as they mourn what never was. Handmade wooden boxes are helping to change the conversation just a little bit.
"It's OK to grieve … you're not alone."Sue Briggs got involved with making the boxes from the start, working on the lining that goes into the coffins, using material from donated wedding dresses.
"It's something for them to actually grieve over and not just the mother and the father, but the siblings," Ms Briggs said.Materials for the coffins are either donated by the community or are bought by the Clarendon Vale Neighbourhood House through donations.The boxes are given to the Royal Hobart Hospital , where they're offered for free to people who have lost a pregnancy, whatever the circumstances of that loss.
Becky French, the midwifery unit manager in maternity services at the RHH, said the boxes could be an important part of the grieving process. "The death of a baby, at any stage of pregnancy, is a tragic circumstance for a family," Ms French said. "The angel caskets are offered to parents … and may be used as a memorial box or as a special resting space for their little one during a time of significant grief."Keren Ludski is the CEO of Red Nose Australia, an organisation that provides support for people going through the loss of a pregnancy or death of a baby at any stage.
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