After 5 miscarriages and a stillbirth, Quebec MNA draws attention to perinatal loss (article)

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Written By Grief Matters
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By Sheena Goodyear

After suffering five miscarriages and a stillbirth, Quebec Liberal MNA Désirée McGraw successfully sponsored a bill to formally recognize October 15th as Perinatal Bereavement Awareness Day. Passed with unanimous support, the legislation is meant to destigmatize the grief of pregnancy and infant loss. McGraw hopes the official recognition will lead to more concrete support measures, like accessible grief counseling and paid leave, for affected families.

After 5 miscarriages and a stillbirth, Quebec MNA draws attention to perinatal loss | CBC Radio

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Grief Matters is working to increase awareness of grief so that we all can better support ourselves, others, and our communities. The co-founders are Susan Cadell and Mary Ellen Macdonald. May Ellen is an anthropologist and Professor in Palliative Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She holds the J & W Murphy Foundation Endowed Chair in Palliative Care. Susan is a social work researcher at Renison University College in Waterloo, Ontario.

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