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Patient Information Leaflets
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Advice following a death in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Guide for relatives about arrangements that need to be made and the options you have following a death in ICU
Bereavement Support
Information and guidance to help you following a bereavement
Bereavement support information for women and families
This information has been written to answer your queries and reduce any worries you may have. We have asked women who have had late miscarriages or stillbirths for their advice when writing this leaflet.
Burial on private land
This information outlines what happens when you want to bury your baby’s remains and/or pregnancy tissue on a piece of land other than a recognised cemetery or churchyard.
Caring for your child's body at home
Information for families who are considering taking their child's body home before the funeral
Collecting your baby from the mortuary
This leaflet is for any parents who wish to collect their baby from the hospital mortuary themselves.
Following a death in the Emergency Department (A&E) - Advice for relatives
Guides friends and relatives through some arrangements that they need to make and the options they have
Grief after a bereavement
What you can do to help yourself, how others can help you, how you can help other people who may be experiencing strong feelings after the death of someone close, and where you can get more advice and support.
Guide to the Coroner's Post Mortem Examination Procedure
What happens when the Coroner requests a post mortem examination following a death in hospital.
Guide to the Hospital Post Mortem Examination Procedure (adults)
Explains what happens in a hospital post mortem examination following a death in hospital.
Mid to late pregnancy loss on Delivery Suite
The purpose of this leaflet is to guide you through the initial arrangements for being admitted to deliver your baby.
Simple guide for postmortem on babies and children
We have written this leaflet to give a brief explanation of why the doctors or midwives may ask your permission for a post mortem examination to be carried out or why you may be told that your child is to have a post mortem examination.
Tissue blocks and slides
Information for families about what happens to human samples removed at post mortem
What happens next?
Information on what happens following a neonatal death and how we can help support you.