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The news of a pregnancy or a recent birth is an exciting time for all prospective and existing parents. It can, however, be cruelly interrupted by the news of a cancer diagnosis and the worry that this brings to both you and your wider family.
Mummy’s Star has been set up specifically to offer support if you find yourself in this situation and we hope that by providing comprehensive information and links in this section, it will help you to get the support you need, access services that are available to you but most importantly know that you are not alone when you are going through this.
The information contained here is reviewed on an ongoing basis and will also be added to as new information becomes known about cancer in pregnancy. Likewise, as we receive more enquiries, we will add to the FAQs section in order to be able to try and answer as many of your questions in one place as possible.
Please contact us here and we can discuss more specifically how we can support you and your family.
REAL LIFE STORIES
Meet the mums we support and read their stories
WHO WE ARE
Meet the mums we support and read their stories
PREGNANCY | BIRTH | LOSS | BEYOND
CANCER SUPPORT IN & AROUND
DIFFICULT DECISIONS & BABY LOSS
Support for when you are experiencing loss
For some of the families we support, they will face heartbreaking decisions which can lead to the loss of their baby. This can be due to ending a pregnancy due to the nature of the cancer diagnosis, but equally, this could happen due to miscarriage or stillbirth.
Whatever the reason, if you find yourselves in this situation, it is important to recognise your need and right to grieve, despite ongoing treatment and/or surgery and likewise your medical team should too.
You should be offered and have access to all loss support in the same way you would, had there not been a cancer diagnosis and this includes memory making and being offered the opportunity to take prints and photographs with you and your baby.
For further guidance and information following a loss we suggest contacting:
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Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity
SANDS
Child Loss
Our Missing Place
Memory boxes
4Louis
Simba
Most hospitals caring for you provide information on these organisations anyway but if in doubt please ask.
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