The Cuddle Cot allows grieving parents time with babies who have died to process their loss.
Dwayne Webley and Emma Hughes, pictured with bereavement midwife Kirsty Malcolm, described her support as "amazing"A bereaved couple have donated a specialist cot to a hospital in memory of their baby who was stillborn.
Emma Hughes, 35, was told her son Jaziah had died two years ago during a maternity assessment at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton. The devastated mum, who then delivered him via Caesarean section, said a cooling cot which allowed her to take him home was a "massive comfort".Cuddle Cots preserve the bodies of babies who have died, allowing grieving parents time to process their loss.The cuddle cot will be the fifth on New Cross Hospital's Willow Suite, with others kept on neonatal and mortuary wards
Ms Hughes and partner Dwayne Webley, 47, said they were grateful to spend three days in hospital with Jaziah after he was born on 22 August 2021, and then take him home."You're in such a state of shock and in a dark hole but [having the cot means] you can spend a lot of time with your lost baby and... gives you some control and comfort until they're laid to rest.
Kirsty Malcolm, specialist midwife for bereavement services at the hospital trust, described their generosity as "wonderful".The couple welcomed "rainbow baby" Isaiah on 5 January, who was "the light at the end of the storm", said Ms Hughes.Follow BBC West Midlands on
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