Abigail’s Footsteps

Abigail’s Footsteps is a Medway based baby loss charity, providing support and counselling for bereaved parents and families as well as specialist bereavement training for midwives and healthcare professionals.

Since 2010, we have worked to improve the way bereaved parents are cared for by hospitals and to better educate midwives on how to care for grieving parents. Sadly, stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur daily, yet many hospitals are not equipped to deal with the parental care required, they have inadequate facilities and their staff receive little to no bereavement training.

By working with medical professionals to understand the issues and seek solutions our charity has helped many families.  One of our greatest contributions as a charity has been the creation and funding of the Abi cooling cot which allows parents valuable additional time to make memories with their baby before saying goodbye.  These cots are made by The Bond Group in Sheerness, and distributed to hospitals nationwide wherever there is a need and as funding allows.

It’s a great family, its a small charity with a huge heart.”
Cheryl Baker – Vice President, Abigail’s Footsteps