The Miscarriage Association of Ireland

If you are using this website it probably means that either you or someone close to you has sadly lost a baby through miscarriage, whether recently or some time ago. All of us at The Miscarriage Association of Ireland have had personal experience of miscarriage and we are here to help and support you when you need us. We hope this site will be of help especially to the mums and dads of the precious lost baby

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We have been requested to add details of Services of Remembrance being held throughout the country. You may see details of these if you follow the link below.

If you would like details of your Service added, please e-mail us at mailto:info@miscarriage.ie and we will place the information on our website.

See Other Services for further details.

The National Standards for Bereavement Care Following Pregnancy Loss ad Perinatal Death were officially launched by Minister for Health Simon Harris in Farmleigh House on Wednesday, 10th August, 2016.

Our chairperson, Deirdre Pierce McDonnell, was delighted to be at the launch along with our committee member, June O'Toole.
A step in the right direction towards a national standard of bereavement care.

If you would like to download a copy of the HSE National Standards for Bereavement Card following Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Death, you may do so at:

http://www.hse.ie/eng/about/Who/acute/bereavementcare/standardsBereavementCarePregnancyLoss.pdf

Our Service of Remembrance takes place on Sunday 13th November 2016. It is a very special occasion for all who have lost babies and gives them the opportunity to share their experience with others who have also suffered the loss of a child. Read More

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Our next monthly Support Meeting takes place on Thursday 1st September 2016 from 8pm - 9.30pm. (approx.) in Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 (opposite Leinster House).

If you are finding it difficult to deal with the loss of a baby through miscarriage, please know that you are most welcome to come to the meeting whether you lost your baby recently or long ago.

If you would like any further information, please contact us on our Telephone Support Line or email us at mailto:info@miscarriage.ie.

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A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the VHI Mini-Marathon on behalf of the The Miscarriage Association of Ireland.

I hope you all enjoyed the challenge and the fun on the day.

Photos below show Marie McManus, Rita Core, Noirin Mc Manus and Barbara Sherin enjoying the day - thank you Girls, you're looking good!!

All sponsorship cards ( if not done through I- donate.ie ) can be sent for the attention of the Treasurer of The Miscarriage Association of Ireland c/o Carmichael Centre, No 4 North Brunswick Street Dublin 7.

We have some photos below from our last Service of Remembrance which took place in November 2015. They really show how moving the experience is for those who attend.

Best of luck to all of you taking part in the VHI Women's Mini - Marathon this Bank holiday Monday on behalf of The Miscarriage Association of Ireland. For your convenience, we have a room booked in Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 from 12pm until 5pm where you can leave your bags.

After the race, there will be tea/coffee and sandwiches served (around 4 to 4.30p.m.). A committee member from The Miscarriage Association of Ireland will be present in the room throughout the afternoon.

Hope to see you all there and happy running.

We are pleased to announce that bulk orders of our Information Booklets and Leaflets may be now be obtained from Health Brochures.ie at:

http://www.healthbrochures.ie/

Bulk orders are free to hospitals, general practitioners and clinics.

Newsletter Spring/Summer 2016 - if you would like to share your story, poem, thoughts for this newsletter - please forward your contribution, before 15th May 2016, by email to:

info@miscarriage.ie

or by post to:

The Chairperson - The Miscarriage Association of Ireland c/o Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7.

Look forward to hearing your stories. Thanks.

The VHI Women's Mini Marathon takes place Bank Holiday Monday June 6th at 2 pm. It is a 10 km race (6.2 miles).

Entries for this race are now open - see www.vhiwomensminimarathon.ie for more details.

Every step makes a difference so if you are up for the challenge to take that step to getting fit, please keep The Miscarriage Association of Ireland in mind if you would like a charity to sponsor.

Just register for the race on the VHI Women's Mini Marathon website www.vhiwomensminimarathon.ie and then drop an email to :info@miscarriage.ie and we can forward you a t-shirt and sponsorship card.

You can also use.www.idonate.ie to raise sponsorship on-line.

Closing date for registration is April 29th.

Thank you.

Our Service of Remembrance takes place on Sunday 8 November 2015. It is a very special occasion for all who have lost babies and gives them the opportunity to share their experience with others who have also suffered the loss of a child. Read More

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Please note that we have received some Mini Marathon sponsorship forms and payments with no address to acknowledge these payments. If you would like a receipt and didn’t get one, please contact us at mailto:info@miscarriage.ie

The Miscarriage Association of Ireland contributed to the Standards of Bereavement Care following pregnancy loss and perinatal death by liaisng with the HSE sub committee for these standards.

Please click on the attached link for more details.
www.hse.ie

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the VHI mini - marathon yesterday on behalf of the The Miscarriage Association of Ireland.

I hope you all enjoyed the challenge despite the Winter weather conditions.

If you have any photos - we would love to see them.

All sponsorship cards ( if not done through I- donate.ie ) can be sent for the attention of the Treasurer of The Miscarriage Association of Ireland c/o Carmichael Centre, No 4 North Brunswick Street Dublin 7.

Newsletter Spring/Summer 2015 - if you would like to share your story, poem, thoughts for this newsletter - please forward your contribution, before 28th June 2015, by email to:

info@miscarriage.ie

or by post to:

The Chairperson - The Miscarriage Association of Ireland c/o Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7.

Look forward to hearing your stories. Thanks.

Please note that the next Support Group Meeting in Sligo will take place on Thursday 30th April 2015 at 7.30 p.m. in St Michaels Life Centre, Church Hill Sligo.

Please see photos below from our Service of Remembrance. The beautiful candles represent our special babies lost through miscarriage.

A special Memorial service for babies, who passed away through miscarriage, Still birth and Neo Natal deaths will be held on Saturday 15th November, 2014 in Cill Mhuire Church, Standhouse Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.

All parents, siblings, grandparents, and others affected by the loss of a baby are welcome to attend, regardless of whether that loss was recent or long ago.

A guest speaker from the Miscarriage Association of Ireland will also attend on the night.

Caragh pastoral council are holding a special Memorial service for babies, who passed away through miscarriage, Still birth and Neo Natal deaths On Friday 14th November, 8.00 pm in Our Lady & St Joseph church, Caragh, Naas, Co Kildare.

Parents, siblings, grandparents and anyone who wishes to remember these little babies are all welcome.

A guest speaker from the Miscarriage Association of Ireland will also attend on the night.

Our Christmas cards for 2014 are now on sale. Please see link for details.

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Our Service of Remembrance takes place on Sunday 9 November 2014. It is a very special occasion for all who have lost babies and gives them the opportunity to share their experience with others who have also suffered the loss of a child. Read More

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A big thank you to all who participated in this year's Mini-Marathon. A fun day was had by all as well as the opportunity to raise much needed funds for our Association. If you have not yet returned your sponsorship card and monies to us, please send them to us at the Miscarriage Association of Ireland, Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin, 2.

Thank you.

Deirdre Pierce- McDonnell - Chairperson of The Miscarriage Association of Ireland.

Caragh pastoral council are holding a special Memorial service for babies, who passed away through miscarriage, Still birth and Neo Natal deaths On Friday 15th November, 7.30pm in Our Lady & St Joseph church, Caragh, Naas, Co Kildare.

Parents, siblings, grandparents and anyone who wishes to remember these little babies are all welcome.

A guest speaker from the Miscarriage Association of Ireland will also attend on the night.

Our Service of Remembrance takes place on Sunday 10 November 2013. It is a very special occasion for all who have lost babies and gives them the opportunity to share their experience with others who have also suffered the loss of a child.

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The Miscarriage Association of Ireland will hold its first national support group meeting in Kilkenny on 17th October 2013, 7pm in St Patrick’s Parish Centre, Bohernatounish Road, Loughboy. This meeting, the first to be held outside of Dublin, will give an opportunity to all those affected by miscarriage to talk about and share their experience. The meeting will be co-ordinated by committee members of the association.

‘This meeting provides an opportunity for women and their partners to talk in a supportive environment about their experience,’ said Niamh Ryan, secretary of the Association. ‘Of course, people are under no obligation to talk and can find great comfort simply by listening to others talk about their own experience.’

A Book of Remembrance will also be available on the day for those who wish to make an entry in memory of the child they have lost through miscarriage.

The Association, which celebrates 25 years in existence this year, provides support to all who have been affected by miscarriage through a telephone support service, monthly support meetings in Dublin’s Buswells Hotel, and an annual Service of Remembrance, which will take place this year on 10th November, at 3 pm in St Theresa’s Church, Donore Avenue (off South Circular Road), Dublin 8.

Info: Deirdre Pierce-McDonnell – 087 3577173

Info: Mr Ted Byrne – 056 7764400
Website: www.patricksparish.net

A Service of Remembrance will be held
By Cork University Maternity Hospital
On Friday 11th October 2013 at 7p.m.
In the Sacred Heart Church,
Western Road, Cork

All who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss are welcome to attend.

Please note venue and change of date and time from previous years.

One of the biggest fund raisers by the Miscarriage Association of Ireland is the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon and for the past number of years we have taken part in this wonderful event.

This year was a special one for the Mini Marathon as it celebrated its 30th anniversary having begun in 1983. The sun came out to celebrate with us and the atmosphere was electric as we waited at the starting line.

While many of the participants are eager to complete the 10 kilometres in record time the vast majority appear to relish the exercise and the chat while at the same time taking the opportunity to raise some funds for a charity which has benefitted themselves or their families.

There were many bands along the route blasting out tunes to give us a cheer along the way. There were children handing out water bottles, the fire services gave us a hose down and many lined the streets to egg us on. All was done in good cheer allowing us to get to the finish line without noticing the pain in the thighs! My sisters Rita Core, Norín McManus, our friend Barbara and I came in at 1:58:52, which is not our fastest speed to date, but who’s counting!!

The Miscarriage Association of Ireland had a welcome cuppa for those who partook on our behalf in Buswells Hotel, Molesworth Street, in the heart of Dublin. Buswells hospitality as always did the trick of reviving those who had endured the marathon and set them up for the journey home.

We hope to partake in many more marathons in the future and are delighted to say a big thank you to all those who ran or walked the marathon on our behalf and raised a lot of money for our very worthy cause.


MARIE MC MANUS

See photos of the happy group before the event. Well done girls!!!

The 33rd Dublin Marathon will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 28th October 2013 at 9 a.m..
For those brave people who intend to take part in the Dublin Marathon this October, we would be very grateful if you could help raise funds for us by being sponsored for your efforts. Please contact us by Email mailto:info@miscarriage.ie to obtain a sponsorship card and t-shirt. We gratefully receive any amount no matter how small you may think it is. Thank you.

Please make sure to register with Dublin Marathon, as otherwise you cannot take part on the day. For official details about the Dublin Marathon, please go to www.dublinmarathon.ie

Following the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar, the Miscarriage Association of Ireland would like to offer sincere sympathy to those involved. We have released a press statement to clarify our position. To read the statement please click on the link.

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A special memorial service will be held in Our Lady & St Joseph Church on Friday 16th November 2012 at 8.00 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

Caragh Pastoral Council

Many of our trusty volunteers took part in the Women's Mini Marathon on the 4th June 2012.

This year everyone participating received a number and a tag and were timed from the beginning of the marathon. The results were posted in the Evening Herald and we were all were delighted with our time.

It was a beautiful day and all enjoyed themselves. There was great support from locals along the route.

After everyone had made it around the course, they retired to Buswell's Hotel for much needed light refreshments and an analysis of the day.

We are very grateful to everyone who supported us in donating sponsorship money. Well done for all the effort put in and taking part. Hope to see you all again next year.

Our Service of Remembrance took place on Sunday 13 November 2011. It was a very special occasion for all who attended giving them the opportunity to share their experience with others who have suffered the loss of a child.