Category Archives: Stillbirth Registration

No parent should have to face the devastating loss of a child. But for around 2,400 families every year in England and Wales, that is the reality they experience. I was proud to introduce a Bill in Parliament to make one simple but important change: giving bereaved parents the option to register a stillbirth remotely.Continue reading “Presentation of my 10-Minute Rule Bill on changes to Stillbirth Registration”

It was an honour to sit alongside Chadderton couple Cassie and Ryan Claydon on Sky News to talk about their campaign to allow remote stillbirth registrations in England and Wales, so that grieving parents don’t have to attend the registrars office in person waiting alongside new parents and their newborn babies. It was a privilegeContinue reading “Sky News Interview on Cassie & Ryan Claydon’s Stillbirth Registration Campaign”

It was a pleasure to welcome Chadderton couple Cassie and Ryan Claydon to Parliament today to hear the Ten Minute Rule Bill they proposed to change the law in England and Wales to allow the remote registration of stillbirths. This is quite a moment; to see an issue raised at a constituency advice surgery inContinue reading “This Ten Minute Rule Bill on Stillbirth Registration is thanks to Ryan & Cassie Claydon”

Parents of stillborn babies are asking for a simple change to the law that would spare them unnecessary distress at one of the most challenging moments of their lives. Cassie and Ryan Claydon are constituents of mine in Chadderton. They experienced the devastating loss of their daughter, Matilda at 36 weeks, and told me aboutContinue reading “A small change that will make a meaningful difference”

I want to thank the cross party MPs who have agreed to sponsor the Stillbirth Registration Ten-Minute Rule Bill I will present to Parliament on Wednesday 15 July. This Bill was proposed by Chadderton couple Cassie and Ryan Claydon, who experienced the heartbreak of baby loss and then had to register their stillbirth in personContinue reading “Thank you to my 10-Minute Rule Bill sponsors!”

Result! A Ten Minute Rule Bill slot has been secured for 15 July to bring forward a small but important change to the registration of stillbirths in England and Wales. At present, parents of stillborn babies must attend a registrar’s office in person. This often means waiting alongside new parents registering births, adding to theContinue reading “Ten Minute Rule Bill slot secured on changes to the registration of stillbirths”

Cassie and Ryan Claydon suffered the loss of their unborn child Matilda at 36 weeks, and want to see a simple but important change in the law to help others. Like every parent in England and Wales who goes through that trauma, they were required to attend the Registrar’s Office in person to register theContinue reading “Oldham couple call for stillbirth registration change”