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Kali Lindsay

Heartbroken South Tyneside parents raising funds to help bereaved couples after losing their baby at two days old

Bereaved parents who lost their baby girl at two days old are raising money for a cuddle blanket to help other grief-stricken families.

South Shields couple David and Emma Warkcup suffered the heartache of losing their little girl, Charlotte, who is affectionately known as Lottie, just 60 hours and 10 minutes after she was born.

The couple travelled to the midwife-led birthing centre in South Shields overjoyed at the imminent arrival of their baby, but when Lottie's heartbeat started to drop they were transferred via ambulance to Sunderland Royal Hospital (SRH).

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