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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jamie Grierson

What happens when a baby is stillborn in England and Wales?

A newborn baby in a woman's hands
According to the Office for National Statistics, there were 2,433 stillbirths in 2022 in England and Wales. Photograph: NataliaDeriabina/Getty Images

Thousands of bereaved relatives who suffered stillbirth in the 1980s and earlier have sought help in finding the final resting place of their babies.

It was only in the 1990s when attitudes towards dealing with a stillbirth changed.

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