Welcome to Abigail’s Footsteps

Abigail’s is more than a resource for parents. It supports long term development in the care for bereaved families. The charity is training and shaping, present and future care givers, demystifying the complexities of baby loss and creating a space for memories to be made with their supply of cooling cots. Abigail’s supported us in our darkest hours and so raising awareness for them is a privilege we hope to continue.

First of all I just wanted to thank you so much for starting up Abigail’s Footsteps, you have no idea how grateful myself and my partner was for the set up you have done in Medway Hospital. We stayed there for a night with our little girl Scarlett. Words really cannot describe how much that little bit of extra time we got to spend with our beautiful little girl meant to us. So thank you so much for that.

The past 6 weeks have really helped me to understand my grief, allowed me to talk through my feelings and allowed me to express my deepest thoughts.

I am so grateful to of had this opportunity, it has helped me through the darkest moment of my life. I would recommend specialist counselling to any parent who has lost a baby. I am so grateful to Abigail’s Footsteps for funding this fantastic service.

The Abi Cooling Cot is playing a very important part in the bereavement service that we strive to provide and enables parents to spend more time with their baby which is priceless at this difficult time. We are extremely grateful for the generous contributions from our donors.

Bereavement care is one of the most challenging roles we provide. It is essential that maternity staff are equipped on both a practical and emotional level in order to support families following the loss of their baby during pregnancy, at birth, or very soon after.
I hope access to independent supervision sessions, provided through Abigail’s Footsteps, will become an integral part of our departments aim to ensure the mental wellbeing of all our staff.”