- Date: 15 October
- Purpose: Raising awareness, providing remembrance, and assistance for families that experience miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss, and infant loss.
- Focus 2025: Remembering the 1 in 4 families affected by pregnancy and infant loss, advocating for understanding and emotional supoprt.
History & Background
- Origin: First detected in 2002 in the United States and Canada.
- Established by Robyn Bear, Lisa Brown, and Tammy Novak, the sisters advocated for official establishment.
- U.S. House of Representatives acknowledged the day on 28 September 2006.
- The month of October has already been proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan to be Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month.
Relevance
- Encourages community education about the emotional impact of pregnancy loss and early infant loss.
- Aims to bring together a remembrance and care community through vigils and the worldwide "Wave of Light" at 7 PM.
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Month: Current Affairs - October 15, 2025
Category: IMPORTANT DAYS