October 01, 2026 - 227 views
A North Wales politician has renewed calls for baby loss certificates to be introduced in Wales, saying families who lose a baby should have the opportunity to formally recognise their loss.
Darren Millar MS, the Clwyd representative, raised the issue again in the Senedd this week, pointing out that Wales is currently the only UK nation where the certificates are not available.
Baby loss certificates provide parents with a formal recognition of a pregnancy loss and are intended to give families something to remember their baby by.
Mr Millar first called for the certificates to be introduced in Wales in 2024. The Welsh Government has since agreed in principle to introduce a voluntary certification process, but the scheme has yet to be launched.
During the Senedd debate, Deputy Minister Delyth Jewell said officials were looking carefully at how the certificates could be delivered in Wales, including the possibility of bilingual certificates.
She said Wales faces a different situation from England and Scotland because it does not have its own national records service, but said the issue was being considered “very carefully and very urgently”.
Mr Millar said organisations including Sands and Bliss had continued to call for action and that parents who had experienced baby loss deserved recognition and support.
The issue has also been raised repeatedly in the Senedd, with a petition calling for Welsh families who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy to be able to obtain a certificate receiving 749 signatures, including 682 from Wales.
Baby Loss Awareness Week takes place from October 9th to 15th, with Sands holding its annual Wave of Light event at 7pm on October 15th.
Mr Millar said he hoped the awareness week would focus attention on the need to introduce the certificates in Wales.
