The Department of Health must sign up to an international remembrance day for stillborn children, and establish a public register of the deaths if it wants to help families finally grieve over the "taboo" subject.

Due to demand, new colours for baby girls include grey, mint and silver.

When Paddy and Maria Cahill’s little baby died, they were stunned, shocked, and devastated. Nothing had prepared them for it. All seemed perfect when Maria gave birth on Feb 19 to Martha but within hours things started to go terribly wrong.

A NEW organisation for parents bereaved by the death of a baby, either during or soon after pregnancy, is to hold its first support meeting later this month.