University Maternity Hospital Limerick will light up this evening as it marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.
UMHL will be bathed in blue and pink light for the event, which is in association with Feileacain, the national charity supporting families affected by perinatal loss.
Ireland has an infant mortality rate of around 3 per 1,000 according to the CSO.
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Clinical Midwife Specialist for Bereavement and Loss at UMHL, Marie Hunt, says we are improving at acknowledging pregnancy loss in Ireland.
