A wnaiff yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet amlinellu pa gamau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i wella llwybrau cymorth seicolegol arbenigol ar gyfer rhieni mewn profedigaeth sydd wedi colli babi yn ystod beichiogrwydd neu wedi colli babi yn Nwyrain De Cymru?
The loss of a baby during pregnancy or shortly after birth is a deeply traumatic experience. Bereavement care has been embedded into national maternity and neonatal policy, ensuring that parents can access the support they need at any time, free of charge, through a compassionate, structured, and well-funded system.
In collaboration with third-sector organisations such as SANDS, the pregnancy and baby loss charity and Child Bereavement UK, psychological and bereavement support is available through NHS Wales. Services include counselling, peer support, and specialist psychological interventions.
The National Framework for Bereavement Care ensures consistent, high-quality support across Wales. Backed by £1.4 million in funding to health boards and third-sector partners, it emphasises early intervention, integration across health and social care, and robust monitoring to ensure equity and quality.
Furthermore, the Maternity and Neonatal Network, part of NHS Wales Performance and Improvement, has been working with SANDS, to support work on the five bereavement pathways. Work has focussed on miscarriage, termination of pregnancy for foetal anomaly, stillbirth, neonatal death and sudden unexpected death in infancy. The pathways are scheduled to be published in the Autumn.