Parents Orphelins
The Quebec Association of Parents Experiencing Perinatal Bereavement
Across Quebec, parents are grieving the death of their baby. If you’re in this situation, don’t be alone.
What is perinatal bereavement?
Perinatal death refers to the death of a baby that occurs during pregnancy, childbirth, or in the first year of life. Perinatal grief, on the other hand, refers to the grief experienced by these parents upon the death of their baby.
Parents Orphelins has chosen to represent all parents experiencing perinatal grief, regardless of when their baby died. In this case, we believe that anyone who has experienced a pregnancy that resulted in the death of a baby before the age of one may indeed feel that they are experiencing perinatal grief.
In other words, we believe that grief is not measured by the number of weeks of pregnancy or the baby’s life, but by the magnitude of the dream the parents carried within them and also by the feeling they already had of being parents.
Please contact us for more information. You can also download our information and awareness guide.
Our mission
As parents experiencing perinatal bereavement, our mission is to help other parents through this difficult ordeal.
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Parents Orphelins’ 5th Annual Candle Walk
For the past 10 years, the quebec association Parents Orphelins has been able to help parents who have suffered a loss of baby during pregnancy
Why support Orphaned Parents?
Every day in Quebec, parents lose a child during pregnancy or shortly after birth. It is estimated that nearly 23,000 Quebec families are affected by the death of a baby each year. Parents Orphelins, the Quebec Association of Parents Living with Perinatal Bereavement, is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 and recognized as a charitable organization, with the primary mission of providing services “by and for” parents experiencing perinatal bereavement. Parents Orphelins’ goal is to help other parents through this difficult time.
By donating to Parents Orphelins, you demonstrate to your customers and partners that you are committed to providing grieving parents with the means to obtain support during the difficult ordeal of perinatal grief.
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Parents Orphelins’ 5th Annual Candle Walk
For the past 10 years, the quebec association Parents Orphelins
