Olivia Spencer

Hi all, the week commencing the 5th October is Baby loss awareness week. In aid of being student midwives as presidents of the UOC MIDSOC myself Liv, Issy and the midsoc team would like to spread awareness of the importance of supporting women no matter their pregnancy journeys. Our chosen charity is Elsie's moon, a charity very close to our hearts as it is local to our university. Elsie's moon was created by Lindsey and Chris in honour of their beautiful little girl Elsie. "Elsie was born on 3rd August 2018, with a super speedy, drama-queen entrance into the world. Much to Mummy & Daddy’s surprise, along with their families, she had a full head of long, fluffy, black hair - the ginger and bald genes were nowhere to be seen! Elsie fought hard for 17hours, she did her Mummy and Daddy so proud. Her short little life has made lasting memories for everyone who met her and made a huge impact on those who loved her already - she certainly didn’t want to ever be forgotten!" - which is why we want to help support this charity as much as we can! Their support is built around 5 key programmes : Elsie's Essentials Practical hospital support. Time for You Supporting emotional wellbeing after the loss of a baby. Little Rainbows Supporting families through pregnancy after loss, welcoming a rainbow baby and beyond. From Experience Education and awareness through lived experience. Remembering Together Bringing families together to remember, reflect and honour their babies throughout the year. In honour of the charity we plan to hold a bake sale, of baked sweet goodies all made by our MIDSOC team with love. We hope to raise as much as we can for this charity in order to help families and service users locally going through one of the hardest times anyone would have to go through. Together we will remember and together we will support others in need. We would be grateful for any donations before the bake sale and also during the bake sale as we will be raising the funds on this page instead of cash! Thank you in advance, THE UOC MIDSOC TEAM 2026-2027