Contact:

Shannon Granger
(306) 955-0089
dsgranger@shaw.ca

Elan Ehresman
(306) 242-1500 ext. 839
mindevel@saskatoonrcdiocese.com

Women, couples, families suffer when a baby dies by miscarriage. Often those suffering feel isolated because not many people know of the loss. Great comfort comes when someone says "we had a miscarriage, we are so sorry for your loss".

A miscarriage is defined as "the spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy". This is a loss of life. The parents already love this child and have hopes and dreams for this baby.

Statistics say 25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. That means there are families around us, in our community mourning the loss of a child.

We encourage dialogue about miscarriage and work for awareness and education.

We pray for those who mourn especially those who feel alone in their grief.

The Miscarriage Awareness Committee includes (back, l-r) Russ and Shirley Hannan, Carol Kostiuk, Blake Sittler; (front, l-r) Shannon Granger holding baby Alexis Granger, Deb Bauche and Elan Ehresman. Missing from the photo is Ethna Martin. (Spring 2011)