Monday, October 20, 2008

Help for grieving fathers

Photo by www.news.com.au
Moving on - Paul Di Donato plays with his daughter Keani. The sales rep needed support after his son was stillborn. Picture- Norm OorloffGRIEVING fathers have often suffered in silence, but now a mateship program is offering them help to cope with the loss of a baby.

A counselling scheme set up by the Bonnie Babes Foundation has doubled in size in the past five years.

Thousands of fathers across the country now receive tailored counselling and grief management each year.

Bonnie Babes founder Rachel Standfield-Porter said, traditionally, fathers supported their partners and kept their own feelings private after the loss of a baby at birth or during pregnancy -- but now there was growing recognition of fathers' needs.





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