Borgfeld receives memorial for star children: a place for grief
Borgfeld receives memorial for star children: a place for grief
Borgfeld, Deutschland - In Bremen, a sensitive project is launched: The parish of Borgfeld plans to create a special memorial for star children in the cemetery on Borgfelder Landstrasse. This is an important initiative that should offer parents the opportunity to say goodbye to their lost children. The Weser-Kurier reports that Jürgen Ballhausen underlines from the church council, as is important for affected parents. The initiative was launched by Pastor Elisabeth Saenger, since the topic of incorrect and stillbirths often represents a taboo zone.
In the back of the cemetery, between the Krögersweg daycare center and the center of town, the memorial is to be created. The aim is to create a place of silence in which parents of their star children can commemorate . The construction of an artistically designed memorial stone and name stones that are reminiscent of the deceased children is planned. The parish intends to invest a five -digit sum in this project. The group is looking forward to the completion of the memorial, which will be sought for the beginning of next year.
a place for grief and memory
Every year on the World Memorial Day for still born children and orphaned parents, parents are held a service in order to commemorate the deceased children. Star children are children who die before, during or shortly after birth. Statistics show that every third woman experiences at least one miscarriage. In 2023, 3007 children were born dead in Germany. In the state of Bremen, the number of stillbirths has varied between 20 and 50 per year since 2020. In 2023 the association Starparent Achim accompanied 80 families from diagnosis to funeral.The effects of miscarriage are profound. A current study shows that mothers often look for exchange, while fathers are rather quietly dealing with the loss. This can lead to misunderstandings in the partnership, with an open dialogue being decisive for the processing of grief. Spectrum emphasizes that the experience welds many couples together, even if initial difficulties can occur.
a creative handling of mourning
The plotter file "Sternenkinder" , the one at Kasuwa is available, this sensitive topic addresses and offers parents the opportunity to create a creative form of commemoration. With the saying "A child in the heart and one on the hand", a widespread feeling of grief and commemoration is visualized. The file contains individual elements that can be used and positionable to find a personal expression.
Overall, the efforts of the Borgfeld parish to create a place of memory for star children is a valuable initiative that can offer many parents support and space for grief. The completion of the memorial is eagerly awaited and is a step in the right direction to make the invisible mourning around miscarriage and the loss of newborns visible and acceptable.
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