Media Release | 19 November 2025
Red Nose Australia Champions Pregnancy After Loss Services this Perinatal Mental Health Week
Red Nose Australia is highlighting the importance of supporting families experiencing pregnancy after loss, bereaved families and reducing the stigma surrounding perinatal mental health issues this Perinatal Mental Health Week, November 23 to November 29, 2025.
Red Nose CEO, Amy Cooper, emphasises the significance of opening conversations and encourages anyone affected by the loss of a pregnancy, stillbirth, death of a baby or child to reach out and access Red Nose’s FREE nationwide support.
“Red Nose provides many specialised services, including lived experience led Pregnancy After Loss Support for parents navigating this journey. These include Peer to Peer, online groups and ongoing support for subsequent pregnancies for those who have gone through our Hospital to Home program thanks to invested partnership with the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the generosity of the Phoebe Joan Foundation for additional support to rural and remote communities,” Ms Cooper said.
“Experiencing a pregnancy after a loss can be a difficult time for families and this is an important week to start conversations on perinatal mental health. The mixed emotions of joy, guilt, fear and love can make a subsequent pregnancy a difficult time,” Ms Cooper said.
Kim Dang McDonald, a mother who lost her three-year-old son Alby in 2021, acknowledges the challenges of pregnancy after loss.
“Being pregnant after a child loss can be difficult. There is much joy. But there’s also so much sadness and anxiety. Anxious that you may have another loss. And sad, that this baby will never know their sibling,” said Ms Dang McDonald.
Kim, who found solace in Red Nose’s Hope and Healing group, now serves as a Red Nose peer supporter, helping others navigate their grief.
“It was the first place we felt safe enough to express our grief openly, without needing to filter ourselves,” said Ms Dang.
“In July 2021, Alby died suddenly in his sleep at just three years old. He was otherwise healthy, and no cause of death was found – doctors suspect an undetected heart arrhythmia.
“My husband Greg and I were referred to Red Nose’s Hope and Healing group by our grief counsellor. That group became pivotal in our recovery. It was the first place we felt safe enough to express our grief openly, without needing to filter ourselves.
“Now, as a peer supporter, I feel privileged to offer the same hope and support I once received. It’s incredibly rewarding to sit alongside others in their pain and gently show them that, somehow, you can survive this life-changing loss,” Ms Dang McDonald said.
Ms Dang McDonald will be one of the panel of speakers at the Perinatal Mental Health Week Launch at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 25 November.
Red Nose offers various support services, including:
- 24/7 bereavement support, professional counselling
- Dads and partner’s only support group
In the past year, Red Nose answered close to 2,200 calls through its support line and supported over 600 new clients.
Red Nose encourages the community to engage in Perinatal Mental Health Week by attending events, sharing stories, and supporting bereaved families.
For more information, visit www.pmhweek.org.au
About Red Nose
Red Nose is Australia’s leading authority on safe sleep, safer pregnancy, and bereavement support for families who experience the devastating death of a baby or child.
For spokespeople and family interviews, please contact media: Maria Salvador at mariasalvador@rednose.org.au or call 0402 941 493.
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