Campaigners say they are 'thrilled' that millions of families will finally have their losses recognised.
Bereaved parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy in England can now receive a certificate in recognition of their loss.
In Wales, there are plans to deliver a similar scheme. A memorial book where people can record their pre-24 week losses is alreadyBabies who are born dead after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy are called stillbirths, and their deaths are officially registered. But this does not happen for babies who die before that stage.
"The only thing we have are the memories," she adds. "There's nothing to say our babies were ever anything."looked at ways to improve NHS care and support for parents experiencing losses before 24 weeks of pregnancy - and it came up with 73 recommendations on how to make positive changes. In response, the government decided that issuing certificates of baby loss on a voluntary basis should be a priority in England.The announcement has been praised by Zoe Clark-Coates, who campaigned for nine years for the certificates and runs the pregnancy loss support charity The Mariposa Trust.
By next month, bereavement services will be available in almost every NHS trust in England, seven days a week, she added.