What we do

All Memory Boxes Family Rooms Rooms for support Support Groups Trees of Tranquility

Memory Boxes

The “Memory Box” is a treasure chest of mementos such as “the blanket of love”, birth acknowledgement certificate, hand and foot prints and in some cases photos.

Memory Boxes

Support Groups

Our groups open to anyone who has gone through the death of a baby at any stage of pregnancy or close to the time of birth. Our groups are all within central locations and accessible by all and open to other family members and friends.

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Family Rooms

The aim of providing Family Rooms within maternity units is to offer parents the opportunity to spend further precious time with and prepare to say goodbye to their baby in peaceful and private accommodation.

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Trees of Tranquility

The SiMBA Tree of Tranquillity is a stunning hand crafted, life sized sculpture, made from re-cycled metals, which has been created in response to the needs of parents.

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Helping those affected by the loss of a baby

Pregnancy can be one of the most wondrous experiences for a woman. Many women bond with their babies early on in pregnancy, especially when they feel the baby’s first movements and their own bodies begin to show the first signs of the life inside of them. When a woman loses a baby during pregnancy and around the time of birth it can be a very traumatic experience for her, her partner and others close to them.

SiMBA has been supported in its fund raising efforts by many individuals, organisations and businesses. The families who have suffered the loss of a baby have been instrumental in their support and SiMBA endeavour to be ‘reactive’ to their needs. SiMBA was founded by a team of dedicated individuals in October 2005 in response to the needs of those affected by the loss of a baby during pregnancy or close to the time of birth. SiMBA was officially registered as a Scottish Charity in 2007.

Small things, like the Memory Box, helped make us feel that we were not alone. If this money eases the pain of other families who end up in a situation like ours, then it will have made a difference.
Andy Best & Yvonne Lee