Matthew McConnell's daughter died when she was just days old. He found himself grieving and lost, but he is stepping up to support other bereaved dads and together they are finding ways to cope.
When his wife was pregnant with their second child, Matthew McConnell couldn't wait to meet his new daughter.Warning: This content contains information relating to pregnancy loss and neonatal loss, which some readers may find distressing.
"You are scared and frightened, but your heart is overflowing with so much love all at the same time."According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, "on an average day in Australia, six babies are stillborn and two die within 28 days of birth", which is classified as a neonatal death. Mr Crocker and his wife, Alex, lost their daughter, Adrienne, at 37 weeks to stillbirth in April 2022.
"A lot of people can't handle talking about death, let alone a baby's death, so that needs to improve.""It just gives us that time together, and again, it's that unspoken bond. We know exactly what each other's going through without needing to verbalise it every single week," he said.
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