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The Butterfly Room Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
Fiona Mulligan
Bereavement Support Midwife
The Butterfly Room
A butterfly alights beside us
Like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belongs to this world
But then it flies on again and
although we wish it could have
stayed
We are so thankful we have seen it
at all
Why?
7/7/2014
•Designed purposely for bereaved
parents and their families
•Private
•Spacious
•34 families have availed of this room
since opening
How the room was developed
• Challenges
• Originally a 2-bed ward on the Postnatal Ward
• Refurbished and opened in October 2012, with the help and support of outside sponsors and staff members through fundraising
• Sound-proofed
• Butterfly name inspired by Feileacain
• Communication to public
• A double bed • A comfortable 2-seater couch and single
armchair • Extra stackable chairs • Tea/Coffee making facility • A toy-box • A cuddle-cot • Discreet wicker basket
What makes the room
special?
What people say:
7/7/2014
• “It’s great to see that things are changing
and that Bereavement care is seen as so
important.”
•“The little things, the blanket, the candle,
the prayer service, the little white coffin
helped us in our time of loss and
devastation.”
•“It means so much to have the space, the
time, to create so many memories.”
What people say
• “The room was great, we could keep our baby with us, it was quiet and very private.”
• “I wish it was available when my baby died, it’s beautiful.”
• “A special room, a special place, for a special time”