Say Their Name Day: Honour, Remember & Celebrate the Babies We Lost

Each year on 25 March, communities across Australia and beyond come together for Say Their Name Day, a day of remembrance, compassion and acknowledgement for babies and children lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or infant loss. This day is an opportunity to lovingly voice the names of treasured little lives whose time with us was far too short, and to recognise the depth of love that remains even in the face of heartbreak.

Why “Say Their Name”?

When a family experiences pregnancy loss or the death of a child, the grief can be overwhelming and too often it is met with silence. Say Their Name Day was created to shine a gentle light on these silent stories and to make space for truth, love and remembrance. Saying a baby or child’s name is an important act of kindness. It honours their life, acknowledges a parent’s loss, and affirms that every little life matters.

For many bereaved families, hearing their child’s name spoken aloud is a powerful moment of connection, a reminder that they are not forgotten and that their child’s presence continues in memory and in heart.

Supporting Those Who Grieve: AJFN’s Miscarriage and Loss Program

At the Australian Jewish Fertility Network (AJFN), we walk beside families not just through infertility and fertility treatment, but through the heartbreak of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. Our Miscarriage and Loss Program, founded in loving memory of Stevie Dylan Mitchell, offers compassionate, tailored support for individuals and couples navigating this difficult journey.

The program includes:

  • The AJFN Miscarriage Guide, a free, community-first resource written with bereavement social worker Terry Diamond, offering emotional, practical, spiritual and workplace guidance through grief.
  • Miscarriage and Loss Care Packs, including fresh pyjamas, self-care products, a candle and mindfulness materials to support hearts and bodies in the days after loss.
  • Peer Support Companions, trained volunteers who listen, support and walk alongside you because no one should walk this path alone.

This support exists because we believe that the pain of loss matters and that healing is found not in forgetting, but in compassionate acknowledgement and community support.

Share the Names We Hold in Our Hearts

This Say Their Name Day, we invite our AJFN community to share the names of the babies you’ve loved and lost. Whether your child was lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or infant loss, we want to honour them with love and remembrance.

Send us your baby’s name or Hebrew name to [email protected]. We will lovingly mention and remember them on AJFN’s social channels throughout the day.