Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center will hold a lantern ceremony in honor of pregnancy and infant loss month

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KBSI) – Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center will hold a lantern ceremony in honor of pregnancy and infant loss.

October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month.

To honor the month on Tuesday, October 15th, at 6:30 p.m. Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center will hold a lantern ceremony by the hospital’s pond.

Attendees will light lanterns and share stories, creating a space for collective grief, hope, and connection.

If it rains, the ceremony will move indoors to the hospital cafeteria on the lower level.

The event will take place at the Pond behind Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at 3100 Oak Grove Rd, Poplar Bluff, MO.

The leaves of hope bereavement program PBRMC’s Women and Children’s Services (WCS), provides vital emotional and practical support to families navigating the loss of a pregnancy or infants.

“We understand the immense heartache families face after such a loss, and our mission is to ensure they feel supported, not only through immediate care but also through opportunities for remembrance,” said Donna Hill, team lead for PBRMC’s Bereavement Committee. “The Lantern Ceremony is a way for our community to come together in love, hope, and healing.”

To help support the program WCS is selling t-shirts now through October.

For more information about attending the Lantern Ceremony, purchasing t-shirts, or making donations, please contact Heather Joiner at 573-776-9632 or visit PBRMC.com and click on “Events.”