Norfolk mother helps parents in healing loss after her son passed [Video]

NORFOLK, Va. — The Family Maternity Center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital includes Neonatal Intensive Care, Mother-Baby, Antepartum Care, and Labor & Delivery units. And, since 2019, it’s also where grieving families find the Butterfly Room.

The first-of-its-kind private bereavement space for Sentara Health was built after a $50,000 donation from Kennedy’s Angel Gowns, a nonprofit that creates infant burial garments from donated wedding gowns.

“This room is a safe haven for our families who’ve had a loss. People who are visiting them can stay in this room,” said Deborah ‘Deb’ Floyd, the hospital’s perinatal bereavement coordinator. The room is right next to her office. 

“We keep it kind of subdued, sensory-conscious, and they’re kind of away from the hustle and bustle of the very positive waiting room.”

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