
In honor of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck Medical Center is holding its 24th annual Perinatal Loss Service of Remembrance on Saturday, October 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cemetery. The cemetery is located at 23rd Street and East Avenue D in Bismarck.
This memorial service is open to all families who have suffered the loss of a baby during pregnancy, stillbirth or neonatal death. The service includes a blessing, committal and balloon release. Burial is courtesy of Eastgate Funeral Services. For more information, please contact Stephanie Goroski at (701) 530-4269. National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death which includes but is not limited to miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS or the death of a newborn.
It is observed annually in the United States on October 15.