Teardrop is a voluntary organisation under the auspices of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.  It is affiliated to SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society) and supports bereaved parents and relatives of babies who have been lost through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or termination of pregnancy because of fetal abnormality.

Bright Northumbria is the charity of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, providing support to the trust's hospitals and community health services provided across North Tyneside and Northumberland. The charity undertakes a wide range of initiatives that make a difference to our patients, staff and volunteers.