Our friends Priya & Kevin have been fundraising to build a Maternity Bereavement Suite at Hillingdon Hospital in London, following the loss of their son Shayen.

They are just £3,500 from reaching their target of £50,000 and I’d love to help them across the line.

We’d like to invite you to join us for an intimate Mehfil evening with your favourite Bollywood songs and Ghazals. Accompanying me will be the talented guitarist Dhani and Sagar Jilka on piano.

All we ask in return is for a donation of your choice through the JustGiving link below. 100% of the proceeds will be going to the charity.

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Most women go into pregnancy expecting healthy babies, but sadly there are many couples who lose a baby. This can occur at any point in the pregnancy. The rate for stillbirth is 1 in 200, the rate of congenital abnormalities is 1 in 47 and the premature delivery rate is 7%. Currently, mothers at Hillingdon maternity have to give birth to their sleeping babies on the busy Labour ward where they can hear other families celebrating and the cries of live babies being born. The psychological impact of these events on the couple and the wider family is significant. This event has a devastating effect not just on the woman, and her partner but also on the wider family and friends. A mother needs to give birth in a psychologically safe space where she and her partner and family can mourn their loss, and make special memories with their baby in the precious time that they have together. We want to provide this space.