 Historic Precedence - New Brunswick, Canada

New Brunswick, Canada is the first province or state and country in the world to officially observe "October 15 Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day", with declaration in both official languages, English and French, in acknowledgement and observation thereof, issued by the New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness, October 12, 2005.Through the lobby effort of Terra-Lynn Coggan, a Saint John resident with the assistance of former Saint John-Champlain MLA Roly MacIntyre, New Brunswick Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon.Elvy Robichaud declared October 15, "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day" across the province, October 12, 2005, citing "Miscarriage and infant death are a source of grief, often silent, for mothers, fathers, siblings and grandparents."