LIMA, OH (WLIO) - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

October 15, 2024, Press Release from Lima Memorial Health System: October is recognized as Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, a time to honor the lives of little lives gone too soon while raising awareness about the importance of safe sleep practices for babies. In recognition of this month and families experiencing the unimaginable loss of a child, Lacey Hefner, a beloved associate at Lima Memorial Health System, will donate special sleep sacks to the Lima Memorial Family Birth Center.

St. Marys Rotary made a donation Tuesday morning to help out new parents. Over 500 onesies were donated to the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. This is a program that has been held by the Rotary Club for several years. Printed on the onesies were reminders for parents to make sure that babies are sleeping on their backs while in their cribs, which goes along with the Rotary's fight against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS.