Marina Vallarta Ceremony Raises Awareness of Infant Loss Noticias Puerto Vallarta
go to original October 18, 2022

Lighting of the whale sculpture in Marina Vallarta, in memory of the babies that have left a void in the families that were waiting for them. (NPV)

On the occasion of the commemoration of the World Day for the Awareness of Gestational, Perinatal and Neonatal Deaths, civil organizations and institutions gathered in an emotional act to pay tribute to the couples who have suffered the death of their babies during the gestation period or after birth.

In coordination with the Marina Vallarta neighborhood association, represented by Antonio Garcia, the ceremony took place last weekend on the Malecon of the area, attended by the president of the Municipal DIF System, Maria de Jesus Lopez Delgado, who made a call to the Vallarta society to be aware and sensitive about this situation that many people are going through.

With emotional words she said that for the years shared, few or many, "the love for a child is infinite since we know that he or she exists, that he or she is and that he or she lives. My love and comfort to all those who have lived or are going through this pain. I call on society to make this mourning process visible, to embrace and accompany those who are going through this situation, and above all to respect it."

The president of DIF indicated that a first step to promote healthy grief is to recognize, share and socialize it, in the process and search of overcoming it.

The representative of the Marina Vallarta neighborhood association, Antonio Garcia, pointed out that the intention with these activities is to generate the culture of empathy and contribute in this way to the annual commemoration of this date, in collaboration with different groups and associations of the organized civil society, such as the psychologist Estefania Martinez.

At a local level, hand in hand with the Marina Vallarta neighborhood association, one of the first activities intended to become a tradition is the illumination of the whale monument in this area, in memory of the babies that have left a void in the families that were expecting them.

Together with the organizations promoting the 'Wave of Light 2022', at the national level, this initiative aims to raise awareness and make these losses visible and to call for solidarity in the face of the mourning left by gestational, perinatal and neonatal death.

As part of this commemoration, a musical recital was presented by Kharla Barragan's Grupo Alas, followed by a procession to the whale sculpture and the lighting of the illumination.

Also present were the director of DIF, José Roberto Ramos Vázquez and the officer of the Civil Registry, Jaime Castillo Copado.

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This article was translated from Spanish using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.

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