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A mum who faced the unimaginable - the loss of her twin boys - has thanked a Calderdale midwife who supported her through the heartbreak.

Jolene faced the heartbreak of saying hello and goodbye to her twin boys, Isaac and Luca, who were born sleeping at Calderdale Royal Hospital just five months into her pregnancy.

As Jolene went into labour, everything changed. Her water broke unexpectedly, and with that, a journey began that no parent every imagines taking. Though her twins were small, her labour was intense. "Give me my 9lb boy over these tiny bodies any day," said Jolene, who is mum to the Isaac and Luca's big brother, Theo.

A midwife explained that this happens when "the head knows to let go, but the heart simply isn't ready."

As labour progressed, Jolene met Hannah, one of the experienced midwives at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax. Jolene called Hannah "our angel on Earth" as, from the moment she entered the room, a sense of calm replaced the fear. Hannah gently guided the family through their waterbirth experience.

Once born, Jolene and her partner, Adam, lovingly tucked both boys up, wrapped them in love, and returned to the Little Footprints Suite, the current Bereavement Suite at the hospital for families facing baby loss.

There, Hannah helped take hand and footprints, offered soft sleeping bags and tiny bears, and supported the family as they created treasure memories. Theo, the boys' big brother, had earlier given two £1 coins to his parents, one for each twin. These were placed beside them with care and pride.

The family slept peacefully for the first time in days, wrapped in love and grief, but more importantly, surrounded by support and respect. The couple's story has been shared by the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Charity which has a £500,000 Maternity Bereavement Appeal to improve facilities at Calderdale Royal Hospital.

The aim is to refurbish the existing Antenatal Day Unit, transforming it into a self-contained suite for families experiencing baby loss.

A spokesperson for the Charity said: "At CHFT Charity, we believe families like Jolene and Adam deserve the space, care and dignity to create precious memories, designed for love, remembrance and healing. With your help, we can build a new bereavement suite that gives families the privacy, comfort and

"The new suite will offer opportunities for memory making, extended family visits, and peaceful, private moments to say goodbye with love and dignity, a space where love lives on, even in loss." Details of the Maternity Bereavement Appeal can be found here.

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