Kris Commons’ partner regrets never holding their stillborn baby

The partner of former Celtic player Kris Commons has spoken of her “deep regret” at never holding the couple’s stillborn baby.

Lisa Hague, who is now an ambassador for charity Simpsons Memory Box Appeal (SIMBA), has been raising awareness of baby loss and services available to help bereaved parents following the stillbirth of daughter Lola in 2008.

The couple have set up the Lola Commons fund to help create bespoke family rooms in hospitals where parents can 0 Lisa Hague’s daughter Lola was stillborn in 2008 spend time with their baby away from a hospital’s main labour ward.

Ms Hague described the moment she was told Lola was stillborn, “I felt embarrassed, I felt like I had done something wrong, it must be my fault if I’ve lost the baby at that far gone,” she said.

She added: “I do deeply regret it, but I decided never to hold Lola when I’d given birth to her.

“I didn’t want to see a baby that had died.

“I was very scared and I didn’t know how I would give her back if I ever held her.”

Working with SIMBA, the family rooms and “cold cots” provided through Lola’s fund allow families to spend some time with their stillborn baby, and even have photographs taken.