Halifax dad of stillborn daughter urges others to reach out during Father’s Day week
A dad from Halifax, whose daughter was stillborn at 37 weeks of pregnancy, says many grieving dads will go through Father’s Day week with little or no support from others.
Ben Moorhouse, alongside Gaynor Thompson, is a trustee of The Kallipateira Moorhouse Foundation, a charity that supports research to help save babies’ lives and provides support to parents whose babies have died.
The Foundation is named after their daughter Kallipateira, who was stillborn at 37 weeks of pregnancy in October 2018 at Calderdale Royal Hospital.
Ahead of Father’s Day this Sunday, Ben said: “During the first few years, you find people do reach out and acknowledge this difficult day. As time goes on, the messages you receive — and even people speaking to you about it — become fewer and fewer.
"I can tell you before Father’s Day the five people who will contact me.
"Because I have Apollon, most people think I’m okay, but I will never be okay when it comes to Kallipateira.
"My simple ask is this: if you know a dad this Father’s Day who has experienced the death of a baby at any stage of pregnancy — and it doesn’t matter how long ago — please reach out to him. A simple message saying ‘thinking of you’ can mean so much.”
On Sunday, July 19, Ben will take on his next extreme challenge for The Kallipateira Moorhouse Foundation. He will walk 260 lengths of the fully exposed middle track at the Ancient Stadium of Rhodes in Greece.
He will face zero shade in extreme heat and humidity.
Ben will also dedicate the 53rd length to his friend, Lawrence Mann, who passed away earlier this year.
To support Ben in reaching his fundraising target, visit www.justgiving.com/page/kmf2026.
For support during Father’s Day week, contact [email protected].