A mother whose premature baby lived for only 65 minutes has launched an appeal to help other parents cope with the loss of a newborn.
Hudson Carter Thomond weighed just 1lb 3oz when he was born at Royal Oldham Hospital on March 4, some four months premature.
He was delivered at 12.59pm but had died by 2.04pm, surviving for just 65 minutes.
An inquest is due to be held into the cause of death.
His mother, Maddison Alexandra Carter, was so moved by the support she received on the maternity unit at Royal Oldham that she has started a fundraising drive to give something back.
Posting a picture of her with Hudson on this gofundme page, she wrote: "This gofundme is to help us raise funds to donate bears and items for newborns to labour wards.
"On 4/3/21 I lost my beautiful son, Hudson after he was born at 22 weeks. He was born with a cheeky smile and a tiny little bum, weighing 1lb 3oz.
"The help and support I received during my time in the hospital was more than I ever expected. A big thing that helped was the donations made by other families that had gone through the same thing as me, small things like a personal teddy bear really helped."
Maddison listed the donations that helped her, including nappies, blankets, clothing, a clay foot mould, keepsakes, memory boxes, books and even a camera.
She wrote: "Items like these weren’t expected but they really helped and made me smile. The reason I had these was because other families had donated them, and I’d hate to think that there could be families in the future that have to go without.
"I plan to take donations of all the above and more every couple of months to my local hospital. If you’d like donate there is a link to my gofundme on this page.
"In loving memory of Hudson Carter Thomond."
One respondent Amanda Jane, writing on Facebook, said: "You are doing such a lovely thing helping others who experience the loss of a beautiful baby. He is absolutely beautiful. Sending you lots of love and hugs xxxx."
Assistant coroner for Manchester North, Matthew Cox, opened an inquest into the death at Rochdale Coroner's Court on Monday morning.
Police coroner's officer Bernadette Hatton read out brief circumstances of the case, including the times of the birth and death.
She confirmed the parents, Maddison Alexandra Carter and Rhys Thomond, were from an address in Rochdale.
Maddison had a scan on February 24 which revealed 'anomalies' and she was admitted to Royal Oldham on March 3 to be induced, the court was told.
Hudson was born at 12.59pm but died at 2.04pm, according to Ms Hatton.
Coroner Mr Cox adjourned the case for a full inquest but no date was fixed.
