The loss of a baby is every parent's worst nightmare.

Now The Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley has opened up new facilities to help mums and dads cope with the trauma of a stillbirth.

Families going through a bereavement will now be able to use two new rooms to deliver their child in peace or spend precious time with their loved one’s body.

They were paid for using £30,000 raised by local families for the charity SiMBA, which provides "memory boxes" for families after a tragedy.

Footballer Kris Commons and his wife Lisa Hague opened the rooms yesterday.

The couple's daughter Lola was stillborn in 2008, the year when Kris made his Scottish debut.

He signed for Celtic in 2011 and went on to win five Scottish League Championships, two Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup.

"We lost Lola 10 years ago and there was nothing in place we felt was adequate," Kris said.

"Over the years we've drilled in and learned about what mothers and fathers go through and what's needed to make that really bad day a tiny bit better.

"It's a very difficult thing to go through so we hope this can make it a little easier."

Since Lola passed away, the couple have been on a mission to help other families who have lost a baby.

They set up the Lola Commons fund for SiMBA, which works to set up family rooms in hospitals around Scotland including the Royal Alexandra.

These rooms allow women deliver their child or spend time with them in private and away from maternity wards where other people are celebrating the arrival of healthy babies.

Lisa said helping other people cope with their own bereavement has helped her to deal with the loss.

"I think it's therapy in itself," she added.

"Nothing will change what we've gone through, but anyone with a heart would feel better knowing they have helped people making a similar journey."

The family room has beds to allow relatives to stay in comfort, while the quiet room holds books of remembrance.

Sara Fitzsimmons MBE, executive director of SiMBA, spent 21 years working as an NHS midwife.

She said: “The difference that family rooms can make to parents’ experience within the hospital is incredible, allowing precious time together that isn’t rushed.

“These rooms at the Royal Alexandra Hospital have been created with passion, using the experiences and suggestions from bereaved families and staff.”