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MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH AND FULL TERM LOSS

First Candle

No matter how deep your grief and how great your pain, remember that you are not alone. First Candle, along with others who have traveled this road before you, can help you through this difficult time. We can guide you through the grieving process and empower you to help other families facing the same tragedy. For Immediate Grief Support, Call 1-800-221-7437. Counselors are available 24/7

Born Still

Christian support for grieving parents

Common Care Loss Support

Common Care Loss Support is a support group for those who have suffered miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death and for those who experience pregnancy after loss. Registered n Jessamine County, Kentucky, we offer monthly support group meetings and host special events and fundraisers.

Count the Kicks

Available as an app, Count the Kicks is a safe and simple way to help monitor baby’s well-being. It teaches expectant mothers how to monitor and track their baby’s movements daily in the third trimester of pregnancy with the goal of reducing stillbirth.

Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss

After her son, Zachary, dies in her arms at birth, visual artist and author Alexis Marie Chute disappears into her “Year of Distraction.” She cannot paint or write or tap into the heart of who she used to be, mourning not only for Zachary, but also for the future they might have had together. It is only when Chute learns she is pregnant again that she sets out to find healing and rediscover her identity―just in time, she hopes, to welcome her next child.

Healthy Birth Day

Dedicated to the prevention of stillbirth and infant death through education, advocacy, and support.

Kaleb Kares

Viviana’s Memory Boxes is a program of Kaleb Kares, a Christian, non-profit organization. We are dedicated to helping parents who are grieving the tragic loss of a baby to pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or newborn death by supporting them during their grieving process. We provide “memory boxes” to local hospitals for families that have just lost their infant. We pray that these boxes will provide comfort and everlasting memories of their precious baby.

Miscarriage Manual

A primary guide for parents who have experienced the death of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or other perinatal loss.

Miscarriage Support

A helpful resource for couples who’ve experienced a miscarriage — both to educate and to support.

M.I.S.S Foundation

An international community of compassion and hope for grieving families. MISS provides immediate and ongoing support to grieving families as well as training and referrals for certified Compassionate Bereavement Care Providers.

The Miscarriage Association

The motto of this UK organization is “We can help people through.” They provide information and support for people affected by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or molar pregnancy. They also provide a helpline: 01924 200 799. The helpline is available Monday through Friday 9AM to 4PM UK Time (5 hours ahead of EST).

Reagan Twenty Five

A faith-based clothing shop run by a mother who lost two daughters to Turner Syndrome, a chromosomal disorder. 100% of the proceeds from this small shop in February are donated to help girls living with Turner Syndrome.

Stillbirthday.com

If you are miscarrying or found out that your baby is not expected to survive past delivery, the website walks you through a path of informational links specific to your situation.

Stillborn, Still loved Guild

The guild is a place for people with similar experience to come together and create change. We are a Seattle Children’s Hospital Guild sponsoring events to raise awareness of stillbirth. We support the work of GAPPS, (Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth) whose mission is to lead a collaborative, global effort to increase awareness and accelerate innovative research and interventions that will improve maternal, newborn and child health outcomes and to decrease fetal mortality.

Tips for Professionals Caring for a Stillborn Infant

GENERAL GRIEF INFORMATION

Symptoms of Grief

Normal Reactions to Loss

Death of a Child

How to Help Grieving Children

Child Grief

Teen and Young Adult Grief

Men and Grief

INFERTILITY

Hannah’s Prayer

Christian support for fertility challenges

Resolve

The National Infertility Association is a non-profit organization with the only established, nationwide network mandated to promote reproductive health and to ensure equal access to all family building options for men and women experiencing infertility or other reproductive disorders.

FINANCIAL HELP

Mason’s Cause

Through generous donations and fundraising efforts, Mason’s Cause has begun a bereavement grant program to help assist families with the financial burdens associated with the death of a child.

The TEARS Foundation

The TEARS Foundation compassionately assists newly bereaved families who have lost an infant by providing financial support for funeral expenses and emotional support services.

Project Sloopy

Project Sloopy’s mission is to salvage excess medical supplies and equipment that have accumulated from medical care then to redistribute those supplies by demand – free of cost – to those in need.

SUICIDE

If you need immediate support, please call First Candle:

1-800-221-7437

Counselors are available 24/7

What you can do to help prevent a suicide

GRIEF AFTER ABORTION

A Heartbreaking Choice

Support for those parents who choose to interrupt their pregnancies after poor prenatal diagnosis.

Exhale

Exhale offers a free, After-Abortion Talkline that provides confidential, non-judgmental emotional support, resources and information to women and girls who have had abortions and to their partners, friends, allies and family members.

Hope After Abortion

There is hope after abortion… Catholic-based information about Project Rachael and spiritual support for abortion grief.

SIDS

American SIDS Institute

Angels in the Media is a letter writing campaign to draw awareness to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

First Candle/SIDS Alliance

Support for families experiencing the death of a baby or anyone seeking the latest, quality-assured information about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

BEREAVEMENT GIFTS

Love to Know Death and Dying

Christening and Burial Gowns for Babies

My Forever Child

Artisan handcrafted and personalized jewelry and keepsakes to comfort those touched by the loss of a Child

Bereavement-Poems-Articles

Poems and articles for those suffering from grief and loss. Bereavement Poems and Articles covers a variety of topics to provide inspiration and comfort for the bereaved plus an online memorial tribute.

FACEBOOK PAGES

Angels Are Always Among Us – Support for Grieving & Bereaved Parents

Support for parents who have experienced a loss of a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, SIDS or any other cause

Brona: A Memoir

One mother’s story written to break the silence around baby loss

Common Care Loss Support

Common Care provides support for those who have suffered miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death and for those who experience pregnancy after loss

Healing Hearts Baby Loss Comfort

A place for your sadness. A tribute to your loss. Comfort for your healing body. Earth Mama’s baby loss page.

Love and Loss

A pregnancy, infant, and child loss support group and a community of people who have endured the pain of losing a child (or children), or who are family members or friends of those who have lost little ones. All are welcome here.

Pregnancy After Loss Support

Choosing hope over fear while nurturing grief during a pregnancy after a previous loss.

Still Affected

Raising awareness for still births and providing support for those who grieve.

Stories of Babies Born Still (SOBBS)

SOBBS is dedicated to shattering the silence surrounding stillbirth by empowering, educating and illuminating this tragedy. We are a closed group and we encourage our members to share photos, memories, feelings, tears, blogs, artwork and emotions in safety and privacy. In addition, SOBBS is the premier US based group dedicated to bringing Cuddle Cots to America.

Swell Mamas: Life After Loss

Swell Mamas is an invitation only group for all of our sweet friends to find love, comfort and all things swell as they move forward but not on from their loss. Miscarriage and infant loss love. This group will also be utilized to help Swell Forever plan for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Activities in October.

The MISS Foundation

We provide comprehensive support to families who have experienced the death of a child at any age..

Unspoken Grief

Breaking the silence of miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss. Share your stories..

BOOKS

A Grief Unveiled: One Father’s Journey Through the Loss of a Child by Gregory Floyd

In A Grief Unveiled, Floyd reveals his heart-breaking journey through the sorrow of losing a young child, as he deals not only with his own broken heart, but also with the struggle to reconstruct his role as husband, father, and protector. With rare candor, Floyd captures the almost indescribable moments of pain as well as the palpable moments of grace as he openly shares his struggle with the theological why’s and the personal emotions that question the goodness of God.

A Grief Unveiled: Fifteen Years Later by Gregory Floyd

With brutal honesty, this loving father openly reveals the depths of his pain as he struggles to maintain faith and provide leadership for his family. He also reflects as he watches his other children mature, get married, and begin their own independent lives in the time since his son’s death. Each of the children adds his and her own brief reflections in a special appendix to this important volume.

A Loss Misunderstood: Healing Your Grieving Heart After Miscarriage. by Jaclyn Pieris

A Loss Misunderstood is the story of the author’s challenging path to parenthood. The purpose of this book is to support the women and their partners who can be left feeling devastatingly alone with their pain following the loss of a pregnancy. Questions are posed at the end of each chapter to provide couples with an opportunity to put their story and their range of emotions down on paper.

A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss-Guidance and Support for You and Your Family by Perry-Lynn Moffitt

A Silent Sorrow has long been considered the “bible” for families seeking emotional and practical support after a pregnancy loss. Well organized, easily accessible, and filled with practical suggestions for each topic it covers, A Silent Sorrow is a positive first step for bereaved parents and their families, providing support and guidance to help resolve the grief and enable them to look to the future with hope.

After Finley by Mel Scott

In the UK alone, seventeen babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth every single day. But what does it feel like to lose a child you never really met? How do people cope with a loss like that? Shrouded by fear and taboo, the stories of these babies and their parents rarely if ever get heard. Speaking up loud and clear about her own son Finley and the challenging months following his birth, Mel Scott presents a warts-and-all account of life after the loss of a baby.

All That is Seen and Unseen: A Journey Through a First Trimester Miscarriage by Elizabeth Petrucelli

All That is Seen and Unseen takes you on a journey through the heartwrenching experience of losing a child in the first trimester. This loss is typically brushed aside and many women remain silent. They are often left to grieve alone due to society’s opinion that a loss this early doesn’t matter.

Awakening from Grief: Finding the Way Back to Joy by John E. Welshons

In this remarkable book, Welshons weaves together his own personal awakening with those of others he’s counseled to bestow a deeply felt and exquisitely expressed primer on dealing with grief. We learn new ways to embrace our pain so that our hearts can open to feel joy. We discover how grieving gives us the unique opportunity to develop.

Comfort: A Journey Through Grief by Ann Hood

A moving and remarkable memoir about the sudden death of a daughter, surviving grief, and learning to love again. Ann Hood’s 5 year old daughter Grace died suddenly from a virulent form of strep throat. Stunned and devastated, the family searched for comfort in a time when none seemed possible.

Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death by Sherokee Ilse

Surviving the First Hours and Beyond Revised and updated! This classic book is one of the first given to newly bereaved parents to offer guidance in decision-making after their baby’s death and to assist caregivers as they support families. Empty Arms encourages families to meet their babies and say hello before rushing to say goodbye. With compassion that comes from Sherokee and David’s experience of having lived through the death of their son Brennan, the book offers guidance and practical suggestions for the decision-making at the time (including why and how one might see, hold, and memorialize one’s baby) and over time (such as how to handle such times as anniversaries, holidays and the birth of other babies in the parents’ close circle.)

Forever Our Angels by Hannah Stone

A collection of personal stories told by the men and women who were dealt the blow of miscarriage.

From Sorrow to Serenity by Susan Fletcher

From Sorrow To Serenity guides the reader through scripture and thought-provoking meditations on the journey through grief. From Sorrow To Serenity is divided into five sections. The first, Sorrow, is the beginning point when the bereaved are thrown into the unknown, frightening world of grief. The second, The Journey, takes the reader through the valley of mourning. The third, Serenity, moves the bereaved from darkness into the light of God’s peace. Special Days, the fourth section, contains meditations for holidays and the anniversary of a loss. The final section, Resource Centers, lists resources available for bereaved parents.

Grief is… Mourning Sickness by Jan Luther

For immediate relief from the pain of grief. Whether you have lost a loved one, a family pet or your retirement funds, life brings loss and grief. In this insightful new book Jan Luther, EFT Master and Holistic Life Skills Coach, “walks with you” through the shock and confusion and helps you find answers, peace and clarity. Drawing upon the many losses from her own life, including the loss of her 22 year old son in 2006, Jan brings her gentle understanding and her graceful wisdom to bear as she empowers you with hope, patience and specific instructions for reassembling your life after loss.

Guiding Your Child Through Grief by James P. Emswiler and Mary Ann Emswiler

Guiding Your Child Through Grief, by the founders of the New England Center for Loss & Transition and The Cove, a highly praised program for grieving children, takes away the uncertainty and helpless feelings we commonly feel as we reach out to children who mourn. This caring and compassionate guide offers expert advice during difficult days to help a child grieve the death of a parent or sibling. Based on their experience as counselors–and as parents of grieving children–the authors help readers to understand.

Hannah’s Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived by Maria Housden

Hannah’s Gift tells the story of Hannah Catherine Martell, a young girl who was diagnosed with a Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, at age two and died at age three. The author, Maria Housden, is Hannah’s mother, and the book documents her struggle to come to terms with her daughter’s sickness and inevitable death while making changes in her own life.

Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent

The true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how “reaaally big” God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit “shoots down power” from heaven to help us.

Hope is Like the Sun; Finding Hope and Healing After Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Infant Death by Lisa Church

Coping with miscarriage or infant death can be one of the most difficult trials in a person’s life, and one most of us are unprepared to face. Follow the author and four of her friends as they navigate the difficult journey through pregnancy loss.

I Will Hold You In My Heart Forever – A Baby Book for Little Angels by Michelle Murray

The original baby book created in 1898 by C.R. Gibson celebrated one of life’s most cherished moments, the birth of a new baby. Forever Heart Publishing is proud to announce the publication of a very special memory book dedicated to those babies whose lives have ended too soon. The book provides families who have suffered the loss of a baby whether through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death, the opportunity to create a baby book tailored specifically to their own situation.

Making Angels: A Story of Blessings on our Journey to Have Children after the Heartache of Infertility, Miscarriage and Late Term Pregnancy Loss by Stacey Urrutia

Whether you’ve had difficulty getting pregnant, struggled with multiple miscarriages, lost a baby born prematurely, or considered surrogacy or adoption, this relatable memoir will pull at your heartstrings. The raw emotions and real-life struggles Stacey and her husband endured will show you that you and your loved ones can not only survive infertility problems, but thrive after such an experience. Through her story, you will learn that regardless of your outcome, there is a way to restore a sense of peace in your life.

Pilgrimage through Loss: Pathways to Strength and Renewal after the Death of a Child by Linda Lawrence Hunt

The death of a child immerses parents into a life-long challenge of living with one of life’s most heartbreaking losses. Pilgrimage through Loss tells the story of one family’s journey, along with interviews from thirty other mothers and fathers who add their voices to the silences that often surround suffering in our ‘mourning-avoidant’ culture. Hunt illuminates the varied pathways parents eventually discover that open their lives to strength and healing. Rather than prescribing a path that will lead to recovery, Hunt encourages parents to find the pathways that work for them as they seek to engage life again with meaning and hope.

Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing by Thomas R. Golden

Swallowed by a Snake is a book for men and women about the masculine side of healing from loss. Discover new and powerful ways to heal. How the genders differ in their healing. Greater understanding between partners. Examples of successful transformation of loss. New ways to understand your grief. Ways the individual’s loss can impact the entire family. Swallowed by a Snake is meant to be a map and a guide through the experience of loss. It will help you move through the pain of loss and into a place of healing and transformation.

The Worst Loss: How Families Heal From the Loss of a Child by Barbara Rosof

The death of a child is like no other loss. The Worst Loss will help families who have experienced this to know what they are facing, understand what they are feeling, and appreciate their own needs and timetables.

They Were Still Born: Personal Stories about Stillbirth by Janel Atlas

In 2006, Janel Atlas became one of those mothers who left the hospital with empty arms; her second daughter, Beatrice Dianne, was stillborn at 36 weeks. Reaching out for comfort, she realized a dire need shared by so many others like her, and so was born a collection of new essays by writers each sharing their firsthand experiences with stillbirth.

Too Soon a Memory: a guide for parents suffering a miscarriage by R.N. and Pat Schwiebert

A helpful guide for parents suffering a miscarriage or early pregnancy loss. Written in the style of When Hello Means Goodbye, this sensitive booklet gives practical information for a couple facing grief following a miscarriage. This booklet will validate those who will be deeply affected by the loss, as well as those who will move quickly through their grief. Helpful medical information and grieving tips are included.

When a Child You Love is Grieving by Harold Ivan Smith

Acts of caring and compassion can make all the difference in a grieving child’s life. Adults can often worry about saying and doing the right thing, too often giving children quick answers instead of the support they really need. Widely-recognized grief specialist Harold Ivan Smith explains that quick answers are not what children need when they are grieving. They need support, and most of all they need to be allowed to grieve-for as long as it takes.

When Men Grieve: Why Men Grieve Differently and How You Can Help by Elizabeth Levang

Psychologist Elizabeth Levang, author of Remembering with Love, explains the special ways that men grieve so those who love them can better understand what they’re going through.