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Specific Resources for the Bereaved

Please note: New resources are added frequently. If you'd like to recommend a resource, please message me!
Resources are arranged by category for ease of identification.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss

Perinatal Loss

Remembering Our Babies
The official site of pregnancy and infant loss remembrance day
http://www.october15th.com/

A Place to Remember
For those who have been touched by a crisis in pregnancy or death of a baby
http://www.aplacetoremember.com/

Aiding Mothers and Fathers Experiencing Neonatal Death
http://www.amendgroup.com/

March of Dimes Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Resources
Information on pregnancy and infant loss including a free bereavement kit for parents
http://www.marchofdimes.org/loss-grief.aspx

Waiting With Love
For those who choose to continue a pregnancy knowing their baby will die before or shortly after birth or who learn their newborns will die
http://www.erichad.com/wwl/

Angel Babies Forever Loved and Missed
http://angelbabiesforever.webs.com/

A Heartbreaking Choice
For families who choose to end their pregnancies after prenatal diagnosis
http://www.aheartbreakingchoice.com/

Hannah’s Prayer
Christian support group for loss from conception through early infancy
http://www.hannah.org/

Hygeia
A global community for perinatal health, loss, and bereavement
https://p10.secure.hostingprod.com/@ombudu.com/ssl/hygeia.home.php

MEND Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death
A Christian support group
http://www.mend.org/support/

Pregnancy loss and support program National Council of Jewish Women New York Section
A nationwide support group that coordinates telephone counseling and support groups
http://www.ncjwny.org/services_plsp.htm

SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
National organization with resources for loss for parents, friends/family, and professionals, free information packet, support groups and chats, and more
http://nationalshare.org/

The Solace Foundation
Stillbirth support and resources
http://www.thesolacefoundation.org/stillbirth-support-resources.html

The Stillbirth Alliance
http://www.stillbirthalliance.org/

Loss in Multiple Pregnancy/birth

The Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB)
http://www.climb-support.org/

Infertility

RESOLVE
The National Infertility Organization
Coping with loss and infertility
http://www.resolve.org/family-building-options/finding-resolution/beyond-loss-moving-ahead-in-the-infertility-proces.html

SIDS

The National SIDS/infant death resource center
http://www.sidscenter.org/

The American SIDS Institute
www.sids.org

Down Syndrome

For relatives and friends of a baby with Down Syndrome – what to and not to say
http://www.downsyn.com/relatives.html

Subsequent Pregnancies following a loss

SPALS Subsequent Pregnancy after a Loss Support
http://www.spals.com/

 

For Grandparents and Siblings

Grandparent Support

AGAST 
Alliance of Grandparents, A Support in Tragedy International – support for grandparents who have lost a grandchild and information on how to help their children (the parents of the child)
http://www.agast.org/

Compassionate Friends Grandparent Support

http://www.compassionatefriends.org/Find_Support/Family-Support/grief_support_for_grandparents.aspx

For Siblings

The Compassionate Friends Sibling Support
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/Find_Support/Family-Support/grief_support_for_siblings.aspx

Open to Hope
http://www.opentohope.com/

The Sibling Connection
http://www.counselingstlouis.net/

The Moyer Foundation Bereavement Camps for Children
https://www.moyerfoundation.org/programs/camperin_findyourcamp.aspx

Books for Siblings

Water Bugs and Dragonflies by Doris Stickney

What’s Heaven?  Maria Shriver

Where do People go When They Die?  Mindy Arva Portnoy

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia

Sad Isn’t Bad – A Good Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss by Michaelene Mundy

Tear Soup by Pat Schweibert and Chuck DeKylen

The Next Place by Warren Hanson

Thumpy’s Story by Nancy Dodge

We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But we had an Angel Instead by Pat Shweibert

Where’s Jess?  Ray and Jody Goldstein

For Family and Caregivers

Family and Caregivers can benefit from any of the general resources on loss and support. Here are some specific resources that you may find helpful in supporting bereaved parents:

Military Loss
http://www.taps.org/about/

Helping Hands

Lotsa Helping Hands
An easy way to organize practical support for anyone needing meals, shopping, cleaning, or other support.  Invite friends, utilize a calendar and informational center to coordinate.  
http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/

Meal Train
An easy way to organize meals in a calendar system for anyone in need.
http://www.mealtrain.com/ 



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