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Resources for Pregnancy and Infant Loss

Resources for Pregnancy and Infant Loss

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October 15 is World Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Families who experience the loss of a child need special resources and support. Resources found at the following sites can make a significant positive impact for families who are expecting or experiencing loss.

 

Star Legacy Foundation

Support and resources to families expecting a new baby or experiencing a pregnancy loss or neonatal death. 

  • Information
  • Research
  • Ask the experts
  • Peer support 
  • Support groups

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (NILMDTS)

NILMDTS is a non-profit remembrance photography organization that provides free-of-charge photography services local to your area. Photographers in their network are specially trained to assist and support grieving families through photography of their child.

  • Photographer directory
  • Ideas for creating a legacy
  • Care packages (Colorado)
  • Remembrance walk

Still Birthday

Still Birthday provides informational resources on miscarriage and loss, support stories from other parents, and a directory for finding a Still Birthday Doula who can assist and support you in or after the birth of your child.

  • Find a Still Birthday Doula
  • Birth plans for expected loss
  • Healing resources
  • Hearts Release event

MISS Foundation

The MISS Foundation provides quick-access resources to counseling, advocacy, research, education, and support for those grieving the death or impending death of a child.  

  • Family support packet
  • Counseling in your area
  • HOPE mentor
  • Support group

Facts about Miscarriage

Simple question-and-answer style page that provides information on miscarriage.

Grieving Dads

Support for grieving dads through shared storytelling of experiences with loss. 

Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support

Share provides support, information, education, and resources for parents who have experienced pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or loss in the first few months of life.

  • Support in your state
  • Share Español: Esperanza
  • Grandparents support
  • Memorial bricks
  • Information on planning a memorial or funeral service