Pregnancy Loss & Early Infant Death Resources
Compiled by Hannah's Prayer
"Each year, over half a million dreams
are shattered. Out of 3.3 million babies born alive, some 30,000 die during the
first 28 days. Another 33,000 babies are stillborn. Miscarriage occurs in 15
to 20 percent of pregnancies, while ectopic pregnancy occurs in one percent."
When a Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Help, Rana
Limbo and Sara Wheeler, RTS Bereavement Services, 1995
Whether your loss happened very early in pregnancy, sometime within the first few month's after your child's birth, or at any point in between, we pray that you will find comfort, encourage and support here. We realize that with such a wide range of issues in our "loss" category, that your needs will differ greatly, even as you share many similar struggles. The page you are currently viewing lists helpful resources for anyone grieving the death of a baby in pregnancy or infancy. By scrolling towards the bottom of this page and following our links another level into the web site, you will find detailed resources tailored to address your specific issues.
Our hearts go out to you, as we seek to let you know that you are not alone in your devastating pain. Many others have walked in your shoes, and sadly many more will follow behind you. The comfort comes from knowing that God is always walking with you even in the worst pain. He understands the heart of a grieving parent, for He watched His own son die that we might know Him. There is also great reassurance in the belief that our children are awaiting us in heaven! (If you don't have assurance that you will be in Heaven where you will be united with your precious babies, please see what it means to be a Christian.)
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month.
Please visit our awareness page
to learn more!
Hannah to Hannah is the quarterly publication from Hannah's Prayer Ministries. Please take a moment to request a free subscription to our encouraging newsletter. H 2 H features articles and resources for every Christian couple facing the death of a baby (conception through infancy) or infertility.
Hannah's Prayer Community Forums (previously known as Ladies In Waiting) provide close to 80 issue-specific message board forums related to various aspect of infertility, pregnancy/infant loss, adoption and more. Some of our Pregnancy / Infant Loss Forums include Postpartum After Loss (early physical and emotional healing), No Living Children, First Loss, How Could This Happen Again? (recurrent losses), Trying to Conceive After Loss and several more.
A Letter to Hurting Parents Who Have Lost Children Although the author of this site didn't loose a "baby," his experience with bereavement was learned through a tragic accident that claimed the lives of his two teenage children. The writing from this father's heart offer deep support, hope, and compassion from one grieving parent to all others.
Spiritual Healing is an essay written by a bereaved Christian father who has lost five children: three to miscarriage, one as a toddler, and one as an older child. He addresses topics such as patience with God and faith's roll in grief. Well written.
"Pregnancy Loss" Focus - M. B. Herald, May 16, 1997 (publication of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches). Several articles written by Christian men and women about the deaths of their babies prior to birth.
When A Baby Dies - Understanding the Grief Process for Fetal and Infant Death
Caleb Cares / Caleb Ministries - Christian ministry for those dealing with the Loss of a Child, Abortion or the Inability to Conceive.
Bereaved Moms Share is an email list for Christian women who have lost a baby or babies by miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death (up to 6 months) to remember their babies, encourage one another, and share hope in Christ that they will be united with their children in Heaven. They offer several email groups including trying to conceive after loss.
The Anencephaly Support Foundation has compiled a nice little resource list of contact information for groups such as the National Organization for Rare Disorders and several pregnancy/infant loss organizations.
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc is a Catholic-based organization that "serves those who are touched by the tragic death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death providing support toward positive resolution of grief experienced at the time of and/or following the death of a baby. This support encompasses emotional, physical, spiritual and social healing, as well as sustaining the family unit." SHARE offers a newsletter, several books, and maintains a list of neonatal support groups around the country. National SHARE Office, St. Joseph Health Center, 300 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301-2893, USA. (314) 947-6164 or 1-800-821-6819
"The SHARE Atlanta chapter web site has been forming just since April 1997, but we have been a group (part of the National SHARE organization) since 1984. Our site now includes interactive sharing pages. We are anxious to reach as many bereaved parents as we can."
Houston's Aid In Neonatal Death (H.A.N.D.) "is a support group for parents whose babies have died any time from conception through late infancy. H.A.N.D. helps parents cope with feelings of grief and isolation which accompany infant death."
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Mailing List is a listserve (e-mail list). In order to belong to the mailing list send e-mail to majordomo@taex001.tamu.edu In the body of the message type: subscribe infanlos. On the second line type: info infanlos. On the third line type: end.
The Compassionate Friends "is a self-help organization for bereaved parents and siblings. There are presently hundreds of chapters world-wide. Local chapters meet to share experiences and offer support to those going through the grief process. A chapter meeting is a safe place to talk about the trauma following the death of a child. Many chapters have separate meetings for surviving siblings."
A Place to Remember offers "uplifting support materials for those who have been touched by a crisis in pregnancy or the death of a baby." Resources Links include Infant Loss Support Groups and Literature, Genetics and Special Groups, Adoption, Infertility, High Risk Pregnancy, Grief, Preemies, Miscarriage, and more. APTR also offers dozens of items to assist both caregivers and grieving individuals, including speciality cards, books, gifts (memorial birth certificates, ceramic pieces, memory boxes), and funeral-related products.
The Bonnie Babes Foundation cares for families who have lost babies from miscarriage, stillbirth and prematurity. "The organization is run by volunteers and is the only one of its type in Australia.
Shattered Dreams - resource list for the heart-break of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and newborn death. Also has articles for sibling grief and subsequent pregnancy. Warning, this page is sponsored by a baby supplies company, so there are adds for diapers and the "Born to Love" catalog and website at the end of the page. "Shattered Dreams" is worth visiting, but we just want you to be prepared so the baby products don't catch you by surprise.
"I have
found that heartache shared is healing begun. Thus began the focus of my music
and the recent release of my first recording project...on the 10th anniversary
of the loss of our stillborn son, Kyle."
Hannah's Prayer Detailed Resources for Your Specific Loss Issues
Early Miscarriage, Tubal, Ectopic, Molar, Blighted Ovum
Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth,
Infant Death
Losses In Multiple Births (Twin or Higher
Pregnancies)
Subsequent Pregnancy After Loss
Medical Issues In Pregnancy Loss &
Infant Death
Helpful Books ~~~ Finding
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