The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
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Orgasmic Birth -- the documentary! ABC's 20/20 will be airing a segment about Orgasmic Birth on May
16th for their special Mother's Day show.
Interviews with Christiane Northrup, MD, Ina May Gaskin, MA, CPM, Sarah J Buckley, MD, Marsden Wagner, MD Joyous, sensuous and revolutionary, this pioneering film will compel many to reexamine their perceptions about childbirth. Viewers will understand how the use of normal, undisturbed birthing methods can aid the health and well-being of future generations. |
Perinatal hospice: A gift
of time - If you are here because of a prenatal diagnosis that indicates
your baby likely will die before or after birth, we are so sorry.
When a baby is destined
to die - Perinatal hospices support families with a terminal prenatal
diagnosis
Now I lay me down to
sleep - Volunteer Infant Bereavement Photography - an
organization of professional photographers, volunteering their time and
services to parents experiencing an early infant loss. There are
no fees to the parents for the services NILMDTS provides.
Online
memorials for stillbirth, pregnancy loss, miscarriage and loss of an
infant - from labelledame.com
Our
Hearts Will Go On, a beautiful memorial site
Honored Babies ~ Miscarriage,
Ectopic Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Neonatal Death, and Infant Death
Miscarriage
and Baby Loss FAQ - from labelledame.com
INFANT LOSS/MISCARRIAGE
SITES from WWW Links
SHARE - Pregnancy
and Infant Loss Support Inc. - (800)-821-6819 - All information packets,
correspondence, and support is free of charge for bereaved parents.
The Grief Watch site was created
to provide you with bereavement resources, memorial products and links
that can help you through your personal loss. It also serves as an excellent
educational tool for all who travel down the road of grief.
Earth Mama Angel Baby - What
can you say to a woman who has suffered a miscarriage? How do you comfort
a woman who has endured a full-term pregnancy loss? The subject can seem
utterly unapproachable. Baby Loss Comfort was created to help provide real
physical support as well as emotional comfort and resource information
for women who have experienced baby loss from miscarriage to stillbirth.
Holding on to Faith, Hope after
Miscarriage and Loss - the personal story of recurring loss by miscarriage
and ectopic pregnancy and the story of hope and faith which led to the
birth of the couple's two children. This site has some nice Resources.
Loss from a Doula's Perspective - an excellent
article with an extensive resource list.
Forever
Our Angels by Hannah Stone - includes about 17 non-fiction essays written
as 1st-person accounts. Each of the essays is written by a real person
who has experienced a miscarriage. The book begins with an an introduction
by a doctor of psychiatry, as well as a preface by the author Hannah Stone.
SilentGrief.com - Support for
all who have suffered miscarriage and later child loss
Over the Rainbow - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
Sara's Smile, Inc. is a non-profit
organization created for the sole purpose of comforting bereaved mommies
with a Sare Bear®. Children die through miscarriage, stillbirth, pediatric
illness or trauma. We offer the Sare Bear® to mommies as a response
to their heavy, empty, aching arms due to the loss of their beloved child.
pregnancyloss.info - A web
site of information, hope and healing from pregnancy loss.
Children's Grief - the
Baby Sibling Grief site
Losses In Multiple
Births from Hannah's Prayer
AMBA
- Australian Multiple Birth Bereavement Support
November 10, 2005 - The Beth Israel Medical Center Perinatal Bereavement
Program hosted "A Time of Remembrance", a memorial program of music, words
and reflection for those who have experienced pregnancy or newborn loss
Guest Speaker: Dr. Joann Galst, Grief Counselor
Ruth Gabay, LCSW 212-844-8524
Joanne Rutland, LCSW 212-420-2977
You can search for other
Perinatal Bereavement Programs
The
Midwife and the Bereaved Family by Jane Warland
Pregnancy Loss Psychological
Reactions by Frederick R. Jelovsek MD
A book that helped me was Motherhood
After Miscarriage by Kathleen Diamond; she's a doctor who miscarried
then birthed then miscarried 4-5 more times. She's been thru the
gamut.
homebirthbabyloss
mailing list - This list is for women were interested in or planning a
homebirth but lost their baby anytime in pregnancy or early infancy.
A Trisomy 18 Journey
- Abigail Grace Wilsford - the site includes the story of a baby who
was diagnosed prenatally with Trisomy 18 (Edwards Syndrome), who was carried
to term, and who lived for 5 days. It addresses the issue of getting an
"incompatible with life" prenatal diagnosis, deciding to carry-to-term,
making decisions about what palliative care means for an infant, and grieving
the loss of an infant. It includes trisomy 18, grief, and carrying-to-term
resources as well as personal stories and a grief journal.
Waiting
with Gabriel - A Story of Cherishing a Baby’s Brief Life By Amy Kuebelbeck
- "a memoir about my son, who was diagnosed prenatally with hypoplastic
left heart syndrome. The book is an account of our personal story, and
it also addresses larger issues including the limits of medicine; continuing
a pregnancy despite a devastating diagnosis; attitudes and practices regarding
miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death; and ultimately dying well."
Planned Homebirth of a Stillborn Baby
- Women who have experienced a fetal demise are most in need of the tender
care available at a homebirth. This article explains some of the
legal and practical complexities that most of us would rather not think
about. Please be advised that this article is about California law
- other states' laws may be very different.
The Natural Death Care Project
(NDCP) is dedicated to a compassionate & dignified alternative
to current funeral practices
12 Truths Regarding Perinatal
Loss - For Those Who Have Had Miscarriages from Georgia Reproductive
Specialists
The Child Bereavement Trust cares for bereaved parents and children by offering training and support to the professional.
They
also offer some Useful Links
Footprints
on our Hearts: How to Cope After a Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Newborn Death
and
At
a Loss for Words: How to Help Those You Care for in a Miscarriage, Stillbirth
or Newborn Death by Paraclete Video Productions
Houston's Aid In Neonatal Death - The H.A.N.D. Web Site. We are a Houston based pregnancy and infant loss support group for parents whose babies have died any time from conception through late infancy. Our mission is to help parents cope with feelings of grief and isolation which accompany the loss of a baby.
They also have other Grief
Resources.
HAND , which stands for Helping After Neonatal Death, is a non-profit, volunteer group founded in the early 1980's to provide support and information to bereaved parents, their families and friends following a miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death. They are located in Northern California, -888-908-HAND or 1-408-995-6102.
They also have a good Resources list.
Information written for care providers about Support
for parents experiencing perinatal loss from the Canadian
Pediatric Society
William & Wendell:
A Family Remembered by Donnali Fifield "offers reassurance, and a welcome
measure of relief, for those who are struggling to recover from a loss."
[The first chapter is available to be read online.]
Grieving and Healing by Holly Richardson,
CD, ICCE
Hygeia Foundation and Institute
for Perinatal Loss and Bereavement
Hope -
Caring support & information for families enduring neonatal loss.
This is a terrific site, including a page where you can post a memorial
to your child, some good articles and links, poetry, email & online
support groups, and a very important section on Marriage Support.
The dimensions of grief are many: Shock, Guilt, Anger, Shame, Anxiety, Sadness, Longing, Loneliness, Helplessness, Yearning, Separation Pain, Reconciliation, and Depression. Do not chastise yourself for any of them.
A few ways to help you cope are:
Miscarriage Memories
offers a beautiful Baby
In My Heart - a representation of a baby at 14 weeks.
Loss Comfort
Gifts from Earth Mama Angel Baby
Miscarriage
and Infant Loss Memorial Jewelry and Sympathy
Cards for Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss from labelledame.com
The Comfort Company
- we have carefully selected or custom designed a meaningful collection
of sympathy, bereavement and condolence gift ideas with the hope of bringing
comfort and remembrance to those who are grieving.
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