- Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
- A non-profit organization of photographers who will come to the hospital and take photographs of a stillborn (25-weeks plus gestation) child for free. Most hospitals will give you this option when you are in labor and delivery.
1 (877) 834-5667 | nowilaymedowntosleep.org
- A non-profit organization of photographers who will come to the hospital and take photographs of a stillborn (25-weeks plus gestation) child for free. Most hospitals will give you this option when you are in labor and delivery.
- The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
- A national, non-profit support, resource and education center located in Wayzata, Minnesota – a suburb of Minneapolis. They have a quarterly newsletter, “Loving Arms,” and also offer an extensive catalog with books, videos, comfort cards, and keepsake items for grieving parents, their extended families, and caregivers.
(612) 473-9372 | Donnarail@aol.com
- A national, non-profit support, resource and education center located in Wayzata, Minnesota – a suburb of Minneapolis. They have a quarterly newsletter, “Loving Arms,” and also offer an extensive catalog with books, videos, comfort cards, and keepsake items for grieving parents, their extended families, and caregivers.
- Raphael's Refuge
- An organization whose mission is to build and maintain a memorial in honor of babies, born and unborn and to provide peer counseling for those suffering a loss of a baby due to miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, or infant death. An engraved glass block may be donated in memory of your baby.
2715 U.S. Highway 90 West, Flatonia, Texas | 1 (361) 865-3021 | raphaelsrefuge.org | raphaelsrefuge@att.net
- An organization whose mission is to build and maintain a memorial in honor of babies, born and unborn and to provide peer counseling for those suffering a loss of a baby due to miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, or infant death. An engraved glass block may be donated in memory of your baby.
- Elizabeth Ministry International
- Elizabeth Ministry and the Life and Loss Center provide support for families that have suffered pregnancy loss and provide appropriate burial vessels. The Life and Loss Institute also trains pastoral ministers and hospital staff to reach out to grieving families during this difficult time. For those whose children who were stillbirth or lost as an early infant, contact your local Elizabeth Ministry Chapter for a personal visit, or contact Elizabeth Ministry International for further support. Their Web site lists resources for grieving your loss as well as some links for additional assistance.
1 (920) 766-9380 | elizabethministry.com/miscarriage_stillbirth.html | info@elizabethministry.com
- Elizabeth Ministry and the Life and Loss Center provide support for families that have suffered pregnancy loss and provide appropriate burial vessels. The Life and Loss Institute also trains pastoral ministers and hospital staff to reach out to grieving families during this difficult time. For those whose children who were stillbirth or lost as an early infant, contact your local Elizabeth Ministry Chapter for a personal visit, or contact Elizabeth Ministry International for further support. Their Web site lists resources for grieving your loss as well as some links for additional assistance.
- MISS Foundation
- The MISS Foundation is an international 501(c)3, volunteer based organization (based in Austin, Texas) providing C.A.R.E. [counseling, advocacy, research, and education] services to families experiencing the death of a child. In addition to the online support site, they have face-to-face support groups in certain areas and HOPE Mentors available all over the world. Their forums offer online support group board 24/7, fully moderated for safe space. They have sections for families with specialty information for dads, grandparents, and siblings. In their professionals section, there is information on workshops and speakers available to present in your facility about many topics relating to child death. And they offer a bi-annual conference that brings families and professionals together to learn from each other.
1 (888) 455-MISS (6477) | missfoundation.org | info@missfoundation.org
- The MISS Foundation is an international 501(c)3, volunteer based organization (based in Austin, Texas) providing C.A.R.E. [counseling, advocacy, research, and education] services to families experiencing the death of a child. In addition to the online support site, they have face-to-face support groups in certain areas and HOPE Mentors available all over the world. Their forums offer online support group board 24/7, fully moderated for safe space. They have sections for families with specialty information for dads, grandparents, and siblings. In their professionals section, there is information on workshops and speakers available to present in your facility about many topics relating to child death. And they offer a bi-annual conference that brings families and professionals together to learn from each other.
- For a Moment Portrait Services
- Images are a powerful way to give testament to a person's life. Unfortunately, because of age, or situation, some families are left with memories and keepsakes but no images of their babies, or images that do not portray their babies in the best way possible. This is an artist who would love to give you a portrait of your baby.
foramoment.homestead.com
- Images are a powerful way to give testament to a person's life. Unfortunately, because of age, or situation, some families are left with memories and keepsakes but no images of their babies, or images that do not portray their babies in the best way possible. This is an artist who would love to give you a portrait of your baby.
- The Mary Claire Project
- The Mary Claire Project exists to expand awareness of and access to low or no-cost burial options for families experiencing the loss of a child in miscarriage. The Project, based in Austin, Texas, partners with funeral homes that offer their services for families free of charge or at a much reduced rate, and simple wooden caskets are provided to families free of charge. The Project also purchases communal burial gardens in cemeteries so as to provide families losing a child before the 24th week of pregnancy a no-cost option for burial.
(512) 337-9625 | maryclaireproject.com
- The Mary Claire Project exists to expand awareness of and access to low or no-cost burial options for families experiencing the loss of a child in miscarriage. The Project, based in Austin, Texas, partners with funeral homes that offer their services for families free of charge or at a much reduced rate, and simple wooden caskets are provided to families free of charge. The Project also purchases communal burial gardens in cemeteries so as to provide families losing a child before the 24th week of pregnancy a no-cost option for burial.
- Luminous Light Studio
- This is a place focused on finding the light after loss. It is a heartfelt project that the artist has been working on for some time now. Her goal is to focus on finding joy even when you experience the unthinkable. Her studio is where she has found the most joy after her son passed away. She focuses on creating small works of bereavement art to bring some small measure of comfort to the hearts of others who have experienced loss.
luminouslightstudio.com
- This is a place focused on finding the light after loss. It is a heartfelt project that the artist has been working on for some time now. Her goal is to focus on finding joy even when you experience the unthinkable. Her studio is where she has found the most joy after her son passed away. She focuses on creating small works of bereavement art to bring some small measure of comfort to the hearts of others who have experienced loss.
- Molly Bears
- Creates weighted teddy bears for families coping with any form of infant loss. Teddy bears are the exact weight that your baby was, no matter how big /small when born.
mollybears.com | admin@mollybears.com
- Creates weighted teddy bears for families coping with any form of infant loss. Teddy bears are the exact weight that your baby was, no matter how big /small when born.
BOOKS
- “A Grief Observed”
- by C.S. Lewis
- “After Miscarriage: A Catholic Woman's Companion to Healing & Hope”
- by Karen Edmisten
- “Choosing to SEE: A Journey of Struggle and Hope”
- by Mary Beth Chapman
- “Hearing Jesus Speak Into Your Sorrow”
- by Nancy Guthrie
- “Holding On to Hope: A Pathway Through Suffering to the Heart of God”
- by Nancy Guthrie
- “I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy”
- by Angie Smith
- “Safe in the Arms of God: Truth From Heaven About the Death of a Child”
- by John F. MacArthur
- “Suffering a Stillborn or Newborn Death: Prayers for a Couple Grieving the Death of Their Baby”
- by Mary E. Smits
- “Sufficient Grace”
- by Kelly Gerken
- “To linger on hot coals: collected poetic works from grieving women writers”
- by Stephanie Paige Cole and Catherine Bayly
- “When Mourning Breaks: Coping With Miscarriage”
- by Melissa Sexson Hanson
- “You are the Mother of All Mothers: A Message of Hope for the Grieving Heart”
- by Angela Miller
- “Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back”
- by Todd Burpo
- “Angels in My Heart”
- by Kathleen Olowin
WEBSITES
- Catholic Miscarriage Support
- Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope
- Morning Light Ministries
BLOGS
- “A blog about miscarriage”
- “All you who hope”
