Iowa Long-Term Resources

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Please also visit:

Before the Birth
During Birth
After the Birth (immediate postpartum and long term healing)
Farewell Celebrations to link into immediate funeral/burial/cremation information that is not based on location, as well as personalized farewell options such as crafts or special events, and support resources.

Groups:

MEND
The SBD Love Cupboards host various group gatherings, including Sewing Circles
The SBD Professional Doulas host various group gatherings, including Birthing Healing retreats and workshops for stillbirthday parents

Organizations:

Iowa SIDS Alliance
Ms. Patty Keeley
Executive Director
406 SW School St., Ste. 205
Ankeny, IA 50023
Phone: (515) 279-6928
866-480-4741(toll free)
Fax: (515) 965-7655
Email:info@iowasids.org
Services: Bereavement support for SIDS and SUID
Iowa Department of Public Health
Center for Congenital & Inherited Disorders
Ms. Kimberly Noble Piper
Coordinator
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: (515) 281-6466
Fax: (515) 242-6013
Email:kipper@idph.state.ia.us

The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation has an emphasis on therapist guided psychotherapy and a resource list to locate one near you.

Books, Websites and More:

Please be sure to visit the immediate emotional health resources that include crisis hotlines, websites, and books on bereavement.

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BIRTH & BEREAVEMENT QUOTES

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A pregnancy loss is still a birthday.

— stillbirthday

At the moment of childbirth, every woman has the same aura of isolation, as though she were abandoned, alone.

— Boris Pasternak

Childbirth changed my perception of my wife. She was now the bloodied special forces soldier who had fought and risked everything for our family.

— Mohsin Hamid

We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman’s side during childbirth.

— Liya Kebede

It is incumbent upon us to respond to the unique needs of military women and ensure they receive proper care during the first year following childbirth.

— Susan Collins

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