In addition to the “types of pregnancy loss” resources, information and support we offer here at stillbirthday, which includes support regarding neonatal death, we have quite often provided “unofficial” support to families who’ve endured child loss at older ages, from toddlerhood, teen and well into adult years. While some of the aspects of child loss can be universally incorporated, such as:

• how loved ones can support bereaved
• funeral planning
• siblings support
• fathers support (and great resources for mothers too)

we provide a growing section here reserved for loss from toddlers to teens to adults. Your child might have been older than a child, but he or she is still, your child. You are invited to share your story, and we also have a place at stillbirthday to hold a photo of your child. And, you can read the stories of other stillbirthday families who endured child death.

The following sections and the resources within them have been gathered specifically and individually by families who have used them.  If you have a section and/or resources you’d like to see on this list so that they can benefit other families, please, let us know about them.

Areas of Need, of Support, of Resources

 

Stewarding Grief

• We have a section of stories here at stillbirthday called Stewarding Grief, a place to share about the difficult decision NOT to try to conceive.

Grieving one child while rearing a living child

• Multiples in which one or more do not survive
• “Rainbow” Subsequent Birth
• Holding Umbrellas stories
• Bereavement support for living children
• Maternal Death & newborn support for fathers and family

 

Prenatal Diagnosis

• Diagnosis resources

 

Birth Trauma

• Birth Trauma Association

 

NICU & Long Term Special Needs/ Diagnosis

• NICU grief
• NICU and special needs information
• Our post-loss lactation support may prove helpful if your baby was breastfed.
• Visit our NICU & Special Needs Grief resources (links to a large library of diagnosis resources)
• visit our fatal diagnosis resources
• Mommies of Miracles

 

SIDS:

• Local, National and International Resources for Support and More
• First Candle
• SIDS Hotlines:
  • 800.221.SIDS (7437)
  • 800.232.SIDS (7437)
  • 800.477.SIDS (7437)

 

SUDC:

• Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
• Christopher’s Crusaders
• The Progressive Parent

 According to Matthew 2, King Herod sent soldiers into Bethlehem to kill every boy who was two years of age and under, out of his fear and jealousy of the baby Jesus. And the text reads:

“A cry is heard in Ramah—
deep anguish and bitter weeping.
Rachel weeps for her children,
refusing to be comforted—
for her children are gone.”

 

Foster & Adoption

• Adoption Doulas
• SBD doulas can support

 

Surrogacy

• ART support
• The Surrogate’s Struggle

 

Blended Families

•  Focus on the Family
• Empowering Parents

 

Imprisonment

• Mothers of Inmates
• Mothers with Sons in Prison
• Prison Talk: Mothers Being There
• Minnesota Prison Doulas
• Birth Behind Bars

 So Cain went out from the LORD’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Genesis 4:16

  Teens & Reckless Driving

• Luke Abbate Foundation
• The 5th Quarter
• Safe Texting Campaign

 

Drunk Driving (by others)

• Mothers Against Drunk Driving

 Traumatic |  Violence  |  Crime  |  Murder Crime Victim Resources

• Broken Wall Project – future home of a sister M0M Center in Baltimore
• A Mother’s Cry
• Trayvon Martin Foundation
• Parents of Murdered Children
• Families Remember
• Luke Abbott 5th Quarter

 

 

Drowning

• Josh the Otter – the video itself is poignant
• Hugs Foundation for near drowning support

Medical Mistakes

• PULSE
• Mothers Against Medical Error
• Medical Error Support
• Vaccine Injuries

 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren   {Adult Child Death}

• Maternal Death information and support
• USA.gov
• Military families can endure the death of an adult child due to military service.  Because the military resources we offer in our bereavement section are related and subsequently have their own resources of support, you can visit our Long Term Support area which has a special portion set aside for stillbirthday military families who endure pregnancy and infant loss and have specialized areas of need of support, particularly when such loss is experienced overseas away from family.

 Reeds of Hope provides orphanage care to babies born in which their mothers die in childbirth.

-General Support Resources-

Books & Other Media

 

Books:

• The Worst Loss: How Families Heal from the Death of a Child
• Beyond Tears: Living after losing a Child

Spiritual Support

 

Christian:

• Umbrella Ministries 

Social Support

Facebook:

• Child Loss Group

Couple Support

• Respite Retreats

International/Global Healthcare Assistance

• Mercy Ships
• Smile Train
• Senegal Health Institute
• stillbirthday aims to prevent NOMA through training SBD doulas in regions highest at risk through promoting prenatal care and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months after birth.