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Resource List for Parents

The following resources are recommended for parents with a prenatal diagnosis of a life-limiting birth defect or condition, or those making difficult decisions about the care of their infant.

For Those Facing a Prenatal Diagnosis of a Life-Limiting Birth Defect or Condition

Books

  • A Gift of Time: Continuing Your Pregnancy When Your Baby’s Life is Expected to be Brief (Amy Kuebelbeck, Deborah Davis)
  • Waiting with Gabriel (Amy Kuebelbeck)
  • Sufficient Grace (Kelly Gerken)
  • I Will Carry You: the Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy (Angie Smith)
  • A Time to Decide, A Time to Heal (Molly Minnick, Kathleen Delp)
  • Difficult Decisions (Centering Corporation)
  • Loving and Letting Go (Centering Corporation)
  • Loving Your Baby (Shari Morash)

General Websites

  • Perinatal Hospice & Palliative Care

    A compilation of resources and information for families.

  • Be Not Afraid

    Support and care following a prenatal diagnosis.

  • String of Pearls

    Helping families navigate the path following a fatal prenatal diagnosis.

  • March of Dimes

    Information on birth defects, grief, and loss.

Support Groups, etc.

Support groups and information about specific genetic diseases and birth defects.

  • Genetic Alliance

  • Genetics Home Reference

  • National Institutes of Health

  • National Organization for Rare Disorders

  • Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders

For Those Experiencing the Pain of Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Infant Death

Patient Blogs

  • Full Term Loss Support Blog

  • My Miscarriage Story

  • McGinley Baby Journey

Religious Resources

  • While We’re Waiting

    Faith-based retreats for bereaved parents.

  • Spark of Life

    Grief recovery retreats for hope after loss.

  • Through This Valley

    A faith-based conference to equip bereaved parents.

  • GriefShare

Websites

  • Centering Corporation and Grief Digest Magazine

  • Resolve Through Sharing

  • Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support

  • The Compassionate Friends

    Support resources for families after a child dies.

  • Grief Watch

  • Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope

  • MISS Foundation

  • Arkansas Children’s Hospital Center for Good Mourning

  • Holy Sews

    Handmade infant burial clothing for families that experience loss.

  • Miscarriage Association of the United Kingdom

Memory Making

  • My Angel’s Heartbeat Bear

    Stuffed animals that come with a 20 second recorder that will store a heartbeat

  • Little Footprints Memory Book

    Centering Corporation

  • Making Loving Memories

    Centering Corporation

  • Meaningful Moments: Ritual and Reflection When a Child Dies

    By Rana Limbo and Kathie Kobler.

  • Mamie’s Poppy Plates

    Keepsake plates made in Arkansas.

  • Molly Bears

    Weighted teddy bears for empty arms.

  • The Comfort Cub

    Weighted teddy bear.

  • Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

    Photographers for stillbirth, neonatal death – free of charge.

  • The AngelPics Project

    Free touchups/restorations to pictures for bereaved families of the baby who has passed.

  • Brody’s Boxes

    Free boxes for bereaved families to hold baby’s items.

  • Bridget’s Cradles

    Handmade cradles, keepsake charms, and prayer squares.

  • Faces of Angels

    Paintings that can be requested.

  • Faith’s Melody

    Heartfelt custom creations such as necklaces and jewelry.

  • My Forever Child

    Personalized memorial jewelry, remembrance keepsakes and sympathy gifts.

  • Held Your Whole Life

    Hand-stamped jewelry with baby’s name on it, free of charge.

  • Kayce Jones Designs

    Hand-stamped jewelry for infant or child loss.

  • Lil Angels Hankies

    Monogrammed hankies with the baby’s name, free of charge.

  • My Baby’s Heartbeat Bear

    Capture baby’s heartbeat in a keepsake

Books

  • Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby (Deborah L. Davis)
  • Empty Arms: Coping After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death (Sherokee Ilse)
  • Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion, or other Pregnancy Loss (Kim Kluger-Bell)
  • Life Touches Life: A Mother’s Story of Stillbirth and Healing (Lorraine Ash, Christine Northrup)
  • Three Minus One: Stories of Parents’ Love and Loss (Sean Hanish, Brooke Warner)
  • This Little While
  • Healing Your Grieving Heart After Stillbirth
  • Miscarriage: A Shattered Dream
  • When Hello Means Goodbye
  • Too Soon a Memory
  • After the Loss of Your Baby: for Teen Moms

Film

  • Return to Zero (Written and Directed by Sean Hanish)

OTHER BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES:

Women’s Mental Health Clinic
501-526-8201

ANGELS Call Center
501-526-7425

Lactation
501-526-7425 or Outpatient 501-526-3558

On-Call Psychiatric Resident
501-686-7000

Patient Education
501-686-7791

Women and Infant Service Line Bereavement Coordinator
501-251-5996

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