Ongoing Resources
If you have already experienced the loss of a loved baby,
let us first say how sad we are that you are here and that this has happened to you!
Many of us have walked and stumbled down such a path and we know the pain, sorrow and the beauty of the love in our hearts. Below are some of MANY resources. We don't attempt to name them all, but you will find that many of these websites have lists and lists of ways for you to get support! Our mission with this Miscarriage Support Line is to give immediate support to families who have long been ignored and marginalized. We will let others give ongoing support to those who have already had their loss. We hope you understand and we wish you well!
let us first say how sad we are that you are here and that this has happened to you!
Many of us have walked and stumbled down such a path and we know the pain, sorrow and the beauty of the love in our hearts. Below are some of MANY resources. We don't attempt to name them all, but you will find that many of these websites have lists and lists of ways for you to get support! Our mission with this Miscarriage Support Line is to give immediate support to families who have long been ignored and marginalized. We will let others give ongoing support to those who have already had their loss. We hope you understand and we wish you well!
Miscarriage Specific Resources
Healing and Hope Sites
AMomsPeace.org - Immediate assistance from the moment this difficult news is received. We will explain your options, help you to coordinate your decisions, and assist you in burying your baby with the utmost respect, dignity and love that they deserve.
Aliciasangels.org Build parent homey rooms inside hospitals for babies in the NICU who are dying or after death. Also provide precious memory-making items, support groups for families, decrease disparities in the care of families, and support and help fund education to care providers.
BabiesRemembered.org Sherokee Ilse’s site is full of information offering support to all members of the family after miscarriage or other infant losses. Guidance, resources, ways to become involved to help and so much more. You will find only written information, not one-on-one personal connections.
BabyLossFamilyAdvisors.org Offers memory-making ideas and names of people across the country who offer one-on-one support at the time and after miscarriage or other infant deaths. They have been trained by Sherokee Ilse and colleagues who have over 100 years of experience helping families like you. These Advisors are also called Loss Doulas.
CatholicMiscarriageSupport.com Very thorough site offering help on miscarriage at the time such as the physical process, how to navigate the hospital, spiritual, stillbirth, photographs, and so much more. It is open and helpful to Catholics and non-Catholics.
Emptycradle.org Empty Cradle offers support through multiple monthly meetings at different locations, telephone support, a lending library, literature for new members, a memory box program in some area hospitals, In -Service meetings for the health care community, information about local and internet support, and support via our website and social media. Peer volunteers will call you back with 24 hours. 619-573-6515
HeavensGain.com Offers support, a miscarriage kit to help during a miscarriage, many choices of caskets/urns etc, and local support options/guidance.
Lostinnocentsblog.wordpress.com Share your story and pictures if you wish and read many, many other stories. Good information is shared here.
MisShare.org Offers an online support group, various resources, chapters around the country.
Mymiscarriagematters.org Offers global support to Mothers and Fathers devastated by Miscarriage or Stillbirth through programs that educate the public, inspire healing through service to others, and empower the hurting. Connect with a mentor who will give you 1 on 1 support and help you through your healing journey, including a men’s program with men running it and a Spanish speaking program. Has a Facebook page.
MiscarriageCare.com (Also known as Early Pregnancy Loss Association) offers a thorough explanation of types of miscarriage, procedures and terms. Also many podcasts/articles that can be helpful.
Miscarriagehelp.com A support sit for families who have experienced the pain of miscarriage, hosted by Ellen DuBois, author of book by the same name.
MiscarriageMommy.com 21 poems on miscarriage that affirm the feelings of mothers and fathers.
MiscarriageHurts.com A place to share your story, create a remembrance, receive ongoing information for support.
Miscarriagesupport.com Offers information on ‘What causes a Miscarriage,’ ‘Where to Find Help After a Miscarriage,’ ‘Will I Ever Feel Normal Again after a Miscarriage,’ and ‘Feelings of Isolation are Common after a Miscarriage.’ As an alternative to counseling sessions, they offer personal video stories, video ideas for healing, workbook modules, forum to ask questions of the community, articles for men and women, miscarriage facts and more for a $47 one time feel.
NechamaComfort.org Jewish organization that offers immediate care, individual counseling, support groups, resources, help with Jewish burial and support during subsequent pregnancies.
WeMiscarried.org Offers a chance to share your story, chats, a connection to receive 1 month free web-based therapy from BetterHelp.
Rachelsgift.org Offers in person and online support groups led by caring, qualified counselors and social workers with years of experience to help moms and families move toward healing. Also has a list of affiliated and unaffiliated online support groups on the site. Other programs and resources available.
TheTearsFoundation.org Offers hope and compassion to families across the US and globally through many state and country chapters. Support groups and financial support for burial/cremation.
Books for helping children with loss of siblings in miscarriage
A Letter From Heaven, Steve Butler
Am I Still a Big Sister? Audrey Bernheimer Weir, 1996
I Miss My Baby, Pnina Rosenstark, 2016
Our Heaven Baby: A book on miscarriage and the hope of Heaven, Leah Vis, 2019
Mommy What Happened: Stories for children whose baby sister or brother has died, Sherokee Ilse (Amazon ebook and print on demand book), 2023
My Sibling Still: for those who’ve lost a sibling to miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death, Megan Lacourrege, 2019
No New Baby: For siblings who have a brother or sister die before birth, Marilyn Gryte (Centering Corp)
Sibling Grief, Sherokee Ilse, Burns, Martinez, (Babies Remembered/Wintergreen Press) For parents to better understand the development and how to speak with children.
Something Happened, A story for children whose parents experience pregnancy loss, Cathy Blanford, 2019
We were gonna have a baby but we had an angel instead, Pat Schweibert, 2018
Where’s Our Baby? Valerie Oldfield, 2014
Where’s Jess? For children who have a brother or sister die, Centering Corp 2003
Where is Chloe? Donna A. Wilkins, M.D. (NICU setting) 2010
Stillbirth and Neonatal Specific
1stBreath.org Committed to providing education, advocacy, and public awareness of stillbirth in addition to assisting families and professionals dealing with the death of a baby.
Aliciasangels.org Build parent homey rooms inside hospitals for babies in the NICU who are dying or after death. Also provide precious memory-making items, support groups for families, decrease disparities in the care of families, and support and help fund education to care providers.
BabiesRemembered.org Sherokee Ilse’s site is full of information offering support to all members of the family after miscarriage or other infant losses. Guidance, resources, ways to become involved to help and so much more. You will find only written information, not one-on-one personal connections.
BabyLossFamilyAdvisors.org Offers memory-making ideas and names of people across the country who offer one-on-one support at the time and after miscarriage or other infant deaths. They have been trained by Sherokee Ilse and colleagues who have over 100 years of experience helping families like you. These Advisors are also called Loss Doulas.
Handsupport.org Support includes groups, one-on-one, subsequent pregnancies including virtual, remembrance services and more.
HeavensGain.com Offers support, a miscarriage kit to help during a miscarriage, many choices of caskets/urns etc, and local support options/guidance.
MEND.org A Christian non-profit the helps families in miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. Have groups and remembrance offerings.
Misshare.org Miscarriage, Infant loss, and Stillbirth focused is a parent-led support network to offer information, support, and comfort to grieving parents who have experienced the death of their baby during pregnancy, or after birth
Sharenational.org Offer support, groups nationally, ways to remember for all types of losses.
StarLegacyFoundation.org Offers support for stillbirth families including groups (virtual also), resources, literature and stillbirth research is a priority.
Financial Help with Miscarriage/Stillbirth
AMomsPeace.org A non-profit that discretely supports families with bereavement, burial, and remembrance assistance. They serve all families, regardless of income or religious beliefs. They offer St. Francis Peacemakers, volunteers who have lost an unborn child and want to be there to listen and help guide bereaved parents. 888-521-6015
AngelNames.org Offers financial help with funerals/head stones and also offers support programs and stillbirth research.
Final Farewell’s mission focuses on families that are burying a child. The nonprofit helps alleviate the expenses for those who need advice, guidance, and an affordable ceremony for their child under the age of 18.
TheTearsFoundation.org Offers funeral support for babies over 20 weeks gestation in states where there are chapters.
Walk in Sunshine Offers financial support for burial/cremation in the New Jersey area in addition to providing online resources for families all around the world.
Online Miscarriage Support –
Magazines, Facebook and Support Groups*
1. Facebook Group - Mommy To A Little Saint - Catholic Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support - Currently 4k members2. StillstandingMag.com Giving voice to grief and trauma that comes with loss and infertility, connecting people worldwide, sharing resources for child loss community, and sharing stories.3. stpartum.net Website offers a pregnancy and infant loss support group available to all grieving parents, especially those who carried the child. Unfortunately, the support group isn't open to other grieving parents who did not carry the child.The website doesn't offer any alternatives for men who are suffering as a result of pregnancy loss. It does, however, provide other postpartum mental health issue support and resources for men.
4.Miscarriageformen.com Miscarriage for men is a support network of men who've experienced the loss of a child through miscarriage. It was founded by a man who was grieving his spouse's pregnancy loss and found it nearly impossible to find miscarriage grief support networks geared toward men. He developed this site for men to find the help they need and includes resources for grieving a child's loss, specifically due to miscarriage. The links and resources provided help men understand miscarriage more fully to come to terms with their baby's loss. The website includes a blog that addresses a man's unique way of grieving without sugar-coating or skipping over some of the most critical parts of a man's grief Journey.
Men share their experiences and get the help they need either anonymously or publicly. Also has chat support and a forum where men who are suffering can meet other grieving men in an online support group setting.
5. Glowinthewoods.com Glow in the Woods provides a safe space for bereaved parents to come together to talk about their loss with a discussion forum open to everyone who has shared the experience of losing a child to miscarriage and other forms of death.They also invite their guests to be a guest blogger and contribute their stories of how they got through their pain and suffering following their child's loss. What's unique about this particular website is that it is open to all people equally.
The resources they provide include bereaved fathers and mothers alike, where many of the other support groups focus primarily on the mother's grief.
6. Facebook.com/miscarriage A Facebook online community focusing on supporting bereaved parents who are grieving due to pregnancy loss. This online community has seen almost 150,000 participants through the years, beginning in 2010. This group offers support for bereaved parents suffering through miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal death.7. Compassionatefriends.org The Compassionate Friends offers a variety of private online Facebook support groups for those who are grieving. The groups are moderated by volunteers who have experienced a similar type of loss as the group that they oversee. Membership is limited to those who request to join a particular group and approved by the moderator.Aside from gaining access to bereavement support and learning how to create a miscarriage memorial, The Compassionate Friends network is one of the mainstays in online grief support.
Two groups, in particular, are dedicated to helping grieving parents who have lost a child to miscarriage. The first one is Is called Loss to Miscarriage or Stillbirth, and the second one is Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Loss of an Infant Grandchild.
Here are the links to each below: *The 10 mentioned above are from an article in www.joincake.com bydr. Alejandra Vasquez, JD, CT, Certified Grief Counselor
Other Online Groups can be found at:
HeavensGain.com On -line support group for pregnancy loss at 7 pm Eastern on the second Thursday of each month. And a Rainbow pregnancy support group on the 4th Thursday of each month.
RachelsGift.org Has on-line support groups.
StarLegacy.org Has on-line support groups and more.
Literature, Memory Making Products
BabiesRemembered.org Offers multiple bereavement literature and some memorial gifts.
GriefWatch.com Offers multiple bereavement resources, memorial gifts, urns, and other products.
Centering.org Offers multiple resources/literature for bereaved families and care providers.
Mama Mia Hand Stamped Jewelry www.etsy.com/shop/mamamiatina Creating hand stamped personalized one-of-a-kind jewelry customized to fit your needs.
ElysianJewels.com Forever bracelets.
Jewelry From Breast Milk Many options available on ETSY website.
MemoriesUnlimited.com Memory making kits and supplies.
BuildaBear.com Free service of incorporating cremains into a stuffed bear.
CreativeMemories.com Memory-making scrapbook supplies including beautiful boxes for keepsakes.
ComfortCub.com A specially weighted therapeutic teddy bear intended for those who have a baby or child loss to provide immediate help and comfort. (888)595-6671.
Cabocream.com Milk Suppression - Topical cream is applied to the breasts to decrease engorgement and suppress milk production.
Stillbirth/Pregnancy Advocacy
StopStillbirthASAP.org Committed to bringing individuals, organizations, professionals and advocates together to share resources and promote stillbirth initiatives including research, legislation and more.
PushPregnancy.org Exists for one reason, to kickstart the pace of change in the US using big, bold, innovative action to save as many babies' lives as possible, as quickly as possible. Empowers parents to learn what they can do to advocate for a healthy baby and promotes research and collaboration among professionals and organizations.
Healing and Hope Sites
AMomsPeace.org - Immediate assistance from the moment this difficult news is received. We will explain your options, help you to coordinate your decisions, and assist you in burying your baby with the utmost respect, dignity and love that they deserve.
Aliciasangels.org Build parent homey rooms inside hospitals for babies in the NICU who are dying or after death. Also provide precious memory-making items, support groups for families, decrease disparities in the care of families, and support and help fund education to care providers.
BabiesRemembered.org Sherokee Ilse’s site is full of information offering support to all members of the family after miscarriage or other infant losses. Guidance, resources, ways to become involved to help and so much more. You will find only written information, not one-on-one personal connections.
BabyLossFamilyAdvisors.org Offers memory-making ideas and names of people across the country who offer one-on-one support at the time and after miscarriage or other infant deaths. They have been trained by Sherokee Ilse and colleagues who have over 100 years of experience helping families like you. These Advisors are also called Loss Doulas.
CatholicMiscarriageSupport.com Very thorough site offering help on miscarriage at the time such as the physical process, how to navigate the hospital, spiritual, stillbirth, photographs, and so much more. It is open and helpful to Catholics and non-Catholics.
Emptycradle.org Empty Cradle offers support through multiple monthly meetings at different locations, telephone support, a lending library, literature for new members, a memory box program in some area hospitals, In -Service meetings for the health care community, information about local and internet support, and support via our website and social media. Peer volunteers will call you back with 24 hours. 619-573-6515
HeavensGain.com Offers support, a miscarriage kit to help during a miscarriage, many choices of caskets/urns etc, and local support options/guidance.
Lostinnocentsblog.wordpress.com Share your story and pictures if you wish and read many, many other stories. Good information is shared here.
MisShare.org Offers an online support group, various resources, chapters around the country.
Mymiscarriagematters.org Offers global support to Mothers and Fathers devastated by Miscarriage or Stillbirth through programs that educate the public, inspire healing through service to others, and empower the hurting. Connect with a mentor who will give you 1 on 1 support and help you through your healing journey, including a men’s program with men running it and a Spanish speaking program. Has a Facebook page.
MiscarriageCare.com (Also known as Early Pregnancy Loss Association) offers a thorough explanation of types of miscarriage, procedures and terms. Also many podcasts/articles that can be helpful.
Miscarriagehelp.com A support sit for families who have experienced the pain of miscarriage, hosted by Ellen DuBois, author of book by the same name.
MiscarriageMommy.com 21 poems on miscarriage that affirm the feelings of mothers and fathers.
MiscarriageHurts.com A place to share your story, create a remembrance, receive ongoing information for support.
Miscarriagesupport.com Offers information on ‘What causes a Miscarriage,’ ‘Where to Find Help After a Miscarriage,’ ‘Will I Ever Feel Normal Again after a Miscarriage,’ and ‘Feelings of Isolation are Common after a Miscarriage.’ As an alternative to counseling sessions, they offer personal video stories, video ideas for healing, workbook modules, forum to ask questions of the community, articles for men and women, miscarriage facts and more for a $47 one time feel.
NechamaComfort.org Jewish organization that offers immediate care, individual counseling, support groups, resources, help with Jewish burial and support during subsequent pregnancies.
WeMiscarried.org Offers a chance to share your story, chats, a connection to receive 1 month free web-based therapy from BetterHelp.
Rachelsgift.org Offers in person and online support groups led by caring, qualified counselors and social workers with years of experience to help moms and families move toward healing. Also has a list of affiliated and unaffiliated online support groups on the site. Other programs and resources available.
TheTearsFoundation.org Offers hope and compassion to families across the US and globally through many state and country chapters. Support groups and financial support for burial/cremation.
Books for helping children with loss of siblings in miscarriage
A Letter From Heaven, Steve Butler
Am I Still a Big Sister? Audrey Bernheimer Weir, 1996
I Miss My Baby, Pnina Rosenstark, 2016
Our Heaven Baby: A book on miscarriage and the hope of Heaven, Leah Vis, 2019
Mommy What Happened: Stories for children whose baby sister or brother has died, Sherokee Ilse (Amazon ebook and print on demand book), 2023
My Sibling Still: for those who’ve lost a sibling to miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death, Megan Lacourrege, 2019
No New Baby: For siblings who have a brother or sister die before birth, Marilyn Gryte (Centering Corp)
Sibling Grief, Sherokee Ilse, Burns, Martinez, (Babies Remembered/Wintergreen Press) For parents to better understand the development and how to speak with children.
Something Happened, A story for children whose parents experience pregnancy loss, Cathy Blanford, 2019
We were gonna have a baby but we had an angel instead, Pat Schweibert, 2018
Where’s Our Baby? Valerie Oldfield, 2014
Where’s Jess? For children who have a brother or sister die, Centering Corp 2003
Where is Chloe? Donna A. Wilkins, M.D. (NICU setting) 2010
Stillbirth and Neonatal Specific
1stBreath.org Committed to providing education, advocacy, and public awareness of stillbirth in addition to assisting families and professionals dealing with the death of a baby.
Aliciasangels.org Build parent homey rooms inside hospitals for babies in the NICU who are dying or after death. Also provide precious memory-making items, support groups for families, decrease disparities in the care of families, and support and help fund education to care providers.
BabiesRemembered.org Sherokee Ilse’s site is full of information offering support to all members of the family after miscarriage or other infant losses. Guidance, resources, ways to become involved to help and so much more. You will find only written information, not one-on-one personal connections.
BabyLossFamilyAdvisors.org Offers memory-making ideas and names of people across the country who offer one-on-one support at the time and after miscarriage or other infant deaths. They have been trained by Sherokee Ilse and colleagues who have over 100 years of experience helping families like you. These Advisors are also called Loss Doulas.
Handsupport.org Support includes groups, one-on-one, subsequent pregnancies including virtual, remembrance services and more.
HeavensGain.com Offers support, a miscarriage kit to help during a miscarriage, many choices of caskets/urns etc, and local support options/guidance.
MEND.org A Christian non-profit the helps families in miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. Have groups and remembrance offerings.
Misshare.org Miscarriage, Infant loss, and Stillbirth focused is a parent-led support network to offer information, support, and comfort to grieving parents who have experienced the death of their baby during pregnancy, or after birth
Sharenational.org Offer support, groups nationally, ways to remember for all types of losses.
StarLegacyFoundation.org Offers support for stillbirth families including groups (virtual also), resources, literature and stillbirth research is a priority.
Financial Help with Miscarriage/Stillbirth
AMomsPeace.org A non-profit that discretely supports families with bereavement, burial, and remembrance assistance. They serve all families, regardless of income or religious beliefs. They offer St. Francis Peacemakers, volunteers who have lost an unborn child and want to be there to listen and help guide bereaved parents. 888-521-6015
AngelNames.org Offers financial help with funerals/head stones and also offers support programs and stillbirth research.
Final Farewell’s mission focuses on families that are burying a child. The nonprofit helps alleviate the expenses for those who need advice, guidance, and an affordable ceremony for their child under the age of 18.
TheTearsFoundation.org Offers funeral support for babies over 20 weeks gestation in states where there are chapters.
Walk in Sunshine Offers financial support for burial/cremation in the New Jersey area in addition to providing online resources for families all around the world.
Online Miscarriage Support –
Magazines, Facebook and Support Groups*
1. Facebook Group - Mommy To A Little Saint - Catholic Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support - Currently 4k members2. StillstandingMag.com Giving voice to grief and trauma that comes with loss and infertility, connecting people worldwide, sharing resources for child loss community, and sharing stories.3. stpartum.net Website offers a pregnancy and infant loss support group available to all grieving parents, especially those who carried the child. Unfortunately, the support group isn't open to other grieving parents who did not carry the child.The website doesn't offer any alternatives for men who are suffering as a result of pregnancy loss. It does, however, provide other postpartum mental health issue support and resources for men.
4.Miscarriageformen.com Miscarriage for men is a support network of men who've experienced the loss of a child through miscarriage. It was founded by a man who was grieving his spouse's pregnancy loss and found it nearly impossible to find miscarriage grief support networks geared toward men. He developed this site for men to find the help they need and includes resources for grieving a child's loss, specifically due to miscarriage. The links and resources provided help men understand miscarriage more fully to come to terms with their baby's loss. The website includes a blog that addresses a man's unique way of grieving without sugar-coating or skipping over some of the most critical parts of a man's grief Journey.
Men share their experiences and get the help they need either anonymously or publicly. Also has chat support and a forum where men who are suffering can meet other grieving men in an online support group setting.
5. Glowinthewoods.com Glow in the Woods provides a safe space for bereaved parents to come together to talk about their loss with a discussion forum open to everyone who has shared the experience of losing a child to miscarriage and other forms of death.They also invite their guests to be a guest blogger and contribute their stories of how they got through their pain and suffering following their child's loss. What's unique about this particular website is that it is open to all people equally.
The resources they provide include bereaved fathers and mothers alike, where many of the other support groups focus primarily on the mother's grief.
6. Facebook.com/miscarriage A Facebook online community focusing on supporting bereaved parents who are grieving due to pregnancy loss. This online community has seen almost 150,000 participants through the years, beginning in 2010. This group offers support for bereaved parents suffering through miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal death.7. Compassionatefriends.org The Compassionate Friends offers a variety of private online Facebook support groups for those who are grieving. The groups are moderated by volunteers who have experienced a similar type of loss as the group that they oversee. Membership is limited to those who request to join a particular group and approved by the moderator.Aside from gaining access to bereavement support and learning how to create a miscarriage memorial, The Compassionate Friends network is one of the mainstays in online grief support.
Two groups, in particular, are dedicated to helping grieving parents who have lost a child to miscarriage. The first one is Is called Loss to Miscarriage or Stillbirth, and the second one is Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Loss of an Infant Grandchild.
Here are the links to each below: *The 10 mentioned above are from an article in www.joincake.com bydr. Alejandra Vasquez, JD, CT, Certified Grief Counselor
Other Online Groups can be found at:
HeavensGain.com On -line support group for pregnancy loss at 7 pm Eastern on the second Thursday of each month. And a Rainbow pregnancy support group on the 4th Thursday of each month.
RachelsGift.org Has on-line support groups.
StarLegacy.org Has on-line support groups and more.
Literature, Memory Making Products
BabiesRemembered.org Offers multiple bereavement literature and some memorial gifts.
GriefWatch.com Offers multiple bereavement resources, memorial gifts, urns, and other products.
Centering.org Offers multiple resources/literature for bereaved families and care providers.
Mama Mia Hand Stamped Jewelry www.etsy.com/shop/mamamiatina Creating hand stamped personalized one-of-a-kind jewelry customized to fit your needs.
ElysianJewels.com Forever bracelets.
Jewelry From Breast Milk Many options available on ETSY website.
MemoriesUnlimited.com Memory making kits and supplies.
BuildaBear.com Free service of incorporating cremains into a stuffed bear.
CreativeMemories.com Memory-making scrapbook supplies including beautiful boxes for keepsakes.
ComfortCub.com A specially weighted therapeutic teddy bear intended for those who have a baby or child loss to provide immediate help and comfort. (888)595-6671.
Cabocream.com Milk Suppression - Topical cream is applied to the breasts to decrease engorgement and suppress milk production.
Stillbirth/Pregnancy Advocacy
StopStillbirthASAP.org Committed to bringing individuals, organizations, professionals and advocates together to share resources and promote stillbirth initiatives including research, legislation and more.
PushPregnancy.org Exists for one reason, to kickstart the pace of change in the US using big, bold, innovative action to save as many babies' lives as possible, as quickly as possible. Empowers parents to learn what they can do to advocate for a healthy baby and promotes research and collaboration among professionals and organizations.