To comfort the sorrow of hearts grieving the loss of babies through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, and sudden infant death, and to offer on-going support as you find your way through ~ we provide helpful information, resources, and the option to communicate with women who know your suffering and are not afraid...
You can bookmark and return to this page for information about coming support group meetings online with OBGYN.net's Maternal Grief Correspondent, Marie Allen.
Support Groups
Our "Loss of a Baby: The Emotional Impact" Support Group Meetings Online Hosted by OBGYN.net Maternal Grief Correspondent, Author Marie Allen, Thursday nights at 9PM CDT.
Our "Loss of a Baby: The Medical Realities" Support Group Meetings Online Hosted by OBGYN.net Representative for California, Kelly Shanahan, M.D., Thursday nights at 9 PM CDT.
OBGYN.net is assembling a list of maternal loss support groups for posting online. Please e-mail the name of your group, city, state, and phone number, and type "support" in your subject line. Thank you!
Websites & Resources
- Hygeia
- An Online Journal for Pregnancy and Neonatal Loss. Subject matter of grieving and loss as it pertains to pregnancy loss, miscarriage, neonatal loss, poor neonatal outcome, voluntary terminations of abnormal pregnancies, and other life-threatening illnesses.
- Journey of Hearts
- A healing place for anyone who has ever experienced a loss. A collection of poetry, lyrics, articles, stories, quotes and medical information to help people through grief and loss.
- Arizona SIDS Alliance
- To educate people about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and how to reduce the risk of SIDS, assist grieving families after the loss of an infant to SIDS, and provide assistance to scientists and medical professionals in our efforts to eliminate SIDS.
- Miscarriage
- A thoughtful essay by our Dr. Bradley Goldberg
- For Those Who Have Had Miscarriages
- A primary guide for parents who have recently experienced the death of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or other perinatal loss.
- A Heartbreaking Choice
- For those parents who choose to interrupt their pregnancies after poor prenatal diagnosis.
- Miscarriage Support & Information Resources
- A collection of information and support resources.
- Mothers in Sympathy & Support (M.I.S.S.) Netpals
- An online pen pal service for parents experiencing neonatal death, SIDS, stillbirth. Extensive information including burial and funerals, support groups, workshops for health care professionals, and more resources.
- Pregnancy Loss Support Group Forum
- Provides support and information for everyone experiencing or concerned about the trauma of miscarriage (including blighted ovum), ectopic pregnancy, therapeutic terminations, stillbirth or neonatal death.
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Network
- This sites offers up-to-date information as well as support for those who have been touched by the tragedy of SIDS/OID.
- Stillbirth, Miscarriage and Neonatal Death Support (Western Australia)
- A support group for parents who experience miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death.
- H.A.N.D.
- A Houston-based pregnancy and infant loss support group for parents whose babies have died at any time from conception to late infancy.
- InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
- Immunology may be a key to pregnancy loss.
- Growth House: Grief Related To Pregnancy And Infant Death
- This page is devoted to grief related to pregnancy and infant death, including miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy, and death of the very young.
- Miscarriage: Surviving Pregnancy Loss
- A guide to dealing with this very real loss.
- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Testing
- Almost anyone who has suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth worries about the risk of having subsequent losses. Recent information indicates that women should look into RPL testing after two losses when it used to be common to wait until three.
- Ethan's House
- A haven for bereaved parents, with support information, essays, poetry, ways to honor children, and more.
- Grief, Loss & Recovery
- Support, comfort and encouragement, and lots of wonderful resources.
- Hannah's Prayer
- Christian support for fertility challenges including infertility or the death of a baby at any time from conception through early infancy.
- M.E.N.D.
- Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death
- Rivendell Resources
- Grief group, GriefNet, memorials, reminder, books, resources, and guestbook.
- Empty Cradle
- The San Diego organization serving bereaved parents following miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss, with a lending library, support group meetings, one-on-one phone support, and in-services to area hospitals. "To comfort the grief of an aching heart and ease the pain of an empty cradle."
(619) 692-2144
- Wisconsin Stillbirth Service Program
- A University-supported model for the investigation of the causes of stillbirth. Part of the University of Wisconsin's Clinical Genetics Center in Madison. To assess infants and provide diagnostic information, educational materials, support resources, and scientific and medical data to medical professionals, support personnel, families, and the public.
- Multiple Miscarriage Mailing List & Homepage
- An online support group of women of all ages, backgrounds, and countries. They exchange e-mail through a listserv, usually 15-20 a day. You can respond either to the entire group or to individuals.
- WidowNet
- Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information helpful to people, of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations, who have suffered the death of a spouse or life partner.
If you would like your maternal grief site or local support group added to our list, please e-mail Marie Allen.