International
Sufficient Grace Ministries: Perinatal Hospice & Bereavement Support Services– Dreams of You Memory Book, support resources, and other comfort materials. Online support groups and help in navigating through a pregnancy with a life-limiting diagnosis as well as bereavement support after an unexpected loss. CEU-approved perinatal loss support training for birth professionals with a focus on parent-centered compassionate care.
Still Standing Magazine– online magazine devoted to providing a wealth of information and supportive articles for families surviving the aftermath of baby/child loss and infertility
Loss Doulas International – a wealth of support, resources and experience from pioneers in the field of perinatal loss; offering all parents compassionate and well-informed continuity of care, including support and navigation help as soon as possible from well-trained Loss Advisors™, also called Baby Loss Doulas® or Bereavement Doulas™.
Anencephaly Info – a wonderful information resource for families who receive an anencephaly diagnosis, including over 200 stories and information in 13 different languages. Support groups and other resources are available.
National
M.E.N.D. – Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death – Christian, non-profit organization that reaches out to families who have suffered the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. Support groups and remembrance events.
Purposeful Gift – helping to provide families facing a life-limiting perinatal diagnosis and birth professionals with up-to-date information about neonatal organ, eye, tissue, and whole body donation options and support as they navigate through the process.
Regional/Local
Georgia
Footprints on the Heart, Inc. – Footprints on the Heart is a faith-based 501(c)3 nonprofit ministry based in Bartow County, Georgia. We are dedicated to walking alongside families who are facing a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis, pregnancy loss, or have experienced the unimaginable death of a baby within the first two years of life. Our in-person service area is comprised of: Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, and Whitfield Counties. All of our peer support and services are provided at NO COST to the families, hospitals, and funeral homes we are blessed to serve (with comfort doula and remembrance photography support). When needed we also help to provide online peer support and online/national grief resources to bereaved families outside of our service area.
Nebraska
In the Arms of Jesus Comfort & Advocacy– In The Arms of Jesus Comfort + Advocacy brings comfort, hope, and community to bereaved families, especially those of pregnancy, stillbirth, and infant loss and advocates for stillbirth prevention and maternal health improvements. They provide Grief Companionship and Doula Services, Remembrance Photography and Editing Services, and Grief Support. In The Arms of Jesus Comfort is a certified affiliate with Sufficient Grace Ministries Perinatal Hospice and Bereavement Support and a Nebraska Ambassador for Count the Kicks.
HEALing Embrace – HEALing Embrace helps grieving families throughout Nebraska and beyond. They offer assistance with funeral expenses and medical expenses, connections for grief counseling, perinatal hospice options, provide support from Comfort Companions, capture precious memories with remembrance photography, send care packages, weighted bears and other memory-making materials.
Northern Illinois
The Haven Network – independent Christian ministry offering life-affirming services, providing emotional, spiritual and practical support for families who have experienced the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, SIDS and early infant death and families who are facing a terminal diagnosis of their pre-born or newborn baby. Support, resources, remembrance photography, grief counseling, and more.
Ohio
Sufficient Grace Ministries: Perinatal Hospice & Bereavement Support Services– provide comfort to women and families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death through Dreams of You Memory-Making materials and bereavement resources, in-person support from professionally-trained volunteers (comfort doulas) and remembrance photographers, perinatal hospice for families facing a life-limiting diagnosis in pregnancy, online and in-person support groups. CEU-approved perinatal loss support training for birth professionals with a focus on parent-centered compassionate care.
Alive In My Heart – Columbus Area
If you are a parent who has a lost a baby, or know someone who has, we are here to provide community support, healing and remembrance. We envision a community in which no one has to endure the loss of a baby on their own. Our PAIL Financial Grant Program offers one-time financial support to parents in Ohio who are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and lose a baby at 20+ weeks of pregnancy or in the first year of life. To qualify, individuals must be referred by a Referral Partner.
Forget-Me-Not Baskets focuses on 3 things: grief support, comfort and remembrance. We know that our baskets cannot change the outcome for loss families, but we can change their experience. We provide items of grief support, comfort and remembrance to families who have experienced a loss during pregnancy, childbirth or shortly after birth. We partner with hospitals and obstetric offices to provide our items. We also provide in-person support group meetings and multiple annual events to honor loss families and their children.
Miles Mission – increasing awareness, promoting quality aftercare programs, and aligning community partners to share in the work. At Miles’ Mission, we stand as a beacon of hope and support. We are committed to uplifting and empowering women and families through their grief, fostering a nurturing environment where healing, remembrance, and resilience flourish.
Oklahoma
Morgan’s Purpose – We provide support/memory boxes for hospitals, as well as individuals. Any mother that has experienced a loss is welcome to request a support box. It doesn’t matter how long ago their loss was, or how far along they were in their pregnancy. These are for families of miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death. Losing a baby, at any age, is one of life’s most trying events. We hope that these support boxes help ease that pain.