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International Kindness Project

The International Kindness Project

The Kindness Project began in 1996 as a way for families to honor their deceased child and to help themselves heal. Now, years later, almost 2,000,000 (yes, two million!) Kindness Project cards have been used around the world to perform random acts of kindness in memory of a child, parent, friend, or spouse who died before their time.
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Safer Pregnancy Website

The Safer Pregnancy website has been developed by Sands the UK-based stillbirth and neonatal death charity.
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Movements Matter

Movements Matter Campaign Video

  UK charity Tommys have created a Movements Matter…
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Going to sleep on your back increases the risk of stillbirth

Sleeping on your back increases stillbirth risk

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Five Hours With Raja: A Choice of Love (DVD)

This documentary is an intimate, confronting story which…
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Pregnancy Loss Etiquette 101 (Online article)

What to do when someone you love loses a baby by Erica Kain. Read…
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Pregnancy After Loss Support PALS (Website)

PALS Mission is to support women who are expecting again after…
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Pregnancy - Your Baby's Movements and What They Mean (Brochure)

  The Australia and NZ Stillbirth Alliance (ANZSA)…
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Miscarriage

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Miscarriage Support NZ (Facebook Closed Group)

This is a NZ virtual support group, set up in 2016 for women who have experienced a miscarriage to talk about their experience with others.
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Forte Health

Christchurch Sonographers Seminar – August 2017

Sonographers are the health professionals who most often discover and must break the tragic news of a baby’s death or an unexpected diagnosis.
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Miscarriage Support (Website)

This New Zealand website offers support and information to all…
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Stillbirth

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International Perinatal Bereavement Conference, St Louis, Missouri Sept-Oct 2018

The 21st International Perinatal Bereavement Conference is a one-of-a-kind event, specially designed to bring together professionals and parent advocates.
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Going to sleep on your back increases the risk of stillbirth

Sleeping on your back increases stillbirth risk

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When Your Baby Dies Resource

Bring Your Baby Home Website

This site was created to inform bereaved families and the family, friends and health professionals who support them of the option for families to bring their stillborn or deceased baby home for time with the family and/ or a home funeral.
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The Deafening Silence - Stillbirth Through a Mother's Eyes (Online Video)

A film commissioned by the UK charity Abigail’s Footsteps…
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One Day More (Video)

One Day More is an Irish support group made up of parents who…
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Products of Conception (Article)

  This is a very good article on '...well-meaning…
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Dear NICU Nurse (Online Article)

A lovely article written by a bereaved mum on the fifth anniversary…
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Stillbirth News Giving by Medical Providers. Reduce Fears. Respect Mothers.

Doctors, midwives and other healthcare providers might find this…
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Perinatal & Neonatal

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International Perinatal Bereavement Conference, St Louis, Missouri Sept-Oct 2018

The 21st International Perinatal Bereavement Conference is a one-of-a-kind event, specially designed to bring together professionals and parent advocates.
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Nurses Grieve Too: Insights into Experiences with Perinatal Loss (Online Video)

Nurses Grieve Too: Insights into Experiences with Perinatal Loss…
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Perinatal Hospice (Online video)

This is a video created by Tammy Ruiz, a nurse in Washington…
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When Your Baby Dies Resource

Bring Your Baby Home Website

This site was created to inform bereaved families and the family, friends and health professionals who support them of the option for families to bring their stillborn or deceased baby home for time with the family and/ or a home funeral.
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One Day More (Video)

One Day More is an Irish support group made up of parents who…
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Amalya (Online mini-documentary)

  A mini-documentary about a U.S. family whose baby…
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Bereavement

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International Perinatal Bereavement Conference, St Louis, Missouri Sept-Oct 2018

The 21st International Perinatal Bereavement Conference is a one-of-a-kind event, specially designed to bring together professionals and parent advocates.
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Navigating Christmas After Pregnancy, Baby and Infant Loss

When a baby dies, during pregnancy, around birth, as an infant or toddler, there’s one time of the year that their absence is amplified – Christmas.
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New Postmortem Resource for Bereaved Parents

This is an accessible resource for bereaved parents who are considering a postmortem for their baby. Lisa Paraku from the PMMRC and I collaborated to create this video to assist health professionals when dealing with families and whanau.
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Forte Health

Christchurch Sonographers Seminar – August 2017

Sonographers are the health professionals who most often discover and must break the tragic news of a baby’s death or an unexpected diagnosis.
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Dr Deb

Dr Deborah L. Davis on "Relationship-Centred Care"

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2016 Biennial International Perinatal Bereavement Conference

Hello from the very sunny Arizona! I'm over here for the Pregnancy…
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Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (Online Video)

The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS) administers…
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Nurses Grieve Too: Insights into Experiences with Perinatal Loss (Online Video)

Nurses Grieve Too: Insights into Experiences with Perinatal Loss…
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Five Hours With Raja: A Choice of Love (DVD)

This documentary is an intimate, confronting story which…
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Emily's Story (Online Video)

This online video tells the story of Katherine Thomas' daughter…
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A Tribute to Tabitha-Rose: Stories of Baby and Infant Loss in NZ (Book)

Sands Wellington-Hutt Valley has produced a new resource for…
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When Your Baby Dies Resource

Bring Your Baby Home Website

This site was created to inform bereaved families and the family, friends and health professionals who support them of the option for families to bring their stillborn or deceased baby home for time with the family and/ or a home funeral.
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The Five Myths of Grief (Article + Website)

The Grief Toolbox is a website with articles and information…
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Dealing with Death Every Day (Online article)

This essay by Kimberly Condon originally appeared in "I Wasn't…
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Brene Brown's The Power of Empathy (animated)

What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering?…
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Dear NICU Nurse (Online Article)

A lovely article written by a bereaved mum on the fifth anniversary…
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The Complete List of Do's and Don'ts When Supporting the Bereaved

This is an article in the online Still Standing magazine by Nathalie…
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Beyond Closure (Ted Talk / Video)

Nancy Berns is a sociologist at Drake University. She looks at…
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Support

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Miscarriage Support NZ (Facebook Closed Group)

This is a NZ virtual support group, set up in 2016 for women who have experienced a miscarriage to talk about their experience with others.
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International Perinatal Bereavement Conference, St Louis, Missouri Sept-Oct 2018

The 21st International Perinatal Bereavement Conference is a one-of-a-kind event, specially designed to bring together professionals and parent advocates.
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VCA - Speaker Series 2018

REVIEW: The Vicki Culling Associates Speaker Series 2018

The 2018 Speaker Series featured Jane Weekes, a bereaved mother, who shared her story of the loss of her children in tragic circumstances in 2012.
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Navigating Christmas After Pregnancy, Baby and Infant Loss

When a baby dies, during pregnancy, around birth, as an infant or toddler, there’s one time of the year that their absence is amplified – Christmas.
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The Vicki Culling Associates Speaker Series 2018

Announcing the Vicki Culling Associates Speaker Series 2018 — coming to Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin in late September!
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Angel Casts NZ Website

Angel Casts is about creating tangible memories for mums and dads that suffer the loss of a child. This service is completely free for Hamilton families.
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International Kindness Project

The International Kindness Project

The Kindness Project began in 1996 as a way for families to honor their deceased child and to help themselves heal. Now, years later, almost 2,000,000 (yes, two million!) Kindness Project cards have been used around the world to perform random acts of kindness in memory of a child, parent, friend, or spouse who died before their time.
Read more
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Safer Pregnancy Website

The Safer Pregnancy website has been developed by Sands the UK-based stillbirth and neonatal death charity.
Read more
Forte Health

Christchurch Sonographers Seminar – August 2017

Sonographers are the health professionals who most often discover and must break the tragic news of a baby’s death or an unexpected diagnosis.
Read more
Movements Matter

Movements Matter Campaign Video

  UK charity Tommys have created a Movements Matter…
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The Vicki Culling Associates Speaker Series 2017

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Miscarriage Support (Website)

This New Zealand website offers support and information to all…
Read more

Perinatal Hospice (Online video)

This is a video created by Tammy Ruiz, a nurse in Washington…
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Compassion and the True Meaning of Empathy (Video)

Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage…
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The Five Myths of Grief (Article + Website)

The Grief Toolbox is a website with articles and information…
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Brene Brown - The Power of Vulnerability (Online Video)

Brene Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize,…
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Brene Brown's The Power of Empathy (animated)

What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering?…
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Vicki Cully pregnancy loss etiquette

Pregnancy Loss Etiquette 101 (Online article)

What to do when someone you love loses a baby by Erica Kain. Read…
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A Guided Meditation on Encountering Grief (Podcast)

    Zen abbot Joan Halifax leads this "guided…
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Pregnancy After Loss Support PALS (Website)

PALS Mission is to support women who are expecting again after…
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A Letter to my Doctor (Blog)

  Rebecca Wood writes a blog 'One Pink Balloon: Learning…
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The Complete List of Do's and Don'ts When Supporting the Bereaved

This is an article in the online Still Standing magazine by Nathalie…
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Pregnancy Loss and the Medical Profession: A Parent's Perspective (Online article)

An article by a bereaved mother and social worker with tips for…
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