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Pregnancy

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.

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

Movements Matter Campaign Video
UK charity Tommys have created a Movements Matter…


Five Hours With Raja: A Choice of Love (DVD)
This documentary is an intimate, confronting story which…

Holding on & Letting Go: Facing an Unexpected Diagnosis in Pregnancy (Book)
This is a book about love. It contains stories…

Pregnancy Loss Etiquette 101 (Online article)
What to do when someone you love loses a baby by Erica Kain.
Read…

Pregnancy After Loss Support PALS (Website)
PALS Mission is to support women who are expecting again after…

Pregnancy - Your Baby's Movements and What They Mean (Brochure)
The Australia and NZ Stillbirth Alliance (ANZSA)…
Miscarriage

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.

Christchurch Sonographers Seminar – August 2017
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Sonographers are the health professionals who most often discover and must break the tragic news of a baby’s death or an unexpected diagnosis.

Miscarriage Support (Website)
This New Zealand website offers support and information to all…
Stillbirth

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.


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.

The Deafening Silence - Stillbirth Through a Mother's Eyes (Online Video)
A film commissioned by the UK charity Abigail’s Footsteps…

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

Products of Conception (Article)
This is a very good article on '...well-meaning…

Dear NICU Nurse (Online Article)
A lovely article written by a bereaved mum on the fifth anniversary…

Stillbirth News Giving by Medical Providers. Reduce Fears. Respect Mothers.
Doctors, midwives and other healthcare providers might find this…
Perinatal & Neonatal

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.

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

Perinatal Hospice (Online video)
This is a video created by Tammy Ruiz, a nurse in Washington…

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.

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

Amalya (Online mini-documentary)
A mini-documentary about a U.S. family whose baby…
Bereavement

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.

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.

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.

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.


2016 Biennial International Perinatal Bereavement Conference
Hello from the very sunny Arizona! I'm over here for the Pregnancy…

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (Online Video)
The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (NILMDTS) administers…

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

Five Hours With Raja: A Choice of Love (DVD)
This documentary is an intimate, confronting story which…

Emily's Story (Online Video)
This online video tells the story of Katherine Thomas' daughter…

A Tribute to Tabitha-Rose: Stories of Baby and Infant Loss in NZ (Book)
Sands Wellington-Hutt Valley has produced a new resource for…

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.

The Five Myths of Grief (Article + Website)
The Grief Toolbox is a website with articles and information…

Dealing with Death Every Day (Online article)
This essay by Kimberly Condon originally appeared in "I Wasn't…

Brene Brown's The Power of Empathy (animated)
What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering?…

Dear NICU Nurse (Online Article)
A lovely article written by a bereaved mum on the fifth anniversary…

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…

Beyond Closure (Ted Talk / Video)
Nancy Berns is a sociologist at Drake University. She looks at…
Support

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

Movements Matter Campaign Video
UK charity Tommys have created a Movements Matter…


Miscarriage Support (Website)
This New Zealand website offers support and information to all…

Perinatal Hospice (Online video)
This is a video created by Tammy Ruiz, a nurse in Washington…

Compassion and the True Meaning of Empathy (Video)
Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage…

The Five Myths of Grief (Article + Website)
The Grief Toolbox is a website with articles and information…

Brene Brown - The Power of Vulnerability (Online Video)
Brene Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize,…

Brene Brown's The Power of Empathy (animated)
What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering?…

Pregnancy Loss Etiquette 101 (Online article)
What to do when someone you love loses a baby by Erica Kain.
Read…

A Guided Meditation on Encountering Grief (Podcast)
Zen abbot Joan Halifax leads this "guided…

Pregnancy After Loss Support PALS (Website)
PALS Mission is to support women who are expecting again after…

A Letter to my Doctor (Blog)
Rebecca Wood writes a blog 'One Pink Balloon: Learning…

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…

Pregnancy Loss and the Medical Profession: A Parent's Perspective (Online article)
An article by a bereaved mother and social worker with tips for…