Sources of support
You can get advice, reassurance, and support from the following organisations. Most of them have information you can read about what is going on for you; along with helplines, places to chat online (including forums and email)
Miscarriage (early and late)
March of Dimes Miscarriage Guide
Miscarriage (Reddit’s miscarriage conversations)
Miscarriage Association of Ireland
Antenatal testing
Ectopic pregnancy
March of Dimes’ Ectopic Pregnancy Guide
Miscarriage Association’s Ectopic Pregnancy Guide
Molar Pregnancy
Molar pregnancy support and information
Miscarriage Association’s Molar Pregnancy Guide
Premature delivery and pre-eclampsia
Little Heartbeats (preterm prelabour rupture of membranes)
Stillbirth
Something Precious (small baby burial clothes)
HAND (Help After Neonatal Death)
Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (MEND)
Norwegian SIDS and Stillbirth Society
March of Dimes’ Stillbirth Guide
International Stillbirth Alliance
Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence
The Stillbirth Foundation Australia
Féileacáin (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association of Ireland – SANDAI)
All baby loss (miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and stillbirth support)
The Pink Elephants Support Network
Centre for Loss in Multiple Births (CLIMB)
Infants Remembered in Silence (IRIS)
AMEND (Aiding Mothers and Fathers Experiencing Neonatal Death)
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
For partners
Miscarriage Association’s resources for partners
Twins and multiples
Irish Multiple Births Association
Preemies and Neonatal
Postpartum care
Grief and bereavement
Capture your grief (actions for October – Baby Loss Awareness Month)
Grieving Parents Support Network
Maternity, rights, and justice
National Bereavement Care Pathway
The WRISK Study (understanding and communicating risk in pregnancy)
Infertility and childlessness
Still Standing (Child loss and infertility)
Pregnant after loss
Subsequent Pregnancy After Loss (SPALS)
Miscarriage Association’s Pregnant After Miscarriage
Pre and Postnatal Depression and Anxiety
Birth Trauma
Mental health
Mental Health America’s African American Mental Health Resources
California Black Women’s Health Project
African American Health Providers
Wise Practices Sources of Help for indigenous communities, Canada
Self harm and suicide
Suicide Prevention Resource Centre
Self care
The Black Girl Healing Project Podcast
Fun runs and fundraising
Social media chats
If you want to chat with other people about your experiences, or just tune in to other conversations with people like you, the following chats on Twitter may be comforting. They’re open to anyone, you just turn up at the time of the chat – find them by their hashtag – and either contribute or follow along. All of these chats last for an hour and start at 8pm GMT.
Sundays – #PANDAShr (postnatal anxiety and depression chat with PANDAS) and #childlesshour (run by Walk In Our Shoes)
Mondays – #FastLossChat (discussions about first and second trimester loss run by Catherine MacLennan of The Pinks n Blues)
Tuesdays – #BabyLossHour (a rotating curated discussion, organised by Jess from The Legacy of Leo)
Wednesdays – #PNDHour (conversations about pre and postnatal illness hosted by Rosie from PND and Me) and #NICUHour (discussions about babies in NICU and their families hosted by Leo’s Neonatal)
Special events and occasions
These are day, week and month-long activities aimed at raising awareness of babyloss and related issues. You may want to mark them by hosting or joining an event, or by following what others are doing. Some people find these very reassuring and an occasion that brings relief or an opportunity to grieve and remember. Others avoid them if they are particularly upsetting or triggery.
July Bereaved Parents month
September – World Childless Week Pre and Postnatal Awareness Week Sexual Health Week World Suicide Prevention Day
October – Baby Loss Awareness Week (see also October 15th) World Mental Health Day (10th) and Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
November Children’s Grief Awareness Week and Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness Week plus Fertility Awareness Week (30 October – 5 November) and Self Care Week (12-18 November) alongside World Prematurity Day (17 November)
December – #AdventToRemember and Lights of Love