resources

postpartum support international

free online support meetings for pregnancy and infant loss, including groups for stillbirth, early loss, and pregnancy after loss. their helpline is not a crisis line; calls and texts are returned 8am to 11pm eastern.

helpline 1-800-944-4773text “help” to 800-944-4773

share pregnancy & infant loss support

a national organization for pregnancy and infant loss, with local chapters, remembrance events, and a free packet of resources.

1-800-821-6819

the compassionate friends

peer support for families after the death of a child, with a section and online groups for stillbirth, miscarriage and infant death.

877-969-0010

star legacy foundation

a stillbirth organization offering free phone support and free online support groups for pregnancy and infant loss.

return to zero: hope

support, resources and a directory of care providers for families after pregnancy and infant loss.

miss foundation

grief support for parents, grandparents and siblings after the death of a child, including babies.

1-888-455-6477

ending a wanted pregnancy

free peer support for parents who ended a wanted pregnancy after a serious diagnosis for the baby or the mother.

postpartum support international

free online meetings for termination for medical reasons, for moms and for parents.

the same meetings list as under “other parents who have been here”. look down it for “termination for medical reasons”.

sad dads club

free peer support for fathers after pregnancy, infant or child loss, with regular video calls.

postpartum support international

free online meetings for dads in loss, including a group for black dads.

the same meetings list again. look down it for the groups for dads.

now i lay me down to sleep

volunteer photographers who give families free remembrance portraits of their baby.

october 15

pregnancy and infant loss remembrance day. at 7pm in every time zone, people light a candle together: the wave of light.