Delaware Long-Term Resources

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Please also visit:

• Before the Birth
• During Birth
• After the Birth (immediate postpartum and long term healing)
• Farewell Celebrations to link into immediate funeral/burial/cremation information that is not based on location, as well as personalized farewell options such as crafts or special events, and support resources.

Groups:

• MEND
• Grief Share
• The SBD Love Cupboards host various group gatherings, including Sewing Circles
• The SBD Professional Doulas host various group gatherings, including Birthing Healing retreats and workshops for stillbirthday parents
• There are more groups and organizations that serve on a national or international level.

Organizations:

• Delaware SIDS Affiliate
  Ms. Linda Hawthorne
  President
  17 Roselawn Ave.
  Wilmington, DE 19805
  Phone: (302) 996-0819 or (302) 996-9464
  Fax: (302) 255-2273
  Services: Parent Grief support
• Child Development Watch
  Northern Health Services
  Ms. Barbara Akenhead, RNC, BSN
  2055 Limestone Road, Suite 201
  Wilmington, DE 19808
  Phone: (302) 995-8617/800-671-0050
  Fax: (302) 995-8363
  Email:barbara.akenhead@state.de.us
  Services: Social work visitation & referral to support services, provides support to stillbirth & miscarriage families, has bilingual services & materials, and serves New Castle Co., Kent. Co. & Sussex Co.

• The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation has an emphasis on therapist guided psychotherapy and a resource list to locate one near you.

Books, Websites and More:

Please be sure to visit the immediate emotional health resources that include crisis hotlines, websites, and books on bereavement.

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