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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
• 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

Organizations:

• Krystal’s Wish Foundation for SIDS
  Ms. Nancy Rafter
  35 Highland Road
  Ulster Park, NY 12487
  Phone: (845) 338-5654
  Fax: (845) 338-5780
  Email:nrafter@hvc.rr.com
• New York State Center for SID
  Ms. Marie Chandick, Statewide Director
  School of Social Welfare
  Stony Brook University
  Stony Brook, NY 11794-8232
  Phone: (631) 444-3690
  Fax: (631) 444-6475
  Email: marie.chandick@stonybrook.edu
  ** Please use as a last resource.
• NYS Center for SID
  Ms. Peggy Regensburg
  New York City Satellite Office
  520 First Avenue, Suite 117
  New York, NY 10016
  Phone: (212) 447-2328
  Email:pregensenburg@healthsolution.org
  Services: SIDS Risk Reduction and bereavement counseling. Bilinguel speakers. All trainers are certified
• NYS Center for Sudden Infant Death
  Central New York Satellite
  Ms. Cynthia Squillace, Regional Coordinator
  990 7th North Street
  Liverpool, NY 13088
  Phone: (315) 634-2191
  Fax: (315) 634-1118
  Email:csquillace@hospice.cny.org
• WNYS Center for SID
  Ms. Jan Walkden
  Regional Coordinator
  Life Transition Center, Inc.
  150 Bennett Road
  Cheektowaga, NY 14227
  Phone: (716) 837-5189
  Fax: (716) 836-1578
  Email: jwalkden@palliativecare.org
  Services: Bereavement support to families following sudden unexpected infant death. Educational programs for families &the community. Parent to Parent contacts/Literature/Referrals.
• NYS Center for Sudden Infant Death
  Eastern Satellite Office
  Albany Medical College
  Ms. Mary Whittredge, Regional Coordinator
  47 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 101
  Albany, NY 12208
  Phone: (518) 262-5918
  Fax: (518) 262-7237
  Email: whittrm@mail.amc.edu
• Sister Teresa Geigel
  Phone: (631) 273-1110
  Speaks Spanish and English
• Good Samaritan Hospital
  Ms. Pam Magi, RN
  Coordinator Perinatal
  255 Lafayette Ave.
  Suffern, NY 10901
  Phone: (845) 368-5297
  Fax: (845) 368-5463
  Email: pmagi@tshs.org
  Services: Support for families who have experienced the loss of a baby during pregnancy/newborn loss/loss if a young child. (Stillbirth)
• Westchester Self-Help Clearinghouse
  Lenire Rosenbaum
  845 N. Broadway
  White Plains, NY 10603
  Phone: (914) 661-0600 x 308
  Fax: (914) 761-5859
  Email:LRosenbaum@wjcs.com
• Guardian Angel Perinatal Support
  Martha Weiss
  88 Hampshire Drive
  Farmingdale, NY 11735
  Phone: (516) 249-8589
• National Council of Jewish Women Pregnancy Loss Support Program: (212) 687-5030 ext. 28 or plsp@ncjwny.org  telephone counseling and local suppport groups

Services:

• Chanel Porchia-Albert: counseling/mentor: chanel@ancientsongdoulaservices.com  http://www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com

• 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.

To add your listing, please submit your information and it will be added to the site.  This website does not endorse (nor is it liable to) any individual or business, and contracts and arrangements will be made on an individual basis.

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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
• 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

Organizations:

• New Mexico Grief Services Program
  Mrs. Nancy Barickman
  Grief Services Coord.
  University of NM School of Medicine
  Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
  Phone: (505) 272-5719
  Fax: (505) 272-0727
  Email: nbarickman@salud.unm.edu

• 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.

To add your listing, please submit your information and it will be added to the site.  This website does not endorse (nor is it liable to) any individual or business, and contracts and arrangements will be made on an individual basis.

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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
• 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

Organizations:

• New Jersey SIDS Alliance
  Mrs. Genny Elias-Warren
  15 Meadowbrook Road
  Boonton Township, NJ 07005
  Phone: (973) 580-5271
  Email: njsids@yahoo.com
• SIDS Center of New Jersey
  Alissa Sandler
  Hackensack Medical Center
  30 Prospect Avenue
  Hackensack, NJ 07604
  Phone: 800-704-7437 or 201-996-5330
  Fax: (201) 336-8794
  Email: asandler@humed.com
• SIDS Center of New Jersey
  Dr. Thomas Hegyi
  Dr. Barbara Ostfeld
  Dr. Linda Esposito** – contact for referrals
  One Robert Wood Johnson Place, Dept. of Pediatrics, MEB 312, 3rd Floor
  New Brunswick, NJ 08903
  Phone: 800-545-7437
  Fax: (732) 235-6609
  Email: hegyith@umdnj.edu
  Services: case management, telephone contact, individual, peer contact, groups, home bereavement visits. Limited services for stillbirth or miscarriage families. Will make local referrals. Services the state of NJ.
• Remembering Our Babies
  Lisa Brown
  205 Pheasant Hollow Drive
  Plainsboro, NJ 08536
  Phone: (609) 275-0866
  Fax: (609) 275-0866
  Email: basil1964@aol.com

• 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.

To add your listing, please submit your information and it will be added to the site.  This website does not endorse (nor is it liable to) any individual or business, and contracts and arrangements will be made on an individual basis.

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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
• 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

Organizations:

• New Hampshire SIDS Alliance
  Mr. Charlie Foote
  13 Drew Road
  Derry, NH 03038
  Phone: (617) 828-4996
  Email:declan4204@comcast.net
• New Hampshire Affiliate
  Louis Erf
  P.O. Box 338
  Wheare, NH 03281
  Phone: 603-529-7107
  Email: Louisa@ERFS.org
• New Hampshire SIDS Program
  Ms. Audrey Knight
  NH Division of Public Health Services
  29 Hazen Drive-Health & Welfare Building
  Concord, NH 03301
  Phone: (603) 271-4536
  Fax: (603) 271-4519
  Email: aknight@dhhs.state.nh.us
  Services: info & resources on SIDS & grief support, peer contact referral, referral for home visit by local nurse/social worker, no stillbirth or miscarriage services, limited bilingual materials, covers state of NH.
• NH DHHS Division of Public Health Services
  Maternal & Child Health
  29 Hazen Drive
  Concord, NH 03301-4604
  Phone: 1-800-852-3345 x 4517
  Phone: (603) 271-4517
  Fax: (603) 271-4519

• 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.

To add your listing, please submit your information and it will be added to the site.  This website does not endorse (nor is it liable to) any individual or business, and contracts and arrangements will be made on an individual basis.

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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
• 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

Organizations:

• Medical Consultant
  Jo Malay, RN MPH
  Bureau of Family Health Services
  Nevada State Health Division
  3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
  Carson City, NV 89706
  Phone: (775) 684-4250
  Email:jmalay@health.nv.gov
• Kathleen Ja Sook Bergquist, Ph.D.
  University of Nevada
  4505 Maryland Parkway, Room CDC 1008
  Las Vegas, NV 89154-5032
  Phone: (702) 895-2449
• Compassionate Friends
  Ms. Denise Pezant
  4620 Lake Vista Drive
  Metairie, LA 7006
  Phone: (504) 887-4599
• June Waggoner
  Phone: (775) 721-4264
• Janelle Woods
  Phone: (775) 741-0548

• 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.

To add your listing, please submit your information and it will be added to the site.  This website does not endorse (nor is it liable to) any individual or business, and contracts and arrangements will be made on an individual basis.

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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
• 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

Organizations:

• Nebraska SIDS Foundation
  Ms. Kate Hegarty
  3170 Arcadia Avenue
  Omaha, NE 68111
  Phone: (402) 935-1911
  Email:nesids@phonet.com
  Website: www.nesids.net
• Office of Family Health
  Life Span Department
  301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Fl
  Lincoln, NE 68509
  Phone: (402) 471-0165
  Fax: (402) 471-7049

• 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.

To add your listing, please submit your information and it will be added to the site.  This website does not endorse (nor is it liable to) any individual or business, and contracts and arrangements will be made on an individual basis.

41 weeks

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“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 1:5

{Would you like to let stillbirthday hold a photo of your baby?  Please email your baby’s photo to Heidi.Faith@stillbirthday.info}

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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
• 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

Organizations:

• Dept. of Public Health and Human Services
  Mrs. Wilda McGraw
  1400 Broadway
  Cogswell Building, Room C314
  Helena, MT 59620
  Phone: (406) 444-3394
  Fax: (406) 444-2606
  Email:WMcGraw@state.mt.us
• Healing Hearts for Moms
  Phyllis Tag Or Juy Peterson
  Missoula, MT
  Phone: (406) 549-4333 or (406) 549-8482
  Services: A support group for mothers who have a child die. This group seeks to help Moms through the grief process and to move in with life. The group meets the third Monday of each month.
• Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support of Gallatin County
  Mary Jo or Heather
  910 S. 6th Ave
  Bozeman, MT 59715
  Phone (406) 587-8309
  Phone (406) 556-8585
  Services: Group meets the 1st Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm at Bozeman Deconess Chapel, 915 Highland Blvd.

• 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.

To add your listing, please submit your information and it will be added to the site.  This website does not endorse (nor is it liable to) any individual or business, and contracts and arrangements will be made on an individual basis.

(Birth Methods: go back to stillbirth delivery (natural, induction, Cesarean))

Yes, I would like to see a photo and be linked to another parent’s story.

Your baby likely measures about 18 1/2 inches long.

Your baby likely weighs about 6 1/2 pounds or more.

The latest development is continued weight gain.  Your baby may be in the head-down position.

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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
• 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

Organizations:

• SIDS Resources, Inc.
  Ms. Lori Ahrens
  135 West Monroe
  St. Louis, MO 63122
  Phone: (314) 822-2323
  Fax: (314) 822-2098
  Email: lahrens@sidsresources.org
  Website: www.sidsresources.org
  Services the state if Missouri and surrounding counties in Kansas and Illinois.
• Western Region SIDS Resources, Inc.
  Ms. Misskara Rechterman
  Program Coordinator
  4051 Broadway
  Kansas City, MO 64111
  Phone: (913) 671-1818
  Fax: (816) 753-6906
  Email:slogan@sidsresources.org
• AMEND
  Ms. Maureen Connelly
  4324 Berrywick Terrace
  St. Louis, MO 63128
  Phone: (314) 487-7582
  Email:amendgroup@charter.net
• AMEND
  Ms. Martha Elise
  1559 Ville Rosa
  Hazelwood, MO 63042
  Phone: (314) 291-0892
  Email:Martha@amendgroup.com
• SHARE National Office
  Ms. Stephanie Grant
  402 Jackson Street
  St. Charles, MO 63301
  1-800-821-6819 or (636) 947-6164
  Fax: (636) 947-7486
  Email:share@nationalshareoffice.com
  Website:www.nationalshareoffice.com
• Kansas City Perinatal Hospice
• Alexandra’s House

Services:

• Individual and Marriage Counseling – fredmayfield@comcast.net
• Michelle Salzman BSN, LSCSW has a nursing background and offers Grief Counseling (Individual, Marriage, Family) –  michellesalzman1980@gmail.com

• 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.

To add your listing, please submit your information and it will be added to the site.  This website does not endorse (nor is it liable to) any individual or business, and contracts and arrangements will be made on an individual basis.