Meet the author
Kristen Riecke is the author of No Matter How Small: Understanding Miscarriage and Stillbirth. She and her husband, Patrick, teamed up to bring you this resource on understanding miscarriage and stillbirth.
In October 2000, they lost their son, Stephen Daniel, to a second-trimester miscarriage. Since then, as bereaved parents and bereavement consultants, they have been honored to walk alongside hundreds of other loss parents.
Kristen has led support groups and created a volunteer program to provide in-patient support to families experiencing the death of their child. Patrick has led a hospital-based team that responded to more than 4,000 of these patient situations. They blend their voices, hearts, and years of experience to bring you this book filled with personal stories and practical advice.
Miscarriage and Stillbirth Resources
From Kristen’s perspective
When my son died over 20 years ago, I worked at a library. When I returned to work, I spent my breaks combing the self-help section for anything related to pregnancy loss. Sadly, information was often confined to mere paragraphs.
I felt more unseen than ever!
We have come such a long way in awareness and conversation around these topics! I have curated these lists in my years as a bereaved mother and a bereavement consultant.
There are over 350 resources on this page!
I benefited from many of these resources, others were recommended by my colleagues and those I have served.
Bereaved parents and families deserve support!
I am forever grateful to the many courageous souls who have shared their journey with me and I’m grateful to provide this library of resources for your journey.
~Kristen Riecke
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Kristen Riecke’s platform for support and education.
Supporting professionals working with loss families.
Platform and podcast for miscarriage and baby loss founded in the UK.
A non-profit that sends a birthday card to parents each year.
5. Hope Mommies
Bringing the hope of Christ to mothers experiencing loss.
Support platform in the UK
Support platform based on the movie “Return to Zero”.
Online magazine sharing stories from loss parents.
9. Share
Support platform and education.
Support platform dedicated to prevention and care.
11. M.E.N.D.
Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death
Organization supporting families after the death of a child.
13. Still Mothers
Support platform for living childless after loss.
14. Sufficient Grace Ministries
Christian support platform offering bereavement support and perinatal hospice services.
15. Amos Anchors
A safe searchable resource for grieving parents.
16. Still Aware
Australia’s stillbirth charity.
Providing memory boxes to hospitals and families in Connecticut.
18. Sad Dad’s Club
Online community supporting dads.
19. Guys and Grief
Online community and podcast supporting dads.
Biblically-based retreats for bereaved parents.
Collaborates with UK supporters for awareness week and the annual “Wave of Light”.
22. Tommy’s
Pregnancy Charity in the UK
Caskets, urns, and memorials.
24.First Candle
Working to end SIDS and sleep-related deaths & bereavement support.
Terminating for medical reasons support.
26. Walk With Me
Provided practical, financial, and emotional support to families.
27. Sisters In Loss
A community of black women replacing silence with storytelling.
28. My Poppy Rose
Platform for stillbirth awareness in the UK.
29. Love From Ada
Platform for support and resources based in Australia.
Platform for supporting primarily black women at every stage of motherhood, including loss.
31. PLIDA
The Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance focuses on education, advocacy, and networking for healthcare providers and parent advocates.
Action for Stillbirth Awareness and Prevention Coalition.
Your grieving, healing, and helping needs all in one place.
34. Grief Watch
A publisher and manufacturer of materials for professionals and families.
Our mission is to improve birth outcomes through programming, advocacy, and research.
36. PUSH
On a mission to end preventable stillbirth.
37. Expectful.com
Meditation App for mothers, specific meditations for loss.
We support grieving families who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss or infertility.
39. Ashlie’s Embrace
Ashlie’s Embrace provides cooling units to medical facilities across the United States to help support families experiencing stillbirth or infant loss.
40. Shine For Autumn
A nationwide coalition to end preventable stillbirths in the United States.
Aims to empower and support families of fragile infants and to inspire hope through remembrance for those affected by pregnancy and infant loss.
42. GAPPS
Global Alliance To Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth
43. The Bump
Expert-backed resource for stage-specific information, inspiration and support to help guide you every step of the way (loss included via link above).
A podcast talking about baby loss, legacy and learning to live again.
45. The Tiny Miracles Foundation
Providing support to NICU families in Connecticut, US.
46. SOFT -Support Organization for Fetal Trisomies
SOFT supports families throughout their Trisomy journey, including after they have experienced loss and bereavement.
Our mission is to provide support to families coping with miscarriages, stillbirths or the loss of an infant located in southern Louisiana, US.
48. Perinatal Hospice and Palliative Care
Helping families with a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis and perinatal loss.
Dedicated to the prevention of sudden infant death and the promotion of infant health through an aggressive, comprehensive nationwide program.
50. Rachael’s Gifts
Provides compassionate support, guidance and education for caregivers and families enduring pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and infant death.
To support families grieving the loss of an infant, educate on Safe Sleep Practices, and promote SIDS awareness to families across the US.
Spanish Speaking Resources
1. Miscarriage Matters Español
Proporciona apoyo en línea a aquellos que han experimentado el embarazo o la pérdida temprana del bebé
Grupo de apoyo ha sido creado para servir a familias de habla Hispana a afrontar el duro proceso de duelo debido a la trágica pérdida del bebé durante el embarazo, antes del nacimiento o durante los primeros meses de vida
3. SOFT
Publicaciones en español Descargar .pdf e-publicacioñes gratuitas en español
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1. No Matter How Small: Understanding Miscarriage and Stillbirth by Kristen & Patrick Riecke
2. I Will Carry You by Angie Smith
3. Empty Arms by Pam Vredevelt
4. I’ll Hold You In Heaven by Jack Hayford
5. From Mother to Mother by Emily Long
6. Invisible Mothers by Emily Long
7. You Are Not Alone by Emily Long
8. Saying Goodbye by Zoe Clark-Coates
9. Whole: Navigating the Trauma of Pregnancy Loss by Heather Dolson
10. Unexpecting: Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss by Rachael Lewis
11. The Scars That Have Shaped Me by Vaneetha Rendall Risner
12. When Life Changed Forever by Rick Taylor
13. Ask Me His Name by Elle Wright
14. Wonderfully Made by Jaclyn M. Olson
15. Resilient Grieving by Lucy Hone
16. Living with Baby Loss (all types of baby loss) by Dr. Erica Goldblatt Hyatt and others
17. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop
18. It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok by Megan Devine
19. Bearing the Unbearable by Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
20. Unimaginable: Life After Baby Loss by Brooke Taylor
21. Grace Like Scarlett by Adriel Booker
22. There Was Supposed To Be A Baby by Catherine Noblitt Keating
23. A Baby Loss Guide by Zoe Clark-Coates
24. Beyond Tears by Ellen Mitchell
25. Surviving My First Year of Child Loss by Nathalie Himmelrich
26. The Worst Girl Gang Ever by Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham
27. Holding Onto Love After You’ve Lost a Baby by Gary Chapman and Candy McVicar
28. Still Breathing: My Journey with Love, Loss, and Reinvention by Katie Joy Duke
29. They Were Still Born: Personal Stories about Stillbirth by Janel C. Atlas
30. Sunlight in December by Kristin Hernandez
31. A Thousand Pounds (infant loss) by Brianne Edwards
32. This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen R. Kleiman
33. Navigating the Unknown by Aime Lands
34. The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’Connor
35. At a Loss by Donna Rothert
36. Momma, You Don’t Heal (child loss) by June K. Collins
37. When Skies Are Gray by Lindsey Henke
38. The Miscarriage Map with Workbook by Dr.Sunita Osborn
39. Sunshine After the Storm by Alexa Bigwarfe
40. Grappling with Grief and A Pathway to Peace (child loss) by Jaimie Henderson-Warren
41. Your Guide to Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss by Dr. Katie White MD, OB/GYN
42. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Deborah L. Davis
43. Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple by Nathalie Himmelrich
44. Shattered (child loss) by Gary Roe
45. He Lost His Baby Too by Kevin Farley
46. Forever King by Diana Sims
47. You’re Not Alone by Michelle Fulton
48. Miles Apart by Annabel Bower
49. Miscarriage: A Shattered Dream by Sherokee Ilse (Brazos Vacios)
50. Signs and The Light Between Us by Laura Lynne Jackson
51. One in Four (causes for loss) by Dr. Barbara Toppin
52. Still A Mum by Meagan Donaldson
53. A Gift of Time (terminal diagnosis) by Amy Kuebelbeck
54. Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant!: The Ultimate Guide to Black Pregnancy by Shanicia Boswell
55. Your Grief, Your Way (day by day guide general grief) by Shelby Forsythia
56. The Unspeakable Loss (child loss) by Nisha Zenoff
57. From Heartbreak to Heartbreak by Caroline R. Poole
58. Confessions of a Griever by Crystal Webster
59. Surviving Sorrow (child loss) by Kim Erickson
60. Dream, Redefined (infertility, women of color) by Candace Clark Trinchieri
61. Buried Dreams (terminal diagnosis) by Lindsey R. Dennis
62. Walking with You for Grieving Grandparents by Kelly Gerken
63. A Loss Misunderstood (miscarriage) by Jaclyn Pieris
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Books
1. A Guide For Fathers Booklet by Tim Nelson
2. From Father to Father by Emily Long
3. Grieving Dads: To The Brink and Back by Kelly Farley
4. Ours: Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage by Eric Schumacher
5. Men and Miscarriage by Aaron and MJ Gouveia
6. Asher My Son, A Year in the Life of a Childless Father by Kavin J. Ley
7. Sometimes I Cry In The Shower (child loss) by R. Glenn Kelly
8. Daddy and the Two Bears (twin loss) by Gary Anderson
Podcasts/Social Media
1. Guys and Grief - A podcast and community for Grieving Dads.
2. Sad Dads Club - A community for grieving Dads
3. Love From Dad - A platform based in Australia for Dads experiencing fertility issues to Early Pregnancy Loss and Miscarriage, TFMR, Stillbirth, Neonatal, Accidental and Infant Death, through to SIDS
4. Daddy’s With Angels - A platform based in the UK for Dads experiencing child loss
5. The Miscarriage Dads - Dad’s talking openly about miscarriage and the impact on fathers podcast.
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Books for Children
1. Our Heaven Baby (miscarriage/ages 3-8) by Leah Vis
2. We Were Going to Have A Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead (preschool age) by Pat Schwielbert
3. It Will Be Okay (change/general grief/ages 3-7) by Lysa Terkeurst
4. The Invisible String (general grief/ages 3-7) by Patrice Karse with a Companion Workbook
5. Something Very Sad Happened (guide for toddlers) by Bonnie Zucker
6. The Perfectly Imperfect Family (sibling/ages 2-10) by Aime Lands
7. Why Do Things Die? (ages 3-5) Usborne Book by Katie Daynes
8. My Sibling Still (stillbirth of sibling/preschool age) by Megan Lacourrege
9. The Memory Box (general grief/ages 4-10) by Joanna Rowland
10. How I Feel: A Grief Journal for Children (ages 8-12) by Mia Roldan
11. When Someone Dies: A Child-Caregiver Activity Book (school age) by NACG
12. I’m Still a Big Sister (sibling/ages 3-10) by Brittany and Eliza Day
13. There Was a Baby (sibling/ages 1-12) by Laura Camerona
14. When Someone You Love Has Died (general grief/school age) by Stephanie Seidler
15. The Moon Is Always Round (faith/ages 3-8) by Jonathon Gibson
16. On The Night You Were Born (celebrating life/ages 3-10) by Nancy Tillman
17. Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You (board book celebrating life) by Nancy Tillman
18. I Miss You (general grief/mental health/ages 3-7) by Pat Thomas
19. Eden & Ellie’s Christmas Is Not The Same (grief/ages 2-10) by Autumn Cohen
20. When Someone Dies: A Children’s Mindful How-To Guide on Grief and Loss (ages 4-10) by Andrea Dorn
21. I Can’t Believe They’re Gone (general grief/ages 5-10) by Karen Brough
22. Forever Connected (sibling/ages 2-10) by Jessica Correnti
23. Grief is an Elephant (general grief/preschool age) by Tamara Ellis Smith
24. Goodbye Sister (sibling/school age) by Kimberly Newton
25. I Have an Angel (general grief/preschool age) by Laura Feldman
26. I Have A Sister in Heaven (ages 5-10) by Autumn Doan
27. My Brother Lives in Heaven (sibling/preschool age) by Allie Sheehan
28. Always My Twin (twinless twin/school age) by Valerie R. Samuels
29. Where Do They Go? (death/Heaven/preschool age) by Julia Alvarez
30. Ladder to the Moon (death/Heaven/ages 4-8) by Maya Soetoro-Ng
31. A Hug from Heaven (grief/Heaven/ages 3-9) by Anna Whiston-Donaldson
32. I Will Always Remember (general grief/ages 3-8) by Kayla J.W. Marnach
33. There’s a Party in Heaven! (ages 4-8) by Gary and Jan Bower
34. Pink Balloons (big brother grief/ages 3-8) by Ashley Steltz
35. Our Baby Died (TFMR sibling/ages 3-8) by Katrina Villegas
36. Remembering Our Baby (workbook/school age children) by Patti Keough
37. Rain Before Rainbows (optimism in dark places/ages 3-7) by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
38. When Dinosaurs Die (death/preschool age) by Laurie Krasny Brown
39. Dear Star Baby (sibling/ages 4-7) by Malcolm Newsome
40. Stardust (death/ages 3-8) by Heather Elizabeth Carnaghan
41. Always Sisters (sibling/ages 3-5) by Saira Mir
42. The Sad Dragon (general grief/ages 4-8) by Steve Herman
43. Why Do I Feel So Sad? (general grief/ages 5-7) by Tracy Lambert LPC
44. When I’m With Jesus (grief/Heaven/ages 4-12) by Kimberly Rae
45. When We Go (general grief/preschool age) by Kat Cruz
46. Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children (therapeutic workbook/ages 6-12) by Liana Lowenstein
47. A Parent’s Guide to Managing Childhood Grief (activity workbook/death/school age) by Katie Lear CCLS
48. Lost in the Clouds (preschool age) by DK
49. The Dragonfly Story (sibling in Heaven/school age) by Kelly Owen
50. No Matter What (board book family love) by Debi Gliori
51. Up Here (sibling in Heaven/ages 4-12) by Katie Swanson
52. My Mommy Had a Miscarriage (miscarried sibling/ages 3-8) by Liz Ryan
53. What to do When You Worry Too Much (anxiety/ages 6-10) by Dawn Huebner
54. One Sweet Day (loss of a sibling/ages 3-12) by Alaina Kurenda
55. Grief on the Playground (death of a loved one/ages 3-12) by Shanice McLeish
56. Death is Stupid (ages 6-12) by Anastasia Higginbotham
57. Cape (death of a loved one/ages 4-8) by Kevin Johnson
58. The Stars That Shine for You (cultural grief literacy/ages 2-10) by Rishma Govani
59. I Have A Brother In Heaven (ages 5-10) by Autumn Doan
60. Soaring with Angels (sibling/preschool age) by Polly Zielonka
61. I Miss the Baby (miscarriage/sibling/ages 2-8) by Irma Prosser and Emma Arrellano
62. Some Babies (infant loss/ages 3-7) by Holly Ann Abel
63. We Had to Say Goodbye Before We Even Met (sibling/family grief/ages 3-8) by Irene Teague
64. The Duckling In Our Hearts (pregnancy loss/ages 3-8) by Kara Mangum
65. Hello From Heaven (general grief/ages 3-8) by Katelyn Clarke
66. The Fox and the Feather (general grief/ages 3-10) by Kendall Lanning
67. Carry You With Me (infant loss/ages 3-10) by Alanna Knobben
68. Finn's Feather (death of a sibling/ages 4-8) by Rachel Noble
69. Goodbye to Goodbye’s (Christian suffering/ages 3-7) by Lauren Chandler
70. The Bee Without Wings (general grief/ages 4-8) by Amberlea Williams
71. Remembering Our Baby (TFMR/all ages) by Katrina Villegas
72. Our Baby is Going to Die (terminal diagnosis/all ages) by Katrina Villegas
73. A Kids Book About Stillbirth (ages 5-9) by Emily Gage Alvis
74. My Brother, Born Sleeping (sibling/ages 2-10) by Lellie Lopter
75. A Shelter For Sadness (general grief/ages 5+) by Anne Booth
76. What Does Grief Feel Like? (death of a loved one/ages 3-8) by Dr. Korie Leigh
77. Forever in Our Hearts (miscarriage/preschool) by Kristina Andrade
78. Look Up (loss of a parent/ages 3-12) by John Allen
79. Ethan's Butterflies (sibling/preschool age) by Christine Jonas-Simpson
80. The Grief Rock (death of a loved one/ages 5-8) by Natasha Daniels
81. All From A Walnut (grandparent death/ages 4-8) by Ami-Joan Paquette
82. A Garden of Creatures (death of a loved one/ages 4-8) by Sheila Heti
83. The Funeral (death of an older adult/ages 4-7) by Matt James
84. Fly High (death/ages 4-8) by Michelle Medlock Adams and Janet K Johnson
85. Our Baby Skipped the Line to be With God (stillbirth/ages 3+) by Tamieka Range
86. Aloha 'Oe (baby loss/ages 3-8) by Stephanie Solomon
Organizations
1. National Alliance For Children’s Grief
Raises awareness and provides support for the needs of grieving children all over the USA.
2. Erin’s House For Grieving Children
Support for children, teens, and families experiencing the death of a loved one located in Indiana, USA.
Grief retreat center located in Wisconsin, USA.
Grief retreat center located in New Jersey, USA.
A Christian grief camp for youth located in North Carolina, USA.
6. Kids Grief
Experts in Canada support children and teens when someone they love dies.
An international organization providing a humanistic and holistic approach to understanding and supporting children and families who are grieving.
Helping children, families, and caregivers who experience grief in English and Spanish.
9. Bo’s Place
We offer information and grief resources via phone, online and through in-person grief support groups for bereaved children, families and adults in both English & Spanish for the greater Houston, Texas area, USA.
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Books
1. Grieving the Child I Never Knew by Kathe Wunnenburg
2. Loved Baby by Sarah Phillpott
3. Anchored by Erin Cushman
4. Held: 32 Biblical Reflections by Abbey Wedgeworth
5. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy (child loss) by Mark Vroegop
6. Suffering by Paul D. Tripp
7. This Too Shall Last (grief and suffering) by K.J. Ramsey
8. The Deepest Place by Curt Thompson
9. Suffering is Never for Nothing by Elizabeth Elliott
10. What Grieving People Wish You Knew by Nancy Guthrie
11. Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller
12. Grace Like Scarlett by Adriel Booker
13. I'll Hold You In Heaven by Jack Hayford
14. I Will Carry You by Angie Smith
15. Empty Arms by Pam Vredevelt
16. Wonderfully Made by Jaclyn M. Olson
17. When Bad Things Happen To Good People by Harold S. Kushner
18. Holding Onto Love After You’ve Lost A Baby by Gary Chapman
19. In Due Time by Caroline Harries
20. Grieving Together (miscarriage) by Laura Kelly Fanucci
21. After Miscarriage (Catholic Women’s Guide) by Louise Perrotta
22. Meant For Good by Megan Fate Marshman
23. Inconceivable Redemption (miscarriage and infertility) by Erin Greneaux
24. Even Now I Know (stillbirth) by Dr. Michael Bullock
25. What Was Lost: A Christian Journey through Miscarriage by Elise Erikson Barrett
26. Bright Hope: 28 Daily Devotion (pregnancy loss/fatal diagnosis) by Sarah Rieke
27. Holding On to Hope (study on Job) by Nancy Guthrie
28. Hiding in the Upper Room (Catholic sacraments for healing) by Kelly Breaux
29. Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler
Faith Based Podcasts
A podcast FOR bereaved parents BY bereaved parents.
A place for conversations about miscarriage and faith.
Podcast episodes feature hope-filled messages, stories, and guest interviews.
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Memoirs
1. Asher My Son: A Year In the Life of a Childless Father by Kavin J. Ley
2. What God Is Here?: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color by Shannon Gibney
3. That Side of Heaven by Heather Butler
4. I Had A Miscarriage by Jessica Zucker
5. Still: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood by Emma Hansen
6. Sanctuary by Emily Rapp Black
7. An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken
8. Waves of Stardust - a book of poetry by Elizabeth Lockwood
9. Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go by Amy Wright Glenn
10. Waves by Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Maurel
11. A Loss Mum’s Journal by Danielle Benedict
12. A Diary to My Babies by Carmen Grover
13. Heavenly Seas by LaCara Biddles
14. Hiding in the Upper Room by Kelly Breaux
15. Waiting with Gabriel by Amy Kuebelbeck
16. Weave of Destiny by Ken Lefkowitz
17. Still Here by Alishia Anderson
18. About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage by Jessica Berger Gross
19. Sufficient Grace by Kelly Gerken
20. The Gifts of Grief by Leslie Weirich
21. Butterfly Kisses (poetry) by Kate Buchanan
22. My Children In Heaven by Roseanne M. Collison
23. Before You Were Here by Karell Williams
Journals
1. In Memory of You by Autumn Cohen
2. Ours: Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage by Eric Schumacher
3. Miscarriage Grief Journal by Rachel Floyd
4. Birth Story Held for Loss by Emily Souder
5. Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations by Martha Whitmore Hickman
6. Journaling Prompts After the Loss of a Pregnancy by Annie Oele-Davenport
7. Miscarriage Grief Journal by Cindi Glow
8. Facets Of Grief A creative workbook for grieving mothers by Franchesca Cox
Blogs
1. Due to Joy by Caitlin Mathieu
2. Feathering the Empty Nest by Elle Wright (UK)
5. In the Morning by Ashlee Profitt
6. Brittany Lee Allen (loss mom blog)
7. Allie Rose Felker (loss mom blog)
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Fiction Books
1. Emma’s Empty Arms by PS Adair
2. Lori’s Voice by PS Adair
3. Toby’s Daughter Died by PS Adair
4. Love Persevering (a collection of six books about love and loss) by PS Adair
5. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
6. The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy
7. The End of Miracles by Monica Starkman
8. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Mental/Physical Health Resources
We provide direct peer support to families, train professionals, and provide a bridge to connect them in the UK, USA, and Canada.
2. Maternal Mental Health Crisis Line
Provided confidential support
3. The Postpartum Stress Center
Professional training center focused on prenatal and postpartum depression and anxiety
I provide trigger-free recovery programs and emotional support for mothers who have experienced traumatic or tragic pregnancy or infant loss.
Meditation App for mothers with specific meditations for loss.
LBGTQ
The fertility experience for LGBTQ+ community is complex and RTZ hopes to provide support with information, tools, and resources.
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Gifts
1. Laurel Box
Pregnancy loss and sympathy gifts.
Bereavement care baskets.
Customized jewelry.
Custom-made gestational figures.
Miscarriage and baby loss care kits.
Grief, loss, and life transition gifts.
Self care packages.
Provides mothers with a breast cream containing cabbage enzymes that helps with engorgement and the cessation of lactation after loss.
9. The Awakening Grace Foundation
Care packages during or after loss.
10. Project Robby
Giving parents something special to hold onto when they are no longer able to hold their baby.
Provides Comfort Kits free of charge to individuals, couples and families who have recently suffered a pregnancy loss.
12. Seeds of Life
Send a memorial tree that is elegantly packaged, healthy and guaranteed to thrive.
13. LaBelle Dame
Handmade miscarriage and infant loss jewelry.
14. Evermore Blooms
Sends flowers nationwide to mothers who have experienced miscarriage.
Etsy Shops created by Bereaved Parents
Remembrance gifts; custom orbs
Customized figures
Funerals
1. Giving A Life Meaning: How to Lead Funerals, Memorial Services, and Celebrations of Life
A book for planning funerals by Jon Swanson.
A printable brochure for funeral planning by Miranda Hernandez.
3. Planning A Precious Goodbye
A book for planning baby/infant funerals by Sherokee Ilse and Susan Martinez.
Customized children’s books that give you the right words for every moment.
5. Lydia’s Legacy (Virginia, US)
Provides comfort and support to mothers and families.
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Financial Help
Provides financial assistance for funerals and medical expenses in Indiana, US.
2. The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation
We provide financial assistance to families dealing with high-risk and complicated pregnancies, premature birth and NICU stays, or loss.
The Mariposa Trust platform that offers free therapies, counseling, and support based in the UK.
Seeks to lift a financial burden from families who have lost a child by providing funds to assist with the cost of burial or cremation services.
Seeks to ease financial burdens for those who have experienced miscarriage and stillbirth.
Provides emotional support, compassionate guidance, and financial assistance for burial, cremation, memorialization in northwest Pennsylvania, US.
Provides assistance to families who have lost a young child in the New Jersey area in addition to providing online resources for families all around the world.
We assist families after the birth of a stillborn baby by paying for a portion or all of their hospital delivery expenses.
9. Flutter by Izzie Jane Foundation
Our mission is to help relieve some of the financial burden of paying for funeral expenses.
The BeliEve Foundation helps grieving families in Minnesota, US facing hardship after the death of their child by providing immediate and practical financial assistance.
Our mission is to bring hope to families who are grieving after a miscarriage or stillbirth, as well as provide financial assistance to those enduring financial burdens due to the loss of a child.
12. Heaven Instead
Assist bereaved parents with end of life expenses as they mourn the loss of their child due to stillbirth or premature death in Texas, US.
Provides financial support to assist parents who have experienced the loss of a child aged 12 and under to cover funeral, cremation, and burial expenses. We serve families in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
14. Audrey and McKenna Foundation
Provides no cost cremation boxes for families who have lost children.
15. Raise for Rowyn
Providing financial assistance and emotional support to families struggling with the loss of a child since 2014.
For babies who were between 20 weeks gestation and 1 year old when they passed away, we may provide a beautiful, granite grave marker to honor your baby’s memory if it has been 6 months or more since your baby’s passing.
Grief Retreats
Located in Danbury, Wisconsin, supports bereaved parents and their families in a peaceful environment to reflect on the past, renew strength for the present and build hope for the future.
Located in Oakwood, Illinois, provides support groups and non traditional holistic therapies for families grieving the death of a child.
This annual retreat, located near Austin, Texas, is a unique gathering of Hope Moms from all seasons in life, whether just beginning their grief journey, or many years closer to their Hope Baby and Heaven.
4. RTZ HOPE Retreat
California retreat for Bereaved Mothers located in Booneville, California.
A not for profit organization that serves as an outreach to grieving parents providing retreats near Terrell, Texas.
We host retreats in multiple states across the country in a variety of venues. All of our events, regardless of location, are offered at no charge to those who attend.
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Books
1. No Matter How Small: Understanding Miscarriage and Stillbirth by Kristen & Patrick Riecke
2. Beyond Goodbye by Zoe Clark-Coates
3. Our Only Time by Aime Lands
4. Reshaping Loss by Dr. Barbara Toppin, M.D.
5. Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss by Jane Heustis RN and Marcia Meyer Jenkins RN
6. Handbook of Perinatal and Neonatal Palliative Care by Rana Limbo PhD, RN, CPLC, FAAN, Charlotte Wool PhD, RN, and Brian Carter MD, FAAP
7. Invisible Mothers by Emily Long
8. Perinatal Loss: A Handbook for Working with Women and Their Families by Sheila Broderick & Ruth Cochrane
9. Trauma Stewardship (trauma informed care) by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk
10. Lost: Miscarriage in Nineteenth-Century America (Issues in Health and Medicine) by Shannon Withycombe
11. Women’s Mood Disorders A Clinician’s Guide to Perinatal Psychiatry
12. Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss by Dr. Lora Shahine
Resources for Medical Facilities
1. What is saline/immersion bath photography (with photos)?
Get all the necessary information here to make informed choices and provide accurate saline/immersion bath information to families and care teams.
2. Annual Event Ideas and Awareness Dates
Grief and loss need to be acknowledged. One important method of recognizing the profound impact is the celebration of annual events and awareness days.
Educating and supporting professionals who serve loss patients.
Provides the gift of remembrance portraits.
Providing meaningful items to facilities and families in Connecticut, US.
6. Project BEAR
Provides teddy bears to hospitals.
7. Peace Bears
Provides teddy bears to hospitals.
8. Teeny Tears
Providing premie clothing for stillborn & NICU babies worldwide.
9. Cuddle Cot
Provides bedside cots and cooling blankets to give more time to families based in the UK and US.
10. Caring Cradle
Provides bedside cradles to hospitals to give more time to families based in the US.
11. MISS Foundation
Bereavement care and retreats in Arizona, US.
12. Push Pregnancy
Advocacy and prevention of stillbirth in the US
13. Count the Kicks
Prevention platform for stillbirth and provider education.
14. PLIDA
Prenatal and bereavement care, advocacy, and education.
15. No Foot Too Small/Bereavement Suites
Provides privacy and comfort to families through in-hospital bereavement suites in the US.
16. Jane's Room
Provides privacy and comfort to families through in-hospital bereavement suites in the US.
Provides privacy and comfort to families through in-hospital bereavement suites in the UK.
To teach, train, and assist Loss Advisors/Loss Doulas to offer compassionate, informed support to families facing the loss of a baby in miscarriage, stillbirth, or other infant death.
19. Perinatal Hospice and Palliative Care
A comprehensive website for US and International programs.
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A podcast about baby loss, legacy and learning to live again.
Faith filled black women share their stories.
A supportive community for men that have experienced pregnancy or infant loss.
Stories of hope and expert interviews.
Dad’s talking openly about miscarriage and the impact on fathers.
6. Love & Loss
Discussing the difficulties of pregnancy and infant loss.
A space for women to share their stories about loss, grief, and life after.
A podcast for grieving dads.
9. Trying Again
Sharing real-life stories and experiences, so we can break the silence of miscarriage.
A podcast based in the UK, interviewing those who have gone through a miscarriage, specialists and other interesting folk!
FOR bereaved parents BY bereaved parents.
12. The Morning
“What I Wish You Knew About Baby Loss: 30 Women Answer the Question”
13. Confessions of a Grieving Mother
Tracy and Julie (two grieving mothers) are here to help educate, support and break the stigma behind this topic of pregnancy and infant loss.
Join a fellow loss mom for a life-changing conversation with your bff who loves you madly, but will also give you a kick in the butt when you need it.
A Gospel inspired podcast featuring hope-filled messages, stories, and guest interviews.
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Books (PAL)
1. Expecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie Chute
2. Joy at the End of the Rainbow by Amanda Ross-White
3. PAL Support Letters To Moms by Emily Long & Lindsey Henke
4. Courageously Expecting (30-day Faith Journey) by Jenny Albers
5. Pregnancy After A Loss: A Day-By-Day Plan by Zoe Clark-Coates
6. Rebirth by Joey Miller
7. PAL Memoir: Sanctuary by Emily Rapp Black
8. Different Baby, Different Story by Joann O’Leary
9. One Minute Morning Meditations After Pregnancy Loss by Mindful Planner Press
10. Pregnancy After a Loss Guidebook by Carol Cirulli Lanham
11. Pregnancy After Loss Affirmation Cards by Mother’s Ray
12. Celebrating Pregnancy Again by Franchesca Cox
13. Trying Again by Ann Douglas John R. Sussman
Apps/Online Community (PAL)
2. Pregnancy After A Loss Online Support Community
Children’s Books (PAL)
1. Someone Came Before You by Pat Schwiebert
2. You Were Loved Before You Were Born by Eve Bunting
3. Dear Rainbow Baby by Tarrolyn Egbuna
4. Happy Tears, Rainbow Babies by Natasha Carlow
5. You Are My Rainbow by Rose Rossner
6. Dear Rainbow Baby by Samantha Gassman
7. I Am a Rainbow Baby by Lindsey Leask
8. I Prayed For You by Jean Fischer
9. The Little Raindrop by Joanna Gray
10. You Are My Rainbow And My Pot of Gold by Lauren Anne
11. You’re Our Rainbow Baby by Nicole Walker
12. A Rainbow Baby Story by Crystal A. Falk
13. Rainbow Baby by Alesha Michelle Kleist
14. This Life Was Meant For You by Carly Brooks Mahony
15. A Bump in the Road (infertility) by Elle Wright
16. The Road to Rainbow (infertility) by Kristy Davide
17. Our Little Rainbow by Sabrina Michelle Crawford
18. Though I Couldn’t Stay I’m Never Far Away by Mr. Mark Anthony Herrera
19. Patiently Waiting for Hope (becoming a big brother) by Arnold Henry
20. Different Baby, Different Story by Joann O'Leary and Lynnda Parker
21. All Shining in the Spring by Siobhan Parkinson
22. Rainbow Letters by Ceece Kelley
23. To My Rainbow Baby with Love by Tamekia McCauley (out of print on Amazon)
24. Whirlwinds to Rainbow by Mark Morrison
25. It Had To Be You by Loryn Brantz
26. Welcome to the Party by Gabrielle Union
27. The Baby Before You Died (TMFR) by Katrina Villegas
28. You Are My Rainbow by Mary Kovacs
29. First There was Me by Jaimie Selwa
30. I’d Rather Be Playing with You by Renee Fisher
Resources for Loss Families and
Those Who Support Them
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Comprehensive Resource List
Click below for more than
300 diverse resources on miscarriage and stillbirth
The most comprehensive list of its kind!
Curated over many years by Kristen in her journey as a bereaved mother and her work as a bereavement consultant. She has supported hundreds of families and works alongside many organizations.
Latest update April 2024
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Annual Special Events for Groups
Grief and loss need to be acknowledged. One important method of recognizing the profound impact is the celebration of annual events and awareness days.
Kristen compiled this month-by-month guide. These events can be adapted to group size, budget, and space.
Contact Kristen for a consultation if you need guidance to coordinate your special event!
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What is Saline/Immersion Bath Photography?
Saline/immersion bath photography can provide a peaceful and respectful experience for parents. The saline mixture provides an environment that mimics the in utero experience, and allows photographers to capture quality pictures.
Kristen has teamed up with Piper’s Purpose to bring you this guide (with photos) to help families and care teams make informed choices.
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Disclaimer:
These resources are provided for informational purposes only. The inclusion of any particular resource does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee of its accuracy, completeness, or suitability for your individual needs. The content of external websites or materials linked herein may change without notice, and I do not have control over the nature, content, and availability of those sites.
Readers and users are encouraged to exercise their discretion and judgment when utilizing the listed resources. It is important to independently verify the information and assess its relevance to your specific situation. Any reliance you place on the information from these resources is at your own risk.
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Thank you for your understanding.
We are better together!
~Kristen Riecke