Web Sites of Interest to Grieving Parents

Websites of Interest to Grieving Parents

When a pregnancy ends with miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, medical termination, stillbirth or neonatal death, we look for answers, someone to talk to and someone to hear us. This listing is intended to help you start your journey.

GRIEF RESOURCES

Adapted by Eileen McMahon, RN(EC); BScN, MN, Centre for Fertility & Reproductive Health at Mount Sinai Hospital© from Lori Ives-Baine, RN, Neonatology Palliative Care and Bereavement Program at the Hospital for Sick Children© .

Updated July 2011

A Place to Remember - Online publishing company with discussion boards, as well as books and items on grief and loss for sale.

Baby Centre - Grief and loss pages on a website dedicated to information for new and expectant parents.

Baby Steps – is connected with The Hospital for Sick Children and has resources and interactive areas for people who want to pay tribute to their loved ones, or who want to learn more about their grief.

Crisis, Grief and Healing: Men and Women - information and support for grieving people (specializing in issues of men’s grief).

Centering Corporation - online and for-purchase information to help grieving parents.

Compassion Books - online and for-purchase information to help grieving parents and professionals.

EriChad Grief Support - Links to parent-created sites that tell stories of loss.

FertilityPlus - Miscarriage pages on a website with information written by patients for patients.

Parent Book Store (Toronto) - online store with resources for parents and siblings, including information on grief and bereavement:

Robert’s Press - Canadian site that provides grief resources for purchase.

SHARE - support organization providing education and resource materials for both parents and professionals.

Wintergreen Press - resources for families and caregivers around loss and grief.

The Secret Club Project - a website that displays a variety of media that captures the experience of early pregnancy loss.

Updated July 2011

ORGANIZATIONS/SUPPORT GROUPS

Bereaved Families of Ontario - Help families dealing with the death of any family member, including perinatal loss. Resources and support groups (including for siblings).

Perinatal Bereavement Services of Ontario - Dedicated to supporting families and friends working through loss as a result of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, medical termination, stillbirth or neonatal death.

The Coping Centre - COPING (Caring for Other People in Grief) was founded by parents after the loss of their daughter to provide help and encouragement to the bereaved.

MULTIPLE BIRTH LOSS

Center for Loss in Multiple Births (CLIMB) - Support organization of parents who have experienced the death of one or more, both or all of their twins or higher multiples at anytime from conception through birth, infancy and childhood.

SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY

Subsequent Pregnancy after Loss Support - Offers a closed chat and support group. The group supports a diversity of loss experiences.

Updated July 2011