Supporting friends, family members, and clients through Stillbirth can be very challenging. Whether you’re reading this while stepping up to support someone right now, or doing your best to prepare in advance, here are some resources I go to frequently:
Books:
To Linger on Hot Coals by Stephanie Paige Cole and Catherine Bayly
Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death by Sherokee Isle
Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion, and Other Pregnancy Losses by Kim Kreuger-Bell
Mourning Sickness: Stories and Poems about Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss by Missy Martin (Editor)
There Was Supposed To Be a Baby by Catherine Keating
A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support For You and Your Family by Ingrid Kohn & Perry-Lynn Moffitt
Ended Beginnings: Healing Childbearing Losses by Claudia Panuthos & Catharine Romeo
Bittersweet...Hellogoodbye: A Resource in Planning Farewell Rituals When a Baby Dies by Sister Jane Marie Lamb
The Invisible Pregnancy by Heidi Faith
Ghost Belly by Elizabeth Heineman
Midwives Coping With Loss & Grief: Stillbirth, Professional, & Personal Losses by Doreen Kenworthy & Mavis Kirkham
Articles & Storytelling:
My Stillborn Baby Still Counts as My Son by Fiona Smart
The Tigers in the Room by Arielle Greenberg
Silent Birth by Einat Nathan
Attending a Stillbirth Gentlebirth Archives
In Memory of Audrey Megan AppleBlossomFamilies
They Say Islam Has A Solution For Everything So Why Are There No Guidelines For This?
After A Stillbirth, She Says She Suffered Another Blow: No Paid Leave by Lateshia Beachum
Organizations:
The Tears Foundation Helping Bereaved Families Access and Pay For Funerals For Stillborn Babies
Sands Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity
Reconceiving Loss Writing and Support After Pregnancy Loss
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Volunteer Photographers That Will Attend Stillbirths
Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Support After Stillbirth
Still Standing Magazine Writing About Stillbirth
Return To Zero Movie about a Couple Experiencing a Stillbirth
Still Loved Movie About Families Rebuilding Lives After Stillbirth