Global Resources

Baby’s Breath Canada

Baby’s Breath is a Canadian foundation focused on SIDS, and more recently also dedicated to reducing all sudden and unexpected infant deaths including stillbirths. Many of their volunteers consider their work to be an opportunity to honour their lost children.

Centering and Grief Digest Magazine

Centering is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education and resources for the bereaved. They offer a wide range of grief resource materials for purchase, including books, a quarterly magazine, microwaveable warm packs, and more.

The Dougy Center for Grieving Children

The Dougy Center focuses on providing a safe place for children and teenagers to process grief through support groups. They also offer online activities for older children and teenagers to complete to help them work through their grief.

Gathering Hope

Gathering Hope is a Christian organization based out of Texas that strives to create a safe space for bereaved mothers to share, grieve, and celebrate their lost babies. They offer gatherings in a few states, as well as an online Facebook support group and a space to share your story on their website.

March of Dimes

March of Dimes is an American not-for-profit organization that aims to improve the health of mothers and babies by leading research, advocating for policy change, and making information available to both families and healthcare providers. They also offer information for grieving parents.

Miscarriage Hope Desk

Miscarriage Hope Desk is founded by a mom who experienced recurrent pregnancy loss and now aims to provide hope to families who are walking a similar path. The website hosts a collection of stories of hope, as well as articles exploring the science behind miscarriage and a paid program starting in 2021.

StillBirthDay

StillBirthDay is an American organization founded by Heidi Faith in Texas. The organization provides bereavement doula training, opportunities for grieving parents to share their stories online, and resources for what to expect with different kinds of loss.

Still Standing Magazine

The focus of Still Standing Magazine is giving a voice to the grief and trauma that comes with loss and infertility, connecting people around the world who have had similar life experiences, and offering resources for how to support someone going through child loss and/or infertility.

Terminations Remembered

Terminations Remembered is a website run by parents who experienced TFMR. They offer a place to submit TFMR stories and honour your baby’s name, as well as resources for TFMR families. They also have information for people who want to support a family experiencing TFMR.

Twinkle Star Project

The Twinkle Star Project is run by nine volunteers who have been touched by baby loss. They offer knit baskets to hospitals that come in in varying sizes according to different gestations. They also offer weighted bears called Izzy Bears, which are customized to match the weight of the baby lost.

Babyloss

Babyloss is a UK-based organization that provides information and support for bereaved families who have lost a baby at any stage of pregnancy, at birth, or due to neonatal death. The organization is run by a small team of volunteer administrators and forum moderators.

Lullaby Trust

The Lullaby Trust is a UK-based organization that helps families who experience the sudden loss of a baby, providing emotional and practical support. They also help connect grieving families with others who have had a similar loss. 0808-802-6868 is their dedicated hotline for grieving families.

Miscarriage Association

The Miscarriage Association is a UK-based organization that provides support and information to anyone affected by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, or molar pregnancy. There are a variety of supports offered, including information, live chat options, online support groups, and more.

Petals Charity

This UK-based Petals Charity aims to provide specialized counselling for parents across the UK after the loss of a baby. They also advocate for making trauma-based counselling available in all maternity care settings in the UK.

SANDS

Sands is a UK-based organization that aims to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, promote improvement in healthcare practice, and fund research to help save babies’ lives. They offer information, support groups, and memorial events.

Saying Goodbye

Saying Goodbye is a UK-based organization that provides information, advice, support and more to anyone who has suffered the loss of a baby, at any stage of pregnancy, at birth or in infancy. They also host virtual remembrance gatherings.

Tommy’s

Tommy’s is a UK-based organization that funds important pregnancy and infant loss research initiatives. They also offer information, online support, and story sharing opportunities for grieving families, as well as information about pregnancy after loss.

Twins Trust

The Twins Trust Bereavement Support Group exists to support all parents and carers of twins, triplets, or more who have died, whether it was during or after pregnancy. They also host a memorial wall where parents can contribute their children’s names in remembrance.

Pink Elephants Support Network

The Pink Elephants Support Network seeks to normalize early pregnancy loss, including miscarriage and TFMR. They do this by acknowledging diverse experiences, providing useful grief tools, distributing evidence-based content, and helping families make meaningful connections.

Stillbirth Foundation Australia

The Stillbirth Foundation Australia raises funds to reduce stillbirth rates and impact through research, education, and advocacy. They offer information for parents going through stillbirth, including funeral planning, grief management, and pregnancy after stillbirth.