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The following texts maybe of interest to parents and their loved ones following infant loss


About What Was Lost: 20 Writers on Miscarriage, Healing and Hope. Jessica Berger Gross, editor,

After the Loss of Your Baby: for Teen Mothers. Connie Nykiel,
Beyond Prenatal Choice: Support and Information after Pregnancy Termination Due to a Fetal Abnormality. Centering Corporation,
A Child's View of Grief. Alan Wolfelt,
Death of an Infant Twin. Joy & Marvin Johnson,
Difficult Decisions: for Families whose Unborn Baby Has a Serious Problem. Centering,

Embracing Laura: the Grief and Healing Following the Death of an Infant Twin. Martha Wegner-Hay,
Empty Arms: Coping after Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Infant Death. Sherokee Ilse,
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby. Deborah Davis,
Ended Beginnings: Healing Childbearing Losses. Claudia Panuthos & Catherine Romeo,
For Bereaved Grandparents. Margaret Gerner,
A Gift of Time: Continuing Your Pregnancy When Your Baby's Life is Expected to Be Brief. Amy Kuebelbeck & Deborah Davis,
The Good Grief Club. Monica Novak,

The Grief of Grandparents. Centering,
Healing a Father's Grief. William Schatz,
Healing Together: for Couples Whose Baby Dies. Marcie Lister & Sandra Lovell,
Healing Your Grieving Heart after Stillbirth: 100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families. Alan Wolfelt & Raelynn Maloney,
Life Touches Life: a Mother's Story of Stillbirth and Healing. Lorraine Ash,
Loving and Letting Go: for Parents Who Decided to Turn Away from Aggressive Medical Intervention for their Critically Ill Newborns. Deborah Davis,
Miscarriage: a Man's Book. Rick Wheat,
Miscarriage: a Shattered Dream. Sherokee Ilse & Linda Hammer Burns, 
Intrauterine Fetal Demise (Stillbirth) | Birth Injury Center
Miscarriage: Women Sharing from the Heart. Marie Allen & Shelly Marks,
Precious Lives, Painful Choices: a Prenatal Decision-Making Guide. Sherokee Ilse,
Remembering Our Angels: Personal Stories of Healing from a Pregnancy Loss. Hannah Stone,
SIDS & Infant Death Survival Guide: Information & Comfort for Grieving Family & Friends & Professionals Who Seek to Help Them. Joani Nelson Horchler & Robin Rice,
Silent Birth: When Your Baby Dies. Sharon Covington,
A Silent Sorrow, Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support for You and Your Family. I. Kohn & P. Moffitt,

Single Parent Grief. Sherokee Ilse,
Still to Be Born: a Guide for Bereaved Parents Who Are Making Decisions about Their Future. Schwebert & Kirk,
They Were Still Born: Personal Stories about Stillbirth. Edited by Janet Atlas,
This Little While: for Parents Experiencing the Death of a Very Small Infant. Joy & Dr. S.M. Johnson,
A Time to Decide, a Time to Heal: for Parents Making Difficult Decisions about Babies they Love. M. Minnick,
Unspeakable Losses: Understanding the Experience of Pregnancy Loss, Miscarriage & Abortion. K. Kluger-Bell,

Unsupported Losses: Ectopic Pregnancy, Molar Pregnancy, and Blighted Ovum. Sherokee Ilse.
When a Baby Dies: the Experience of Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth & Neonatal Death. J. Kohner & R. Henley,
When a Grandchild Dies: What to Do, What to Say, How to Cope. Nadine Galinsky,
When Hello Means Goodbye: a Guide for Parents. Schweibert & Kirk,
When Your Child Dies: Tools for Mending Parents’ Broken Hearts. Avril Nagel & Randie Clark
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Resources for Helping Children
The Grieving Child: a Parent's Guide. Helen Fitzgerald,
Guiding Your Child through Grief. Mary Ann Emswiler & James Emswiler,
Healing a Child's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers. Alan Wolfelt,
Parenting through Crisis: Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief, and Change. Barbara Coloroso,
Sibling Grief: After Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Infant Death. Sherokee Ilse et al
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Books for Children
Am I Still a Sister? Alicia Sims
The Baby Project. Sarah Ellis
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: a Story of Life for All Ages. Leo Buscaglia,
Lifetimes: the Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children. Mellonie & Ingpen,
My Always Sister: Coloring Book. A Place to Remember
No New Baby: for Boys and Girls Whose Expected Sibling Dies. Marilyn Gryte
Sad Isn't Bad: a Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss. Michaelene Mundy
Someone Came Before You. Pat Schweibert
Something Happened: a Book for Children and Parents Who Have Experienced a Pregnancy Loss. Cathy Blanford,
When Something Terrible Happens: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief. Marge Heegaard
Where's Jess? Jody Goldstein,


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