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.
Grieving a Miscarriage
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.
Miscarriage and Stillbirth Support
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
Coping with a miscarriage
From Kristen’s perspective
When my son died over 25 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 500 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.
Established to place cooling devices in hospitals to help bereaved parents have more time with their infants.
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.
52. Miscarriage Mommas Connect
Our goal is to end the stigma of miscarriage and help ensure all mamas get the support they want and need.
We are on a mission to improve health outcomes of in-vitro fertilization (IVF)-related pregnancies and eliminate preventable pregnancy loss for ALL.
Our vision is to provide every family in New Jersey a fighting chance against stillbirth.
55. Heal Grief
A social support network that is there when everyone else goes away and the real grieving begins.
56. Rain-Bowie
Our mission for our foundation is to fill every hospital in Louisiana with an ample amount of cuddle cots and help beautiful families with fertility finances.
Our goal is to donate a Cuddle Cot to a new hospital every year in Wesley’s memory.
58. Twins Trust
The Twins Trust Bereavement Service exists to support all parents and care givers of twins, triplets or more who have died whether it was during or after pregnancy, based in the UK.
The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families.
Practical resource companions for pregnancy and baby loss and termination for medical reasons based in Australia.
Stillbirth parents James and Alice fundraising to support local hospitals in the UK.
62. New Jersey Stillbirth Awareness
A statewide awareness campaign backed by the New Jersey Dept. of Health and collaborating partners.
Baby’s Breath Serves and Advocates on Behalf of Canadian Families Who Have Experienced the Tragic Loss of an Infant through SIDS, SUID, and Stillbirth.
64. Stillborn Still Loved Foundation
Stillborn Still Loved Foundation believes that every baby matters no matter the time of loss. We are advocates for pregnancy & infant loss awareness.
65. Angel Babies We provide memorial events, burial gowns, support groups and keepsake items.
66. Miles Mission Our mission is to enhance awareness, provide resources, and support families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss - because every life matters.
67. Red Bird Ministries A Catholic organization that exists to help parents address the profound healing that needs to happen while also honoring the memory of the child throughout their grief journey.
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 Alexis 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. Miscarriage Matters to Mothers by Michelle L Myers
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
64. You are the Mother of All Mother’s by Angela Miller
65. The Grieving Room by Leane Friesen
66. Still Here by Alishia Anderson
67. An Elephant Never Forgets by Michelle L. Myers
68. From Three Heartbeats to One by Keisha M. Wells
69. Carry Me by Frieda Hoffman
70. Miscarriage Matters to Mothers by Michelle L Myers
71. The Burden of Choice by Georgina Pearson
72. Flowers in Our Womb by Ale Munoz
73. Life After Baby Loss by Nicola Gaskin
74. Rebirth by Joey Miller MSW LCSW
75. Still a Mum by Meagan Donaldson
76. Still a Mother by Joy Freeman and Tabatha Johnson
77. Life, Almost by Jennie Agg
78. Canaan Sommer: A Life Unlived by Teresa Schweinsberg
79. Rest: Advent in the Light of Christ After Pregnancy and Infant Loss by Megan Coker
80. Hope Beyond an Empty Cradle by Hallie Scott
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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
9. Fathers Speak by Emily Long
10. Welcome To The Sh!t Club: A Male's Perspective on Stillbirth, Grief, and Loss by Jason Dykstra
11. A Heart That Works (child loss) by Rob Delaney
12. Dear Dad...: 7-Day Devotional & Reflective Journal for Fathers Grieving the Loss of a Child Through Miscarriage by Tony Ryals
13. The Grief of Dads: Support and Hope for Catholic Fathers Navigating Child Loss by P. O’Hearn, B.Feger, and R. Breaux
14. Shattered (child loss) by Gary Roe
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.
6. Dads Still Standing - Award-winning podcast and bereavement support for dads following the loss of a child, based in the UK.
7. Grieving Dads - Support platform for Bereaved Dads by bereaved dad Kelley Farley
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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
87. The ABCs of Grief (general grief/ages 3-10) by Jessica Correnti, CCLS
88. The Cardinal's Gift (death of a parent/ages 7-10) by Carole Heaney
89. What Happens When We Die? (death/ages 4-8) by J R Becker
90. You'll Find Me (death/(ages 4-8) by Amanda Rawson Hill
91. Feeling All My Grief (general grief/ages 3-8) by Kim T. S.
92. Ida Always (death/ages 4-9) by Caron Levis
93. The Red Pop Beads (sibling death/ages 3-10) by Violet Dutcher
94. Blue and Pink Balloons (miscarriage/sibling/ages 2-10) by Shani Rogers
95. Sometimes Life is Hard (grief/ages 4-18) by M.J. Valentine
96. Love is Forever (death/ages 3-10) by Casey Rislov
97. Teen & Child Edition Art Therapy Workbook for Grief & Loss by Emily Bell LPCC
98. I Have Angels (ages 1-6) by Laura Feldman een & Child Edition Art Therapy Workbook for Grief & Loss
99. A Letter From Heaven (death/ages 8-15) by Kamini Prasa
100. These Precious Little People (baby loss/all ages) by Frankie Brunker
101. I Love You From Heaven (baby in Heaven/ages 3-8) by Kirsten Hopfensperger
102. Remembering Our Baby (sibling/ages 6-10) by Patti Keough
103. My Little Star (sibling/ages 3-10) by Rory H. Mather
104. The abilities in me: Sibling Loss (ages 3-13) by Gemma Keir
105. Some Babies Can't Stay (ages 1-12) by Jessica Ells
106. Angel Baby (sibling/ages 1-16) by Tony R. Ryals
107. We Need to Talk About Death (ages 10-14) by Sarah Chavez
108. Goodbye (ages 2-5) by Megan Madison
109. I Wish You Could See (ages 1-8) by Colby Gaudette
110.Wonder What Happens When We Die? (ages 1-9) by Blockie Doyle
111. You’ll Be There (remembrance ages 4-8) by Amanda Rawson Hill
112. The Hugging Tree (resilience ages 4-8) by Jill Neimark
113. Where Did TJ Go? (sibling/ages 3-5) by Annie F. Downs
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.
10. The Abilities in Me Foundation
A registered charity in the UK, who writes stories based on real families and the child’s condition. They have an ever-growing book series written for young people that celebrates what these children can do, rather than what they cannot do. Including books for siblings who experience the death of a sibling: Sibling Loss.
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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
30. Salt Water and Honey: Lost Dreams, Good Grief and a Better Story by Lizzie Lowrie
31. We Shall All Be Changed by Whitney K. Pipkin
32. As I Lay Weeping by Lindsay Higdon
33. Hope Beyond an Empty Cradle by Hallie Scott
34. You Are Still a Mother by Jackie Gibson
35. Rest: Advent in the Light of Christ After Pregnancy and Infant Loss by Megan Coker
36. The Grief of Dads: Support and Hope for Catholic Fathers Navigating Child Loss by P. O’Hearn, B. Feger, and R. Breaux
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.
4. RISENMotherhood Podcast on Motherhood filtered by Miscarriage and Infertility
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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
24. When Skies Are Gray by Lindsey M. Henke
25. LAILA: Held for a Moment by Leah Mele-Bazaz
26. Still Here (sibling death/poetry) by Jenny Smith
27. Almost a Mother (twin loss) by Christy Wopat
28. Three Minus One by Sean Hanish
29. Looking for the Light (poetry) by Ashleigh Ascoli
30. Footprints on the Heart by Mrs Jo-Anne Joseph
31. Living Through The Pain (with journal) by Cecily Shelton
32. Knocked Up, Knocked Down by Monica Murphy Lemoine
33. London's Prints by Kieona L.R. Fairley
34. Breathe: When Life Takes Your Breath Away by Angela Burgin Logan and Samson Logan
35. The Rallying Cry by Suzie Jay Goldsmith
36. The Song of the Whole Wide World (terminal diagnosis) by Tamarin Norwood
37. Two Worlds: One Mother (poetry) by Kate Baker-Loveday
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
9. Baby Loss and Grief Journal by Sara Millen
10. Where to from here? by Rob Saunders
11. Creative Healing for Pregnancy Loss by Hayley Wilds
12. Dear Baby In Heaven by Alaina Kurenda
13. Forget You Not by Brittany DeSantis
14. A Tiny Flower, Lent Not Given by Helen Pugh
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)
8. The Understanding Heart by Loss Mom Brittany
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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
9. After the End by Clare Mackintosh
10. Miles Apart by Annabel Bower
11. The Long Answer by Anna Hogeland
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.
A tailored resource for someone in the LGBTQ+ community experiencing baby loss.
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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.
Customized children’s books that give you the right words for every moment.
16. Molly Bears
We create weighted teddy bears for families coping with any form of infant loss.
We exist to create personalized memorial jewelry for moms and dads who have lost a baby in the womb.
We want to help preserve the precious reminders of these beautiful lives through our plates and help parents and family find healing in their grief.
A UK based charity offering cards and stationary specific to the babyloss experience.
20. Angel Babies Miscarriage Keepsake Catalog
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.
4. 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.
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
13. Surviving the Unimaginable by Pascale Vermont, PHD
14. A Catholic Guide to Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss by Abigail Jorgensen, Catholic Bereavement Doula
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.
20. Project Robby
It is our goal to supply grieving families or hospitals with a bereavement sets (hat/blanket/angel wings).
The goal for our organization is trifold: to make workers aware of their rights, to inform employers how to best support their staff, and to direct all parties to helpful resources regarding pregnancy loss and infertility.
22. Remember My Baby
A UK based registered charity which offers a FREE gift of baby remembrance photography to UK parents, experiencing the loss of their baby before, during or shortly after birth.
23. Aching Arms
A UK charity that offers a beautiful comfort bear to fill your arms and a community to support you as you grieve.
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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.
16. Good Mourning
Honest conversations about life, loss and everything in between.
17. Pregnancy Loss and Motherhood
Loss Mom Vallen Webb shares her experiences.
Dad’s experiencing loss, based in the UK.
Mom’s sharing their loss experiences.
20. At A Total Loss
Real talk with loss moms about stillbirth, grief, happiness, and all things that leave you at a total loss for words.
21. Still Parents
How do Dad’s tackle the train wreck that is Baby Loss? Based in the UK.
22. Time To Talk
Whether facing a decision of TFMR or having undergone a TFMR, this podcast is here to support you through your journey.
23. Love and Loss
At Love and Loss we aim to shed light on pregnancy and infant loss. We talk with parents and specialists in the loss community as they give us insight into their experiences and expertise.
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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
5. The Worst Girl Gang Ever Warriorship
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
31. My Rainbow Baby by Pilar Gaona Godoy
32. Little Bear by Casey Edwards
33. There’s a Rainbow Baby in my Mummy’s Tummy by Dr. Kara Davey
Resources for Loss Families and
Those Who Support Them
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Comprehensive Resource List
Click below for more than
500 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 January 2025
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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