RESOURCES
Support groups
SPALS - Subsequent Pregnancy After a Loss Support – An online member support and resource group, www.spals.com
Pregnancy After Loss – San Francisco support group. Call Cherie Golant; (415) 600-2229, e-mail cpmcnewborn@sutterhealth.org.
SHARE - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group – Online and local support after a loss, including monthly meetings for subsequent pregnancies; www.nationalshareoffice.com. In Sacramento; www.sharingparents.org.
HAND -- Helping After Neonatal Death – Newsletter, bulletin boards and links for local and statewide support groups and resources; www.handonline.org.
Compassionate Friends – www.compassionatefriends.com.
PLIDA (Pregnancy loss and infant death alliance) – A nationwide, collective community of parents and health care professionals. www.plida.org
A Place To Remember - Committed to publishing and providing uplifting support materials and resources for those who have been touched by a crisis in pregnancy or the death of a baby http://www.aplacetoremember.com/
Organizations
Star Legacy Foundation – Nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education to prevent stillbirth; www.starlegacyfoundation.org.
National Stillbirth Society – Nonprofit parent-based group focused on raising awareness and preventing stillbirths through advocacy, education and activism; www.stillnomore.org.
International Stillbirth Alliance – Nonprofit coalition of stillbirth groups focused on research and awareness; www.stillbirthalliance.org.
First Candle/SIDS Alliance – National network of healthcare providers, parents, caregivers and researchers working on infant mortality. Online resources, links to research and bereavement guidelines; (800) 221-7437, www.firstcandle.org.
M.I.S.S. Foundation/Missing Angels Bill – International nonprofit organization offering support, educational programs and legislative action; (888)455-6477, www.missfoundation.org. Nationwide campaign to pass the Missing Angels Bill, a state-by-state push to issue modified birth certificates for stillbirths; www.missingangelsbill.org.
Missing Grace Foundation – Resources and support for pregnancy loss, infant loss, infertility or adoption; (763) 497-0709, www.missinggrace.org.
BabyKick Alliance – Kick counting information, resources and newsletter; www.babykickalliance.org.
The Centering Corporation – Grief resources, books and materials; (402) 553-1200, www.centering.org.
The pregnancy Institute- http://www.preginst.com
