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First Candle. [2009]. Surviving stillbirth. Baltimore, MD: First Candle, 8 pp.

Annotation: This brochure provides advice to grieving mothers and fathers who have lost an unborn or stillborn child. Topics include grief and bereavement, reserving the right to observe cultural beliefs in saying goodbye, considering an autopsy, funerals and memorials, and tips for coping after arriving home. The brochure is written with English on one side and Spanish on the other.

Keywords: Bereavement, Consumer education materials, Coping, Fathers, Fetal death, Grief, Mothers, Spanish language materials, Spontaneous abortion

First Candle. [2009]. Surviving stillbirth for fathers. Baltimore, MD: First Candle, 6 pp.

Schroedel J. 2009. Naming the child: Hope-filled reflections on miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 164 pp.

Annotation: This book, directed to consumers grieving the death of a child, offers perspectives on ways to grieve and heal after the loss of a child, and how to make difficult decisions regarding a dying or deceased child. Apart from her personal perspectives, the author recounts the child loss related experiences of many others as well.

Keywords: Bereavement, Consumer education materials, Fetal death, Infant death, Neonatal death, Perinatal bereavement, Personal narratives, SIDS, Spontaneous abortion

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. 2008. Miscarriage. [White Plains, NY]: March of Dimes, (Quick reference and fact sheets)

Ilse S. 1995. Precious lives, painful choices: A prenatal decision-making guide. (Rev. ed.). Long Lake, MN: Lakeland Press, 88 pp.

Annotation: This decision-making guide addresses the decisions and losses which couples must face upon learning their unborn child will or is likely to die at birth. The author describes what couples can expect through each decision, and how to cope with decisions and their ultimate outcome. Quotes from couples who experienced the death of a child are generously included throughout the text.

Keywords: Abortion, Childbirth, Children with special health care needs, Counseling, Grief, Perinatal bereavement, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Pregnancy loss, Pregnancy outcome, Spontaneous abortion

Friedman R, Gradstein B. 1992. Surviving pregnancy loss. (Rev. ed.). Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 302 pp.

Ilse S. 1990. Empty arms: Coping after miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death. (Rev. ed.). Maple Plain, MN: Wintergreen Press, 82 pp.

Annotation: This book, written by a mother who experienced the death of her baby, discusses learning about the baby's death, decisions that may be needed right away, and the bereavement process in the first days and weeks and later. A list of national resources and a bibliography are included.

Keywords: Death, Fetal death, Infants, Perinatal bereavement, Spontaneous abortion

Borg S, Lasker J. 1981. When pregnancy fails: Families coping with miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death. Boston, MA: Beacon Press,

   

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