Media Resources
Stories for all stages
This page from ARC has personal stories for the following topics:
Continuing pregnancy after diagnosis of foetal anomaly
Ending pregnancy after diagnosis of foetal anomaly
Ending pregnancy for maternal health reasons
Medical testing in pregnancy
Stillstandingmag.com
Online stories from writers dealing with the loss of a child and the aftermath of loss. Also covers topics like relationships after loss and infertility
Activities
Some parents find these activities helpful:
Yoga
Acupuncture
Exercise
Meditation
Grief yoga (online sessions available)
Podcasts
Shapes of Grief - conversations with people who have experienced loss and navigating grief
Grief encounters - Irish podcast covering loss in general, not just baby loss, but has episodes on trauma
Dad still standing - 2 dads talk about their experiences with different types of baby loss and the ways men grieve. Specially for dads (but approved by mams too)
Time to talk TFMR - talks with parents and healthcare professionals. Covers Includes TFMR for maternal health reasons and multiple TFMRs
Books for children
The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson
Waiting for Wolf by Sandra Dieckman
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia
Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine: Your Activity Book to Help When Someone Has Died by Diana Crossley andKate Sheppard
The Memory Tree by Britta Treckentrup
I Miss You: a First Look at Death by Pat Thomas and Lesley Harker
Books for adults
Meeting Grief with Mindfulness and Compassion by Nollaig McSweeney
A compassionate view of dealing with grief after losing a child.
Saying Goodbye by Zoe Clark-Coates
A 90-day action plan on how to get through the days following the loss of a pregnancy or child.
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Deborah Davis
Surviving the death of your baby.
Ask Me His Name by Elle Wright
Learning to live and laugh again after the death of her baby.
When Things Fall Apart Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron.
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk.
Staring at the Sun by Irvin D.Yalom.
The Healing Choice by Candace De Puy PH.D. ,& Dana Dovitz PH.D.
Choice Processing and Resolution by Trudy M. Johnston.
It’s OK That You Are Not OK, Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand by Megan Devine
Holding Hope with Empty Arms ed. by Sheryl Roy, Emily Mullins & Miriam Rendell (4Louis charity)