From helpful books and other websites to our own quarterly newsletter, we offer resources (in English and Spanish) that aid parents, families and friends in understanding their loss.
Recent newsletters
- HAND March update: Mothers Day Event, Resources for Support, and much more
- HAND March update: Mothers Day Event, Resources for Support, and much more
- HAND December update: Volunteer Spotlights and much more
- HAND September update: HAND's Annual Service of Remembrance and much more
- HAND June update: HAND Mother's Day event, new HAND Board members, Stillbirth Summit, and much more
- HAND April update: 2021-22 Annual Report now available; a therapist shares her advice for emotional healing; info on biannual training; and much more
- HAND December update: Navigating the holidays, The space to grieve when experiencing pregnancy loss, Volunteers needed, and more
- September update: Annual Service of Remembrance; Finding healing after rape, an abortion and the loss of a very-much-wanted baby; and more
- HAND Newsletter: New Virtual Support Group: Early Pregnancy Loss, Outdoor Ceremony to Honor Loss and More
- HAND Newsletter: Thank You for Your Donations, Men Talking Candidly about Miscarriage and Stillbirth and More
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Books for fathers
A Guide for Fathers: When a Baby Dies & A Father’s Story
by Tim Nelson, A Place To Remember Publishing, revised 2007
Noah’s Rainbow: A Father’s Emotional Journey from the Death of His Son to the Birth of His Daughter by David Fleming, Baywood Publishing, 2006
Swallowed By a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing
by Thomas R. Golden, LCSW, Golden Healing Publishing, 2010
When Men Grieve: Why Men Grieve Differently and How You Can Help
by Elizabeth Levang, Ph.D., Fairview Press, 1998
Books for Grandparents
by Pat Schwiebert, RN, Grief Watch Publishing, 2003
For Bereaved Grandparents
by Margaret H. Gerner, Centering Corporation Publishing, 2004
Books related to miscarriage
Miscarriage After Infertility: A Woman’s Guide to Coping
by Margaret Comerford Freda, RN & Carrie F. Semelsberger, RN, Fairview Press, 2003
Miscarriage: A Shattered Dream
by Sherokee Ilse & Linda Hammer Burns, Wintergreen Press, 2002
Miscarriage: Women Sharing from the Heart
by Marie Allen, Ph. D. & Shelly Marks, M.S., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1993
Too Soon a Memory, A Guide for Parents Suffering a Miscarriage
(Available in Spanish as Una Memoria Demasiado Temprana) by Pat Schweibert, RN, Grief Watch Publishing, 2009
Books for parents whose baby’s life is expected to be brief
Loving and Letting Go: For Parents Who Decide to Turn Away from Aggressive Medical Intervention for Their Critically Ill Newborns by Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D.,
Centering Corporation, Revised 2002
The Gift of Time: Continuing Your Pregnancy When Your Baby’s Life Is Expected to Be Brief by Amy Kuebelbeck & Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D., John Hopkins University Press, 2011
Waiting With Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing A Baby’s Brief Life by Amy Kuebelbeck, Loyola Press, 2008
Additional book resources
Centering Corporation: centeringcorp.com
Grief Watch: griefwatch.com
Center for Loss & Life Transition: centerforloss.com/bookstore
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