Northern Virginia Prenatal and Perinatal Loss Resources

Local

MISS Foundation Support Group Northern Virginia & Washington DC Chapter
MIS/Share (Miscarriage, Infant Death and Stillbirth) support groups. Virginia group -- Saint Luke's United Methodist Church, Falls Church, VA. Maryland group -- Holy Cross Resource Center, Silver Spring, MD. To obtain more information and/or to obtain group facilitator names and contact information, call the 24-hour information line 301-460-6222. Also available at that number -- contact information for the SPAL (Subsequent Pregnancy After a Loss) group and Spanish-speaking support contact information.
The Compassionate Friends - Arlington Chapter
The Compassionate Friends - Fairfax Chapter
The Compassionate Friends - Prince William County Chapter
SIDS Mid Atlantic Resource Guide - includes local grief support groups and counselors
Family Birth Place at Mary Washington Hospital. Contact: Perinatal bereavement coordinator Tammy Ruiz RN, (540) 741-3268. Fredericksburg, Virginia
Perinatal Concerns Program, Inova Fairfax Hospital. Contact: Kelly Vergot RN, (703) 776-6103. Falls Church, Virginia
Tepeyac Family Center Kristin Anderson Perinatal Hospice Program, (703) 273-9440, Fairfax, Virginia

Crossings: Caring for Our Own at Death (Takoma Park, MD)
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (national network of no-cost infant bereavement photographers) - Find a Local Photographer

Birth Plans

Books

Holding On To Hope, Nancy Guthrie
Waiting with Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing a Baby's Life, Amy Kuebelbeck
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby, Deborah L. Davis
Fly Away Home: For Bereaved Parents who Turned Away from Aggressive Medical Intervention for Their Critically Ill Child, Deborah L. Davis
Loving and Letting Go: For Bereaved Parents who Decided to Turn Away from Aggressive Medical Intervention for Their Critically Ill Newborn, Deborah L. Davis
Stillbirth, Yet Still Born, Deborah L. Davis
Losing Malcolm, Carol Henderson
Experiencing Grief, H. Norman Wright
Spirit Babies: How to Communicate with the Child You're Meant to Have, Walter Makichen
When Pregnancy Follows a Loss: Preparing for the Birth of Your New Baby, Joann M. O’Leary, PhD, Clare Thorwick, RN
NOTE: Tammi has a copy of this book in her lending library

For Children

Always My Twin, Valerie R. Samuels
Isabelle’s Dream: A Story and Activity Journal for a Child’s Grief Journey, BB Arenella
Something Happened: A Book for Children and Parents who have Experienced Pregnancy Loss, C. Blanford
Where’s Jess? For Children Who Have a Brother or Sister Die, M. Johnson
Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying, J.C. Mills
We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead, P. Schwiebert

For Fathers

For Grandparents

Position Statements