SANDS A support group for parents who experience miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death.
A Heartbreaking Choice A support group for people who have chosen to terminate pregnancies due to severe fetal health problems. A nonjudgmental place to find support.
A Place To Remember Support materials for those who have been touched by a crisis in pregnancy such as bed rest, premature birth or NICU infants, or the death of a baby--miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, or SIDS
Baby Bunny This memorial site is for all who have lost a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic, SIDS, and other infant loss.
Bereaved Moms Share Christian support group for mothers who have lost babies to miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death (before 1 month of age).
Birth Injury What is a birth injury? Occasionally during the birth process, the baby may suffer a physical injury that is simply the result of being born. It is estimated that between two and seven babies out of 1,000 will become injured during the birth process. This is sometimes called birth trauma or birth injury.
Breech Birth An overview of the complications associated with a breech position baby.
Breech Delivery The diagnosis of breech is the third most common reason for cesarean section in our country. Any strategy to bring down overall cesarean section must deal with this issue. Somewhere between 2 and 4% of all babies are born in the breech position (butt first). At the present time virtually 100% of these babies are delivered by cesarean section in the outdated belief that it is the safest way for the baby; none will say cesarean is the safest way for the mother.
CaesareanBirth.com This website was created as a helpful resource, and a support center for those needing information and support on all aspects of Caesarean Sections
Complications Information about pregnancy complications.
Endocrinology and Premature Birth Despite the widespread use of drugs to stop premature labor, the rate of premature birth has stayed stable for decades. However, infant mortality has declined for two reasons: the development of improved methods to identify fetuses at high risk of intrauterine death and the success of neonatologists, pediatricians who specialize in treating newborn infants, and saving the lives of premature babies.
For Those Who Have Had Miscarriages A primary guide for parents who have recently experienced the death of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or other perinatal loss.
Grieving and Healing Grief is internal bereavement, while mourning is the external, or "public" grief. (miscarriage)
Group B Strep FAQ PREVENTION OF PERINATAL GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL DISEASE A typical parent has never heard of group B streptococcal (GBS) disease until a few hours after birth when faced with a critically ill newborn. Information and links included.
Immunology May Be Key To Pregnancy Loss New research, however, indicates that as many as 80 percent of "unexplained" losses may the attributable to immunological factors-and some new therapies are enabling up to 80 percent of those affected to carry a baby to term.
Information for Problem Pregnancies Covers information about problem pregnancies including miscarriage, Cesarian, Molar, premature and more.
Labor and Delivery Complications Although serious complications are rare during labor, some problems can develop during this time. Some of the more common complications include...
M.E.N.D M.E.N.D. is a Christian not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to reach out to those who have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death and offer a way to share experiences and information through support groups, the bi-monthly newsletter, and our Internet web site.
Men Facing Infertility or Loss In any fertility challenge, be it infertility or the death or your baby, the husband is often the overlooked person in the marriage.
Nurturing Network The Nurturing Network is an international charitable organization founded by Mary Cunningham Agee in 1985 following the loss of her first child in a mid-trimester miscarriage. Setting politics and rhetoric aside, volunteer members provide practical, life-saving services to women facing the crisis of an unplanned pregnancy.
Pregnancy Loss Dealing with miscarriage and pregnancy loss.
Premature Infant I have co-authored a book called YOUR PREMATURE BABY AND CHILD (Berkley, 1999) which is a comprehensive handbook for preemie parents that gives critical information needed throughout the first five years of a preemie's life. This website compliments our book by bringing even more knowledge and emotional support to parents of premature infants and the professionals who care for them.
Prenatal Breech Issues Information on every aspect of turning a breech, the safety issues surrounding the mode of delivery and more.
Recurrent miscarriage Recurrent miscarriage is diagnosed when a woman miscarries consecutively 3 times, before 20 weeks gestation. It is true that some women miscarry more often than chance alone would expect. When considering how common recurrent miscarriage actually is, we need to consider some numbers.
Sidelines Sidelines is a network of support groups across the country for women and their families experiencing complicated pregnancies. A pregnancy is termed "high risk" or "complicated" when the life or health of the mother or baby may be at risk.
The Bonnie Babes Foundation The Bonnie Babes Foundation is a non-profit organisation that has been caring for families who have lost babies from miscarriage, stillbirth and prematurity since it was formed in 1994. The Foundation was established by Allan and Rachel Stanfield-Porter after the loss of their first two babies. The organisation is run by volunteers and is the only one of its type in Australia.
The Hygeia Foundation Inc.® A non-profit, tax-exempt organization whose mission is to comfort those who grieve the loss of a pregnancy or newborn child, and to alleviate the angst which accompanies the parenting and caring for critically ill neonates.
