This is a self-guided digital study resource for professionals, families, and communities. If you’re someone who wants to deepen your understanding of grief, and strengthen the ways you show up for women and families experiencing pregnancy loss, then this is for you.
These types of loss include, but are not limited to: miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, abortion, termination for medical reasons, infertility, and stillbirth.
Discover more about the guide in the description below.
Supporting Families Through Pregnancy Loss: A self-study resource for professionals, families and communities.
A self-guided digital resource and reference designed to deepen understanding of grief and mourning, and strengthen the ways we support women and families experiencing pregnancy loss. Created for professionals, as well as partners, grandparents, friends, and community members seeking compassionate ways to show up after a loss.
This learning guide addresses miscarriage, early pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, neonatal death, abortion, termination for medical reasons, and infertility.
It provides evidence-informed resources like books, articles and trainings, as well as links to podcast episodes & videos. In addition there are practical tools and structured exercises like frameworks for ritual and ceremony, nervous system regulation, and personal reflections.
Curated by Samantha Leggett, MPH. RN., this self-paced study resource blends grief theory with practical tools, nervous system regulation practices, and gentle reflection prompts.
If you’re looking for something more supported and in-person, consider the Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss Workshop series.
A 41 page self-guided learning resource that will help you to build confidence and capacity in offering compassionate, relational care across all forms of pregnancy loss and baby loss.
Topics include:
Grief literacy
Understanding what grief is, how it shows up, and how to meet loss with more compassion, presence and confidence.
Companioning
Relational, non-fixing support for those grieving including partners, siblings and grandparents.
Best care practices
Practical ways to support someone through pregnancy loss, early loss, stillbirth, miscarriage or abortion with sensitivity and clarity.
Ritual and ceremony
Honouring loss in ways that are meaningful for individuals, couples and families
Nervous system regulation
Practical grounding tools for supporters and professionals navigating emotionally charged moments. Also a useful tool for the bereaved.
Reflection and journaling prompts
A self-paced space for exploring your experiences, thoughts, emotions and practice.
Professional development resources
Includes additional training, courses and recommendations for pregnancy loss support, miscarriage support, stillbirth and bereavement support, abortion support, trauma-informed care and perinatal grief support.
LGBTQ+ resources
Resources to deepen understanding and strengthen compassion for LGBTQ+ friends and allies
Cultural awareness
Understanding grief in a cultural context
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This self-guided eBook includes a chapter on the ‘Four Phases of Bereavement and Baby Loss’ curated by Michelle Smith, birth and death doula, childbirth educator, celebrant, and host of the Birth Ease Podcast.
You’ll also find curated lists of books, articles, websites, podcasts, training, and Instagram accounts relevant to the different topics surrounding pregnancy loss support.
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