eBook: Pregnancy Loss Support

Description

Supporting Families Through Pregnancy Loss: A Digital Resource for Professionals, Families and Communities

A self guided digital resource designed to deepen understanding of grief and strengthen the ways we support women and families experiencing any kind of pregnancy loss. Created for health professionals, as well as partners, grandparents, and community members seeking compassionate ways to show up after a loss.

Consider it a digital reference guide for professionals, families and communities seeking clear information on pregnancy loss and related grief. It addresses miscarriage, early pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, neonatal death, abortion, termination for medical reasons and infertility. This is for anyone wanting to learn more about pregnancy loss support, miscarriage and stillbirth support, pregnancy loss support for dads, partners and siblings. A starter resource on how to support a friend or family member through baby loss.

It provides evidence informed guidance, practical tools and structured exercises to strengthen grief literacy, support skills and best practice care. Content includes frameworks for ritual, nervous system regulation and reflection.

Curated by Samantha Leggett, MPH. RN., this resource blends grief theory with practical tools, embodied practices and gentle reflection prompts.

If you’re looking for something more hands on, consider the Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss Workshop.

What’s Inside the eBook

A 41-page guide that helps you 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
How to support someone through pregnancy loss, early loss, stillbirth or abortion with sensitivity and clarity.

• Ritual & ceremony
Honoring loss in ways that are meaningful for individuals, couples and families.

• Nervous system regulation
Practical grounding tools for supporters and professionals navigating emotionally intense moments.

• Reflection & journaling prompts
A self paced space for exploring your emotional landscape and deepening your understanding of grief.

• Professional development resources
Includes additional training, courses, recommendations for pregnancy loss support, miscarriage support, stillbirth bereavement, abortion support, trauma-informed care and perinatal grief.

Who This Resource Is For

This guide supports:

• Birth workers, doulas, midwives, nurses, OB providers
• Mental health professionals and counselors
• Yoga teachers, massage therapists, bodyworkers, wellness practitioners
• Educators, GP receptionists, community leaders
• Partners, dads, grandparents, family members and friends
• Anyone seeking self guided pregnancy loss support

Types of Loss Addressed

This resource covers:

• Miscarriage
• Early pregnancy loss
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Abortion (all forms)
• Termination for medical reasons
• Stillbirth and neonatal death
• Infertility and recurrent loss
• Baby loss support for dads, partners, grandparents, families and communities

Additional Contributions

The 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.