Check Out The Best Resources For Pregnancy or Infant Loss

Online Planning and Information

Stillbirthday
String of Pearls
Perinatal Hospice and Palliative Care
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep: Free photography
Miscarriage Support
Manage Memories Notifications on Facebook

Pathology and Organ/Tissue Donation

Granite State Pathology Assistance LLC – Providing independent autopsy throughout NH, ME & MA.
IIAM Neonatal Donation
Purposeful Gift
The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations

Local Funeral Homes

Cremation Society of NH: Free cremation services for pregnacy or infant loss in NH.
Purdy Funeral Services – Dover & Lee, NH
Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home– Newmarket, NH
Remick & Gendron Funeral Home – Hampton, NH
Stockbridge Funeral Home– Exeter, NH
National Funeral Home Directory : Funeralhomes.com

Financial Support Resources

Memorial costs assistance

TEARS Foundation – assistance for all gestation losses NH TEARS Facebook page
Angel Names Association for stillbirths, at least 20 weeks gestation
The Luca John Foundation. financial assistance for funeral expenses for children who have passed away 12 months or younger or are stillborn, regardless of cause,
Audrey & McKenna Foundation no-cost cremation boxes for families who have lost a child
Angel Ivy burial/cremation grant funding

Assistance with medical costs associated with pregnancy loss

Hayden’s Helping Hands. for stillbirths, at least 20 weeks gestation
The Fletcher Foundation. for medical bills associated with miscarriage or stillbirth

Documentation and Legalities

Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth (CBRS) Many states offer this vital record option; a state-by-state listing with links for filing.
State tax deductions for stillbirth
Federal Tax Deductions after live birth only.

Memorial Planning Resources

NH Celebrants Listing
National Home Funeral Alliance

Local Counseling Services

(specializing in grief and perinatal loss)

Marisa McCutchen, LCHMC – Postpartum Counseling, NH.
Susie Curtis, MA, LCMHC – More Than Words Counseling Services Epping, NH
Sandy Tufts, LICSW, PMH-C – Sandy Tufts Counselor Dover, NH
Dana Gioia, MS, LMFT– Self-pay Telehealth EMDR. Durham, NH
Beth Brown, LCSW and RPYT – Stillwater Maternal Wellness. Beth offers perinatal mental health counseling in Amesbury, MA, specializing in issues such as postpartum depression, infertility, loss, and trauma.
Amy Chouinard, MA, LCMHC – Perinatal & Women’s Mental Health Counseling Windham, NH
Cammy Adler-Roth LICSW, CCLS – Adler-Roth Counseling N Andover MA
Debra Rascona, MSW, LICSW – Present Moment Therapy. Newburyport, MA
Eli Adler-Roth, LICSW –Adler-Roth Counseling. N. Andover, MA
Find a Therapist – Psychology Today Listings by state and topic

Local Loss Support Groups and Websites

Blossombirthloss: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support: Private Facebook group for local information and support.
Seacoast Fertility Support: Private Facebook group for local information and support for TTC.
Seacoast Pregnancy After Loss Support: Private Facebook group for local information and support for coping during pregnancy after loss.
The Compassionate Friends: Chapters in Manchester, Peterborough, and Madison, NH
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital In-person Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group (Currently Meeting in Amy’s home – Contact Amy for meeting info.) Time: 6-7:30 pm. Date: 1st Thursday of every month – except October when we meet on Oct 15 for Perinatal Loss Awareness Day. This is a peer support group with a monthly discussion topic or activity for bereaved families. Childcare is not available currently.
Elliot Hospital Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group. TEARS. Elliot HospitalConference Room B, 1 Elliot Way, Manchester NH 03103. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., excluding September and December. There is no registration or fee for this group. Please contact our Perinatal Loss Coordinator, at 603-663-3396 or email newhampshirechapter@thetearsfoundation.org for additional information. NH TEARS Facebook page

National and International Loss Support Groups and Websites

A Bed for my Heart
Empty Arms Bereavement : North Hampton, MA. Perinatal loss support
Glow in the Woods
Grieving Dads
Grieve Out Loud – Has a great pen pal program that connects grieving parents.
HAND – Helping After Neonatal Death
MEND : Mommies Enduring Neonatal Loss
Miscarriage Support NZ
Miscarriage Matters
MISS Foundation
Mommy Interrupted:
Refuge In Grief : Emotionally Intelligent Grief Support
SAILS:Stillbirth and Infant Loss Support
Saying Goodbye : UK remembrance services
SHARE- Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
Star Legacy Foundation : Stillbirth Research and Education and Virtual Support Groups
Still Mothers– Living childless after loss
Still Standing Magazine
All There Is. Anderson Cooper’s grief podcast.

Spiritual Support

Joshua Goulet, MDiv, MA. Chaplain, Care Coordination Wentworth-Douglass Hospital 603-740-2824 ext. 2
A Drop of Om Damla Aktekin is an Inner Child Energetic Wound Healer, Crystal Healing Teacher, Soul Healing Writer, Intuitive Reader, Astrologer, and Podcaster

Remembrance Options

NH TEARS Monument. Have your baby’s name added to the Angel of Hope monument.
Etsy offers a lovely selection of memorial jewelry as well as cremation jewelry that can hold a tiny amount of baby’s ashes.
Seashore of Remembrance : Sand Memorials
Jeremiah’s Landing: Perinatal Loss memorial artwork by Selah Elliott. Commission, free digital and prints
Baby Angel Pics : Photo retouching to remove medical equipment.
Memories and Milestones: Personalized blocks
Held your Whole Life: Personalized Loss Jewelry
Indigo Willow : Breast milk jewelry and keepsakes
Molly Bears : Teddy Bears weighted to the weight of your baby
Pencil Portraits By Dana
Mama Milk Fairy: Beautiful remembrance jewelry made from ashes, hair, and or breast milk.
Legacy Touch: This company works closely with the funeral home to preserve your loved ones in special ways. Whether it be through cremation lockets or fingerprint jewelry, the products they produce are absolutely beautiful and will be treasured for years to come.
Forever Prints: High quality custom made unique piece of art made from hand and foot prints!
Retroviewer: Turn special photos into a disc that can be viewed in a “viewmaster” type viewer. This can be a great way for siblings to have access to photos on their own.
Sacred Legacy Arts: Breast Milk Jewelry and DNA Keepsake Artistry.
Moonglow: Custom moon phase jewelry
Free Keepsake Boxes from SAILS: Wooden boxes engraved with a quote and thoughtfully curated with various items, including a journal, pen, candle, teddy bear, bookmark, tea cup, and tea bags.