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Below is a list of books available on
StillBirth and Neonatal death. In our experience, we have
found books to be one of the best sources of information and
support available, as they tend to provide you with similar
experiences and are generally very factual.
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When a Baby
Dies
Purchase from Amazon
Nancy Kohner and Alix Henley /
Routledge
ISBN 0415252768
£
12.50
Extract: This sensitive,
informative book offers a lifeline to bereaved
parents and their families. Produced in
co-operation with SANDS.
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Love, Labour
and Loss: Stillbirth and Neonatal Death
Purchase from Amazon
Jo Benson, Dawn Robinson Walsh / Scarlet Press
ISBN 1857270630
£ 8.99
Extract: This book clearly expresses many of the
feelings bereaved parents have had or will have
in the future. For newly bereaved parents it
will offer some comfort that they are not alone
in their feelings. |
When a Meeting Is
Also Farewell: Coping with a Stillbirth or
Neonatal Death
Purchase from Amazon
Ingela Radestad / Books for
Midwives
ISBN 1898507759
£ 21.00
Extract: Ingela Radestad's first child, Ellen,
died shortly before birth. As a midwife and now
the mother of three children, Ingela recognised
that there was a need for a sensitive but
realistic book to help parents and those around
them cope with the death of a very small child. |
When your Baby
Dies
Purchase from Amazon
Louis A Gamino and Ann Taylor
Cooney / Augsburg
ISBN 0806643552
£ 4.99
Extract: A comforting and practical book for
parents grieving the death of an infant through
miscarriage or stillbirth. |
An Empty Cradle,
A Full Heart
Purchase from Amazon
Christine O’Keeffe / Loyola Press
ISBN 0829411739
£ 8.99
Extract: This collection of more than a
hundred short meditations beautifully
interweaves these overwhelming and very real
feelings of bereaved parents with scripture
passages that provide comfort, direction, and a
sense of hope. |
Empty Cradle,
Broken Heart
Purchase from Amazon
Deborah Davis / Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN 1555913024
£10.99
Extract: The heartache of miscarriage,
stillbirth, or infant death affects families
everywhere. The impact is great; the aftermath
difficult. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart offers
reassurance to parents who struggle with anger,
guilt, and despair. |
Trying Again: A
Guide to Pregnancy After a Miscarriage,
Stillbirth and Infant Loss
Purchase from Amazon
Ann Douglas / Taylor Trade
Publishing
ISBN 0878331824
£9.99
Extract: Trying Again extends a helping hand
to women coping with their loss and at the same
time contemplating future pregnancies. This
one-of-a-kind guide also offers insight into
"high-risk" pregnancies, understanding each
trimester's common concerns, anticipating labour,
dealing with a subsequent loss, deciding whether
to try again, and honouring the baby you lost
while loving the baby in your arms. |
Pregnancy After a
Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy After a Miscarriage,
Stillbirth or Infant Death
Purchase from Amazon
Carol Cirulli Lanham / G P Putnam's
Sons
ISBN 0425170470
£ 14.95
Extract: A guide to getting pregnant after a
miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death, it
also explores the practical and emotional issues
surrounding the loss of a baby. |
A Piece of My
Heart: Living Through the Grief of Miscarriage,
Stillbirth or Infant Death
Purchase from Amazon
Molly Fumia / Conari Press
ISBN 1573245100
£ 13.05
Extract: This text is a book about the
necessity of grieving the loss of tiny, unlived
lives. Readers will be affirmed in the sacred
right of all parents to mourn the loss of their
children, however short their lives, and will be
shown the path towards eventual healing. |
Empty Arms: Hope
and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a
Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy
Purchase from Amazon
Arnold Petersen / Multnomah
Publishers
ISBN 1576738515
£ 7.99
Extract: With the warmth and compassion of a
licensed counselor and a Christian woman who has
suffered miscarriage herself, Pam Vredevelt
offers sound answers, advice, and reassurance to
the woman fighting to maintain faith in this
heartbreaking situation. |
Forever Silent,
Forever Changed: The Loss of a Baby in
Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Early Infancy
Purchase from Amazon
Kellie Davis / Booklocker.com
ISBN 1931391572
£ 11.95
Extract: Forever Silent, Forever Changed was
written for Kellie's son, Kyle, who was
stillborn, and for families and friends of those
who have experienced losses similar to hers. In
this book, you will find Kellie's journey
through loss, grief and acceptance. A must read
for parents, family, friends and health care
providers. |
Tears of Sorrow,
Seeds of Hope: A Jewish Spiritual Companion for
Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
Purchase from Amazon
Nina Beth Cardin / Jewish Lights
Pub
ISBN 1580230172
£ 17.99
Extract: A spiritual companion that enables
the reader to mourn within the words and ways of
Judaism. |
We Were Gonna
Have a Baby But,: We had an angel instead
Purchase from Amazon
Pat Schwiebert / Grief Watch
ISBN 0972424113
£ 4.50
Extract: A book to help young children
understand the loss of a baby. |
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Dear Cheyenne
Purchase from Miss
Foundation (US)
Special Note:
This book is difficult to find in the UK but is
provided with the support packs
Joanne Cacciatore / MISS foundation
ISBN 0966301501
$ 11.95 US dollars
Extract: A journey into grief, A collection of
Angels and Miracles, A Celebration of
Motherhood, A book for bereaved Parents and for
those who love them. |
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Always
Precious in Our Memory: Reflections After
Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Neonatal DeathPurchase
from cokesbury (US)
Special Note:
This book is difficult to find in the UK
Kristen Johnson Ingram / ACTA Publications
ISBN 0879461594
$ 8.95 US Dollars
Extract: Every thing on earth has a precious
history, even a baby that never breathed or
cried or laughed. God has written that child’s
story in the book of life. |
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In a Heartbeat: A
Journey of Hope and Healing for Those Who Have
Lost a Baby
Purchase through Amazon (US)
Special Note: This book is difficult to find in
the US and UK
Dawn Siegrist Waltman / Faithful
Woman
ISBN 0781449111
$ 13.99 US Dollars
Extract: If you have suffered the tragic loss
of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or
early infant death, this book was written
especially for you. It says what only someone
who has been there can say. |
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Losing Malcolm: A
Mother’s Journey through Grief
Purchase from Amazon (US)
Special Note: This book is difficult to find in
the UK
Carol Henderson / University Press
of Mississippi
ISBN 1578063396
$ 30.99 US Dollars
Extract: Losing Malcolm: A Mother's Journey
Through Grief is the compelling and candid story
of Carol Henderson's traumatic experiences
arising from the death of her infant son.
Writing with a sometimes painfully honest
insight, Henderson chronicles the events that
ran her through a gamut of emotions including
bewilderment and fear to a bone deep grief to a
transforming recovery. Losing Malcom is
especially recommended reading for anyone who
has ever suffered the devastating loss of a
loved one, as well as those that care about them
and seek to substantively assist them in dealing
with their suffering. |
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Mothers Bereaved
by Stillbirth, Neonatal Death or Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome
Special Note: This book is difficult to find new
M.Frances Boyle / Books for
Midwives
ISBN 1859721494
£ 38.50
Extract: This book aims to break the isolation
of bereavement by using personal interviews,
letters and poems to explore the different ways
in which parents experience and express their
grief. |
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Help, Comfort and
Hope after losing your Baby in Pregnancy or the
First year
Special Note: This book is difficult to find new
Hannah Lothrop / Fisher Books
ISBN 1555611206
$ 15.00 US Dollars
Extract: Aimed at all those who have lost a
child through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal
death, sudden infant death or termination of
pregnancy, this text gives voice to an all-too
common grief that often remains unspoken and
offers help to those who need it but who
frequently don't know where to turn. |
Stillborn: The
Invisible Death
Special Note: This book is difficult to find new
John Defrain / Lexington Books
ISBN 0669113549
£ 7.95
Extract: Drawing on the moving and eloquent
testimony of 350 parents of stillborn babies, it
explores such topics as blame, shock, and guilt;
seeing, holding, and remembering the baby; the
autopsy and funeral. |
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