Support & Resources
Finding support after the loss of a baby can feel overwhelming. Whether your loss was recent or many years ago, I hope this page helps you find resources, community, and organizations that remind you you're not alone.
Below is a collection of organizations that support families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, neonatal loss, or a life-limiting diagnosis. While every grief journey is different, my hope is that one or more of these resources helps bring comfort, connection, and hope during this difficult season.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
Forever Footprints | Tustin, CA
Forever Footprints provides compassionate support to families who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss through remembrance events, peer support, hospital outreach, education, and advocacy. What began as a small remembrance walk has grown into a nonprofit serving families throughout Southern California and beyond.
Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support | St. Charles, MO
For more than 45 years, Share has provided support, education, remembrance events, and online communities for families grieving the death of a baby during pregnancy or infancy. They also offer valuable resources for healthcare professionals caring for bereaved families.
Star Legacy Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN
Star Legacy Foundation is dedicated to reducing pregnancy loss and improving care for grieving families through research, education, peer support, and advocacy. They offer online support groups and resources for parents navigating life after loss.
Return to Zero: H.O.P.E. | California
Return to Zero: H.O.P.E. supports families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, or termination for medical reasons (TFMR). They provide educational resources, support programs, and professional training to improve bereavement care.
No Foot Too Small | Iowa
Inspired by the loss of their son Beau, No Foot Too Small exists to honor babies who left too soon while supporting families through remembrance events, advocacy, education, and community. Since its founding, the organization has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into programs that serve bereaved families.
Pregnancy After Loss
Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS)
Pregnancy After Loss Support provides education, online support groups, articles, and community for families navigating pregnancy after miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. Their resources acknowledge the unique emotions that often accompany pregnancy after loss.
Life-Limiting Diagnoses
Abel Speaks | Dallas, TX
Abel Speaks walks alongside families who choose to carry a baby with a life-limiting diagnosis. Their services include peer mentorship, maternity and birth photography, medical connections, retreats, keepsakes, and celebration of life support, all provided free of charge.
Community & Grief Support
Gathering Hope | Aledo, TX
Gathering Hope connects mothers and families through retreats, online communities, and support groups designed to encourage healing after pregnancy and infant loss.
The Morning
The Morning is an online community offering hope to women after miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. Through podcasts, articles, downloadable resources, monthly gatherings, and private community groups, they remind grieving mothers that they are not alone.
Full Circle Grief Center | Patterson, VA
Full Circle provides grief counseling, support groups, remembrance programs, and educational resources for grieving children, adults, families, and communities.
The Compassionate Friends | Nationwide
The Compassionate Friends offers peer support to families grieving the death of a child at any age. Through local chapters, virtual meetings, and remembrance events, they help families find connection with others who understand their loss.
Bereavement Photography
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep | Nationwide
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep provides free remembrance photography to families experiencing the loss of a baby. Their volunteer photographers help create lasting photographs during an incredibly difficult time.
On Angels' Wings | Missouri
On Angels' Wings provides free professional photography for families whose children have life-limiting diagnoses, extended NICU stays, serious medical conditions, or who experience stillbirth or infant loss. Their photographers help preserve precious memories that families will treasure forever.
Support for Fathers
Sad Dads Club
Sad Dads Club exists to support fathers navigating grief after the loss of a baby or child. Through community, honest conversations, and shared experiences, they remind dads they don't have to carry their grief alone.
Memorial Keepsakes
Molly Bears | California
Molly Bears creates custom weighted teddy bears that match the birth weight of babies lost during pregnancy or infancy. These handcrafted bears provide a tangible reminder of a deeply loved child and have brought comfort to thousands of families.
Additional Resources
If you're looking for books, podcasts, or other grief resources, these organizations offer excellent recommendations and educational materials for families at every stage of their grief journey.
Know a Resource?
If you know of an organization that supports families experiencing pregnancy or infant loss and would like it to be considered for this page, I'd love to hear from you.
Please email hello@sageandsara.com.
