Assigning blame is a common and normal response in situations that feel out of your control. Here, we explore strategies for supportive communication during this unimaginable time.
Communicating with Parents: Avoiding Blame and Judgements
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The Power of Language
As the experts and care providers, parents look to you for knowledge, medical care, and support. The language you use to communicate the diagnosis shapes how heard, supported, and validated a parent feels.
Communicating as a Couple: Advice for Men
What you and your significant other are experiencing is not an easy process, so it makes sense that you might experience some breakdowns in communication and, as a result, some conflicts.
The Choice to Carry To Term: Embracing and Celebrating Your Baby
There is no doubt that what is being asked of you is heavy, complex, and difficult. This process is hard, but it is also rewarding.
Navigating the Holiday Season
As the grieving parents, only you will know what you need most during this season.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
This day is about pausing to hold space for the babies whose lives ended too soon. It is about entering in and remembering the parents, their love for their child, and their desire to honor that baby.
Four Years After My Losses: A Personal Message from Sarah Garvey
The deaths of babies are never natural, and their lives have value because they existed. They are worthy of a lifetime of love- in all the many forms that may take.
How To Navigate a Prenatal Diagnosis in a Work Environment
Not only is sharing the news a chance for your coworkers to walk alongside you and offer support, it is also a form of self-care and advocacy.
How to Tell Family and Friends About a Prenatal Diagnosis
First and foremost, you are in control of this part of the carrying to term process. How and when you tell your family and friends about the diagnosis and prognosis for your baby is entirely up to you and your significant other.
Prenatal Counseling: Supporting Parents Following a Prenatal Diagnosis
The primary purpose of prenatal counseling is to educate and equip parents to make informed decisions in the months ahead.
Grandparents Day: Acknowledging Grieving Grandparents
Not only are grandparents navigating their own grief, they also help carry the weight of their child’s grief while supporting the needs of the family their child has created.
Perinatal Mental Health and the Carrying To Term Process
Since perinatal loss has negative impacts on parents, both psychologically and socially, it is imperative that medical professionals intervene as early in the carrying to term process as possible.