Resource Guide
Here you will find an ever-growing list of resources for all births, in any trimester, with any outcome.
​
Jump to: labor and birth | loss | lactation | mental health | book list
​
If you know of a resource that you think should be on this list, contact me! This list is crowdsourced and always being added to.
​
Labor and Birth Resources
Childbirth Education
Amma (including online classes)
Contact me directly if you would like my personalized recommendations on which childbirth education course and instructor would be best for you!
​
Medical pain management guide (created for Regions Hospital, but applicable for all)
Loss Resources
Websites and Downloadable Guides
The Lewis Note//BFF Guide to Miscarriage
Perinatal Hospice & Palliative Care
Fairview MN Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Guide
Children's Hospital (MN) bereavement resources | Multicultural support services
​
Memory-Making
Lincoln Beanie crochet hat pattern (all sizes, even the teeniest babies)
Memory bear pattern (works well with a hospital blanket or other item that baby touched/wore)
The Olive Tree's Pinterest page
​
Support Groups
Allina Health (MN) Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group
Children's Hospital (MN) Child Loss Support Group
​
Farewells
Kozlak Radulovich Funeral Homes (MN)
Children's Memorial and Healing Garden
Halos of the St. Croix Valley (MN)
MN Threshold Network//Family Directed Aftercare, Green Burials
Lactation Resources
HealthPartners Breastfeeding Center
Human Milk Banking Association of North America (milk donation)
Human Milk 4 Human Babies (milk donation)
InfantRisk (information on breastfeeding and medical conditions/medications)
Mental Health Resources
Crisis Support
Crisis Text Line: text START to 741741
First Candle: 1-203-966-1300
COPE Line: (516) 364-COPE (2673)
​
Postpartum Support International
Park Nicollet Postpartum Mood Disorder Resource Guide
Book List
About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope by Jessica Berger Gross
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore
Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope by Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay by Megan Devine
Barren Among the Fruitful: Navigating Infertility with Hope, Wisdom, and Patience by Amanda Haley
Ghostbelly by Elizabeth D. Heineman
Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion, and Other Pregnancy Loss by Kim Kluger-Bell
A Gift of Time by Amy Kuebelbeck
Waiting with Gabriel by Amy Kuebelbeck
You Are Not Alone: Love Letters From Loss Mom to Loss Mom by Emily Long
After Finley by Mel Scott
Naming the Child by Jenny Schroedel
I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy by Angie Smith
Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy by Pam Vredevelt
In a Heartbeat: a Journey of Hope and Healing for Those Who Have Lost a Baby by Dawn Waltman
Grieving the Child I Never Knew by Kathe Homan Wunnenberg