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When a Baby Dies: The Experience of Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth
and Neonatal Death
Nancy Kohner, Alix Henley
Paperback: 256 pages (11 June, 2001)
Publisher: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd; ISBN:
0415252768
Essential reading for anyone affected by a baby’s death –
whether parents, families or those caring for bereaved people. Using stories
from parents, it offers support and helps in understanding the impact
and feelings which follow a stillbirth or neonatal death
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Miscarriage: Women's Experiences and Needs
Christine Moulder
Paperback: 304 pages (11 June, 2001)
Publisher: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd; ISBN:
0415254892
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Miscarriage: What Every Woman Needs to Know
Lesley Regan
Paperback: 333 pages (1 March, 2001)
Publisher: Orion mass market paperback; ISBN: 0752837575
Information about recurrent miscarriage by a female obstetrician leading
this area of work.
Understanding Pregnancy Loss: Perspectives and Issues in Care
Christine Moulder, MSW CQSW
Paperback: 280 pages (21 January, 1998)
Publisher: Palgrave; ISBN: 0333721454
Parents’ experiences of maternity care when their baby has died
are used in exploring the dilemmas in providing good care, and suggesting
ways in which practice might be improved. An excellent book for health
professionals wishing to improve standards of care; also a good book for
women and their partners/families to help understand pregnancy loss.
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Books Recommended by parents
When Your Baby Dies (The Hope & Healing Series)
Gamino, Cooney, Huntley, Klug
Paperback: 48 pages (April 2002)
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers; ISBN: 0806643552
Part of a series on bereavement from the US
Always Precious in Our Memory: Reflections After Miscarriage,
Stillbirth or Neonatal Death
Kristen Johnson Ingram
Paperback: 96 pages (May 2003)
Publisher: ACTA Publications; ISBN: 0879461594
Scripture based support for parents
Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage,Stillbirth
and Infant Loss
Ann Douglas, John R. Sussman
Paperback: 336 pages (1 October, 2000)
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; ISBN: 0878331824
Advice with a US obstetric perspective
Empty Cradle,a Full Heart: Reflections for Mothers and Fathers
After Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Infant Death
Christine O'Keeffe Lafer
Paperback: 31 pages (1 October, 1998)
Publisher: Loyola University P.; ISBN: 0829411739
Bible verses pertaining to loss
When a Meeting Is Also Farewell: Coping with a Stillbirth or Neonatal
Death
Ingela Radestad
Paperback: 116 pages (17 September, 1999)
Publisher: Books for Midwives; ISBN: 1898507759
Written by a midwife whose first baby was stillborn. Aimed at maternity
care professionals. Includes midwives experiences.
At a Loss: Bereavement Care When a Baby Dies
Alison Stewart BSc RGN MSc RM RHV, Ann Dent
Paperback: 272 pages (24 October, 1994)
Publisher: Bailliere Tindall; ISBN: 0702016829
Helpful for health care professionals
Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Survival for You and
Your Family
Ingrid Kohn, Perry-Lynn Moffitt, Isabelle Wilkins
Paperback: 320 pages (10 February, 2000)
Publisher: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd; ISBN:
0415924812
Recently republished.
Love, Labour and Loss: Stillbirth and Neonatal Death
Jo Benson, Dawn Robinson Walsh
Paperback: 152 pages (July 1996)
Publisher: Scarlet Press; ISBN: 1857270630
Brief Lives: Parents' Writings
Alison Wood (Editor)
Paperback: 60 pages (1998)
Publisher: National Childbirth Trust; ISBN: 1870129911
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby
Deborah L. Davis
Paperback: 279 pages (May 1996)
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing; ISBN: 1555913024
Often recommended by parents
Family
Susan Hill
Hardcover: 304 pages (23 February, 1989)
Publisher: Michael Joseph; ISBN: 071813169X
Personal story about the birth of the author’s daughter at 24 weeks
and time in SCBU in Oxford until her death.
Help, Comfort and Hope After Losing Your Baby in Pregnancy or
the First Year
Hannah Lothrop
Paperback: 296 pages (4 February, 1999)
Publisher: Element Books Ltd; ISBN: 1862043795
US
Losing a Child (Lion Pocketbooks)
Elaine Storkey
Paperback: 48 pages (20 August, 1999)
Publisher: Lion Publishing; ISBN: 0745941303
Short book offering spiritual encouragement
The Lone Twin: Understanding Twin Bereavement and Loss
Joan Woodward
Paperback: 300 pages (October 1997)
Publisher: Free Association Books; ISBN: 1853433748
Parenthood Lost: Healing the Pain After Miscarriage, Stillbirth
and Infant Death
Michael R. Berman (Editor)
Hardcover: 224 pages (December 2000)
Publisher: Greenwood Press; ISBN: 0897896149
If it happens to you: miscarriage and stillbirth - a human insight
Karina Colgan
Publisher: Farmar; ISBN: 0950929565
For helping children
Helping Children Cope with Grief: Facing a Death in the Family
(Overcoming Common Problems)
Rosemary Wells
Paperback: 110 pages (26 May, 1988)
Publisher: Sheldon Press; ISBN: 085969559X
General book about bereavement as it affects children – not specific
to baby loss
All Shining in the Spring: The Story of a Baby Who Died
Siobhan Parkinson, Donald Teskey (Illustrator)
Paperback: 96 pages (1995)
Publisher: The O'Brien Press; ISBN: 0862783879
Written by the author to help her own son cope with the death of their
new baby at birth,
For clergy
MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH & NEONATAL DEATH
Neville Smith
Publisher:Church House Publishing; ISBN 999900096
Guidelines in Pastoral Care for clergy and Hospital Chaplains. Second
edition published in 1993 was revised by the Revd.Neville Smith for the
Churches Committee for Hospital Chaplaincy
NOT OUT OF MIND
Althea Hayton
April 1998.
Publisher: Wren Publications; ISBN 0-85305-441-X.
A comprehensive guide for anyone who wishes to provide services of prayer
and memorial for families bereaved by miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal
death. Also useful for infertile couples. Twenty one individual model
liturgies for every situation.
Published poems
Elizabeth Jennings: FOR A CHILD BORN DEAD.
Seamus Heaney: ELEGY FOR A STILL-BORN CHILD
Ben Jonson: ON HIS FIRST SON
Andrew Motion: AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
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