Resources
Bereavement Support
LGBTQ+: The Legacy of Leo
Miscarriage Memorial at Monmouth Worship Center in Marlboro, NJ (Opportunity to purchase a memorial paver is at the end of the news article)
Tree of Life Chapel: Memorial Garden for Pregnancy & Infant Loss in Princeton, NJ
Krista Gervon Doula Care - Supports birth, postpartum, pregnancy loss, and infertility
Pregnancy After Loss Support
What to Say (& What Not to Say) to Someone Who Has Suffered a Loss
Infertility Support
Adoption process simplified in NJ (specifically supports LGBTQ+ couples): Hudson Reporter article
Assisted Reproduction rights: Guston & Guston LLP
Adoptive Parents rights: Guston & Guston LLP
Books
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of your Baby by Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D.
Empty Arms by Pam Vredevelt
Waiting with Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing a Baby’s Brief Life by Amy Kuebelbeck
Stillbirth, Yet Still Born: Grieving and Honoring your Precious Baby by Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D.
I Had a Miscarriage by Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.
Still: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood by Emma Hansen
Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss by Alexis Marie Chute
Pregnancy After Loss Support: Love Letters to Moms Pregnant After Loss by Emily Long & Lindsey Henke
Pregnancy after a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy after a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death by Carol Cirulli Lanham
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner
Detours: Unexpected Journeys of Hope Conceived from Infertility by Sue A. Johnston, et al.
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health by Toni Weschler, MPH
What God is Honored Here?: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color by Shannon Gibney and Kao Kalia Yang, Editors
Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss by Lora Shahine, MD, FACOG
The Miscarriage Map: What to Expect When You Are No Longer Expecting by Dr. Sunita Osborn
About What Was Lost: 20 Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope by Pam Houston et al.
The Brink of Being: Talking about Miscarriage by Julia Bueno
Fathers Feel Too: A Book for Men by Men Coping with the Death of a Baby by Andrew Don
Miscarriage: Women Sharing from the Heart by Marie Allen & Shelly Marks
Reproductive Losses: Challenges to LGBTQ Family-Making by Christa Craven