Weekly Activities and Websites/Articles/Links
Weekly Activities and Websites/Articles/Links
Welcome! Below you will find your weekly activities and websites and articles of interest. Please complete the activity forms (questions) and then press submit. You will receive an email response with feedback after you submit each assignment. It is not mandatory for you to read or review the weekly websites and articles. They are there for more information.
If you have questions, please send an email to Brianne at [email protected]
Week 1 Activity: Introduction and Overview
Track 1 and 2
Week 1 Activity: Introduction and Overview
Track 1 and 2
Please answer the following questions to help me get to know you and what brought you to this course. When you have completed the information, please click submit. You will receive an email response with feedback from Brianne.
Week 2 Websites and Articles of Interest
Week 2 Websites and Articles of Interest
Week 2 Websites
CuddleCot - www.flexmort.com or SOBBS (Stories of Babies Born Still) - www.storiesofbabiesbornstill.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAopculVHmg
Flexmort CuddleCot US - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mut68CIAdM
For more information: www.flexmort.com or SOBBS (Stories of Babies Born Still) - www.storiesofbabiesbornstill.org
Caring Cradle - http://caringcradle.com
Cenotaph Cradle - www.cenotaphproducts.com
Perinatal Hospice - www.perinatalhospice.org/
Carrying To Term - http://carryingtoterm.org/
Ending A Wanted Pregnancy - https://endingawantedpregnancy.com
Week 2 Articles
"Many miscarriages are still a mystery. A new test could give women faster answers."
"Holding Stillborn Babies: Medical professionals should help mothers to hold their stillborn babies"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/begin-again/201411/holding-stillborn-babies
"On Being Both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice"
Video - Hospital: Twin Story
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1310538725765170
"Our child received a devastating diagnosis before she was born. We decided to protect her."
https://www.statnews.com/2019/01/07/devastating-diagnosis-before-birth-trisomy-18/
"Mom Carries Dying Baby to Term to Donate Her Organs: She'll Give 'Other Babies a Second Chance'"
https://people.com/human-interest/krysta-davis-baby-rylei-dying-organ-tennessee/
"I'm a Former NICU Nurse. Trump's Claims About Later Abortion Couldn't Be More Wrong."
"I Want To Tell You What It's Like to Get An Abortion At 17 Weeks, Because It Matters"
Week 2 Activity: Life-Limiting Diagnosis
Track 2
Week 2 Activity: Life-Limiting Diagnosis
Track 2
This is a two part activity:
Part 1 - Review the following websites:
~ Carrying to Term โ http://carryingtoterm.org
~ Ending a Wanted Pregnancy - http://endingawantedpregnancy.com
Part 2 - Answer the following questions.
Week 3 Websites and Articles of Interest
Week 3 Websites and Articles of Interest
Websites
"Sam and Finn" by Kate Polley
Articles
"When Religion Isn't Comforting"
http://www.stillmothers.com/2015/12/09/when-religion-isnt-comforting/
"Perinatal Grief Scale"
https://judithlasker.com/perinatal-grief-scale/
"Learning to Live with Grief Brain"
https://stillstandingmag.com/2018/11/05/learning-to-live-with-grief-brain/
"Mary Poppins Returns Gets Grief Right"
https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-in-mary-poppins-returns/
"Understanding Grief"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/well/live/understanding-grief.html
"Men Struggle During Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Too"
"Talking to Children About Pregnancy & Infant Loss"
Week 3 Activity: Secondary Loss
Track 2
Week 3 Activity: Secondary Loss
Track 2
This is a two part activity:
Part 1: Secondary Loss - Create your own Secondary Loss chart. Think about a loss you have experienced. It can be a pregnancy or infant loss or another significant loss in your life. Write this loss in the center circle. Think of at least five (5) secondary losses you experienced in relation to the primary loss. Take a picture of your completed chart and email it to [email protected]
Part 2: Answer the questions below.
Week 4 Websites and Articles of Interest
Week 4 Websites and Articles of Interest
Websites
Circle and Bloom Heal+ Recovery Program
https://circlebloom.com/free-healing-recovery
Articles
"Yoga For PTSD following Pregnancy and Infant Loss"
"Mental Illness After Miscarriages Is Common, But Women Aren't Getting Support"
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/06/08/miscarriage-mental-health_a_23453658/
"Maternal Depression as a Consequence of Stillbirth"
"Miscarriage and loss: Losing a pregnancy can affect a woman - and her family - for years, research finds."
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/06/miscarriage
"After miscarriage, I was rocked by depression. Like many other women, I didn't get follow-up care for the loss."
Week 4 Activity: Article Review
Track 2
Week 4 Activity: Article Review
Track 2
Read one of the Week 4 articles above and answer the following questions:
Week 5 Websites and Articles of Interest
Week 5 Websites and Articles of Interest
Websites
Pregnancy After Loss Support
https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.org/
Korrig'Anne (illustrator)
Articles
"The Emotional Impact of Loss: Coping With Depression & Anxiety in Post-Loss Pregnancies and Beyond"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/begin-again/201405/the-emotional-impact-loss
"Not Everyone Gets a Rainbow Baby"
https://stillstandingmag.com/?s=not+everyone+gets+a+rainbow
"Why Rainbow Baby Mamas Give us 'All the Feels'"
"Chasing the Elusive Rainbow"
https://stillstandingmag.com/2019/12/17/chasing-the-elusive-rainbow/
Week 5 Activity: Pregnancy After Loss Website
Track 2
Week 5 Activity: Pregnancy After Loss Website
Track 2
Week 6 Websites and Articles of Interest
Week 6 Websites and Articles of Interest
Websites
Break the Stigma Video
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=553459175122194
Remembering Our Babies - October 15th
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness of Washington County, MD
Articles
"Program turns wedding gowns into Angel Gowns"
"New way station to help Monarchs and those dealing with infant loss"
"Butterfly release, new way station honors lost babies, infants"
Week 6 Activity: Community Events
Track 2
Week 6 Activity: Community Events
Track 2
Week 7 Articles of Interest
Week 7 Articles of Interest
Articles
"Why fear should not keep you from announcing a baby on the way - Pregnancy After Loss Support"
https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.org/fear-early-pregnancy-announcement/
"Postpartum Health"
https://stillbirthday.com/2011/07/postpartum-health/
"For mothers who lose their babies, donating breast milk is a healing ritual"
"Lactation after Loss: A Guide for Bereaved Mothers"
https://motherwear.typepad.com/files/final-us-lactation-after-loss-brochure.pdf
"Lactation after Perinatal, Neonatal, or Infant Loss"
http://www.lunalactation.com/final_clinical_lactation.pdf
The stillbirthday.com website offers advice and support for lactation after loss:
https://stillbirthday.com/2012/06/post-loss-lactation/
#SleepOnSide: Why We Need to Talk About Stillbirth
https://the-motherload.co.uk/stillbirth-telling-truth/
"The Japanese Art of Grieving a Miscarriage"
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/well/family/the-japanese-art-of-grieving-a-miscarriage.html
"Adopting a Buddhist Ritual to Mourn Miscarriage, Abortion"
https://www.npr.org/2015/08/15/429761386/adopting-a-buddhist-ritual-to-mourn-miscarriage-abortion
"Indian women more prone to miscarriages, finds study"
"For Indian Women Who Have Miscarriages, Grief is Met with Silence and Shame"
"Why American Babies Die"
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/why-american-babies-die/381008/
"If a whale can hold its dead calf for days, why can't human parents do the same?"
"Let Us Be The Whale - A Grieving Mother's Request"
https://unexpectedfamilyouting.com/2018/07/27/let-us-be-the-whale-a-grieving-mothers-request/
"'Tour of grief is over' for killer whale no longer carrying dead calf"
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/12/us/orca-whale-not-carrying-dead-baby-trnd/index.html
"Mourning Mother Dolphin Has Been Carrying Body of Dead Calf on Her Back for Days"
https://people.com/pets/mourning-mother-dolphin-carries-dead-baby-for-days/
"Returning to Work After Loss"
http://nationalshare.org/going-back-work-after-loss/
"FDA shouldn't allow politics to hurt women suffering miscarriage"
https://www.statnews.com/2018/06/22/miscarriage-women-fda-misoprostol-mifepristone/
Week 7 Activity: Article Review
Track 2
Week 7 Activity: Article Review
Track 2
Week 8 Resources
Week 8 Resources
Movies, Films, and Documentaries
Don't Talk About the Baby (2018)
Documentary Trailer - https://youtu.be/8IDCYV74xpI
Documentary Trailer 2 - https://youtu.be/hFFfeJFLxPQ
Website - www.DontTalkAboutTheBaby.com
Facebook Page - www.Facebook.com/DTATBfilm
Article - '"Don't Talk About the Baby" Challenges The Silence About Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Infertility'
Return to Zero (2014)
Film Trailer - https://youtu.be/3kB076Za0uE
Website - www.rtzhope.org
The House I Keep (2011)
Link - https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1716689433?playlistId=tt1647392&ref_=tt_ov_vi
Decision Making Resources/Life Limiting Diagnosis
CarryingToTerm: A Place for Support
Website - http://carryingtoterm.org
Ending a Wanted Pregnancy
Website - https://endingawantedpregnancy.com/
Perinatal Hospice & Palliative Care
Website - www.perinatalhospice.org
Online Resources
Bears of Hope - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
www.bearsofhope.org.au/index.html
Earth Mama, Angel Baby - Baby Loss and Miscarriage Gifts
www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/baby-loss-comfort
Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope
First Candle
Grieving - Offers support for those who have experienced loss but also has a group specifically for those who have lost a child.
Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back
Healing Hearts Baby Loss Comfort
HUGS from ABOVE - HUGS from ABOVE is a group that makes teddy bears out of your loved oneโs clothes.
M.E.N.D. (Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death)
M.I.S.S. Foundation
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS)
October 15th
Postpartum Progress
Pregnancy After Loss Support
www.pregnancyafterlosssupport.com
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness of Washington County, MD
Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance (PLIDA)
Project 52
http://www.p52website.com/trees-to-remember-nomination-form/
Return to Zero: Hope - A community of bereaved parents and their providers transforming the culture of pregnancy and infant loss through: Healing retreats, outreach and education, peer support and community, an empowerment.
Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, Inc.
Stillbirthday
Still Standing Magazine
The House I Keep
Books
โA Gift of Time: Continuing Your Pregnancy When Your Babyโs Life Is Expected to Be Briefโ
By Amy Kuebelbeck and Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D. (2011)
โA Walk through the Stormโ
By Hazel Flint and the families of Matties Memory (2013)
โCompanioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss: A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains and Other Bedside Caregiversโ
By Jane Heustis, R.N. and Marcia Jenkins, R.N. (2005)
โCouple Communication after A Baby Dies: Differing Perspectivesโ
By Sherokee Ilse and Tim Nelson (2008)
โEmpty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Babyโ
By Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D. (1996)
โEmpty Womb, Aching Heart: Hope and Help for Those Struggling with Infertilityโ
By Marlo Schalesky (2001)
"Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, an Pregnancy after Loss"
By Alexi Marie Chute (2017)
"Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back"
By Kelly Farley with David Dicola (2012)
โGrieving the Child I Never Knew: A devotional companion for comfort in the loss of your unborn or newly born childโ
By Kathe Wunnenberg (2001)
โIโll Hold You in Heaven: Healing and Hope for the Parent Who Has Lost a Child through Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Abortion or Early Infant Deathโ
By Jack Hayford (2003)
"Joy at the End of the Rainbow: A Guide for Pregnancy after Loss"
By Amanda Rose-White (2017)
โMay We All Heal: Playbook for creative healing after lossโ
By Nathalie Himmelrich & Kerstin Poth (2016)
โNot What We Were Expecting (A Memoir)โ
By Angela Dawn Vesely (2014)
โOnly God Knows Why: A Motherโs Memoir of Death and Rebirthโ
By Amy Lyon (2012)
โPain, Heartache and Hope: True Stories of Real Men and Women Coping with Miscarriage, Infertility, Stillbirth and the Loss of a Childโ
By Robin Elizabeth Bear (2000)
โSam and Finnโ
By Kate Polley
โShelter Usโ
By Laura Nicole Diamond (2015)
โSufficient Graceโ
By Kelly Gerken (2014)
โThe Invisible Pregnancy: Give Birth to Healingโ
By Heidi Faith, CCBE, CCLD, SBD (2012)
โThree Minus One: Stories of Parentsโ Love & Lossโ
Edited by Sean Hanish & Brooke Warner (2014)
โYou Are Not Aloneโ
By Dawn Kidd (2013)
โYou are the Mother of All Mothers: A message of hope for the grieving heartโ
By Angela Miller (2014)
Books for Children
โSam and Finnโ
By Kate Polley
www.personlisedchildlossbook.com
Also available in a customized version, personalized with your childโs name.
โEthanโs Butterflies: A Spiritual Book for Parents and Young Children after a Babyโs Passingโ
By Christine Jonas-Simpson (2006)
โSomething Happened: A book for children and parents who have experienced pregnancy lossโ
By Cathy Blanford (2008)
"The Invisible String"
By Patrice Karst (2000)
โWe Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angelโ
By Pat Schwiebert (2003)
For Fathers
Websites
Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back - http://grievingdads.com
A Blog for Fathers When a Baby Dies - http://fathersgrievinginfantloss.blogspot.com/
Books
"Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back"
by Kelly Farley with David Dicola (2012)
"A Guide for Fathers: When A Baby Dies"
by Tim Nelson (2004)
"When Men Grieve: Why Men Grieve Differently and How You Can Help"
by Elizabeth Levang (1998)
Pregnancy After Loss
Books
Pregnancy After Loss Support Website - www.pregnancyafterlosssupport.org
Pregnancy After Loss Bill of Rights - https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.org/pregnancy-after-loss-bill-rights/
Pregnancy After Loss Affirmations - https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.org/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/
Books
โJoy at the End of the Rainbow: A Guide to Pregnancy After Lossโ
By Amanda Ross-White
โExpecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Lossโ
By Alexis Marie Chute
โPregnancy after a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy after a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Deathโ
By Carol Cirulli Lanham
โTrying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Lossโ
By Ann Douglas and John R Sussman, M.D.
โExpecting with Hope: Claiming Joy When Expecting a Baby After Lossโ
By Teske Drake
Books to Read to Your Rainbow Baby
โA Rainbow Baby Story: The Rainbow After the Stormโ
By Crystal Falk and Kim Roman
โHappy Tears and Rainbow Babiesโ
By Natasha Carlow
โPatiently Waiting for Hopeโ
By Arnold Henry
โPerfectly Imperfect Familyโ
By Amie Landsโ
โOur Little Rainbowโ
By Sabrina M. Crawford
โThese Precious Little Peopleโ
By Frankie Bunker
โTo My Rainbow Baby with Loveโ
By Tamekia McCauley
โYou are My Rainbowโ
By Mary Kavacs
Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health
TheBlueDotProject
โThe Purpose of the TheBlueDotProject is to raise awareness of maternal mental health disorders, proliferate the blue dot as the symbol of solidarity and support, and combat stigma and shame.โ
2020 Moms
โ2020 Mom, founded in 2011 as the California Maternal Mental Health Collaborative, has evolved as a national organization with a mission: Closing gaps in maternal mental health care through education, advocacy, and collaboration.โ
Postpartum Progress
โPostpartumprogress.com is the worldโs most widely-read blog dedicated to maternal mental illness. It offers warm, positive, in-depth information, support and hope for all pregnant and new moms who experience postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth, including postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, depression or anxiety during pregnancy, post-adoption depression, postpartum PTSD, bipolar, peripartum onset/postpartum bipolar, depression after miscarriage or perinatal loss and postpartum psychosis.โ
http://www.postpartumprogress.com/
Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Postpartum Support International (PSI) was founded in 1987 by Jane Honikman with the purpose of the organization is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum.
When the Bough Breaks
โWhen the Bough Breaks is a feature length documentary about postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Narrated and Executive Produced by Brooke Shields, this shocking film uncovers this very public health issue which affects one in five new mothers after childbirth. The film follows Lindsay Gerszt, a mother who has been suffering from PPD for six years. Lindsay agrees to let the cameras document her and give us an in depth look at her path to recovery. We meet women who have committed infanticide and families who have lost loved ones to suicide. Babies are dying, women aren't speaking out and the signs are being missed. When The Bough Breaks takes us on a journey to find answers and break the silence.
https://www.whentheboughbreaksfilm.com/#!/
Infertility
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
โRESOLVE exists to improve the lives of people living with infertility. One in eight U.S. couples of childbearing age is diagnosed with infertility. RESOLVE addresses this public health issue by providing community to these women and men, connecting them with others who can help, empowering them to find resolution and giving voice to their demands for access to all family building options. RESOLVE is not a religious affiliated organization.โ
Other Resources
Butterfly Release Company
We have used this company for seven years for our annual butterfly release and family picnic.
www.butterflyreleasecompany.com
#ihadamiscarriage
โDr. Jessica Zucker is a Los Angeles-based psychologist and writer specializing in women's reproductive and maternal mental health. Jessica specialized in this field long before experiencing a second trimester miscarriage firsthand. Jessica created and launched the #IHadAMiscarriage campaign with her first New York Times piece in 2014 with the aim of addressing the cultural silence.โ She also sells cards, prints, signs, and apparel to help support those who have had a pregnancy or infant loss.
http://shop.drjessicazucker.com/about/
Music
"Small Bump" By Ed Sheeran - https://youtu.be/A_af256mnTE
Week 8 Activity: Film Review
Track 2
Also suggested for Track 1
Week 8 Activity: Film Review
Track 2
Also suggested for Track 1
Although, the weekly activities are for Track 2 students, I highly recommend that Track 1 students also view both films.
Part 1: I originally planned to have you watch and review one film, but I think both films are extremely important. Please watch "Don't Talk About the Baby" and "Return to Zero." Write your thoughts on each film separately. I recommend that you take notes while you watch each film. I look forward to reading your thoughts on each film.
During Week 3, we discussed coping strategies of invisible grief. While you watch "Return to Zero," notice what coping strategies are used by Aaron and Maggie to deal with their grief. Include what you observe in your review.
Part 2: This is not required. If you know of other great resources to add to this list, please submit them with your film reviews. I am always looking for more resources to provide families and professionals.
Week 9 Activity: Community Project
Track 2
Week 9 Activity: Community Project
Track 2
Your Community Project is to help you identify what resources are in your community. You may include your town, county, tri-state area, etc. For example, I live in Maryland, but I within minutes from West Virginia and Pennsylvania. I usually include resources for my hometown and the nearest towns in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Week 10 Activity: Interview Project
Track 2
Week 10 Activity: Interview Project
Track 2
There are two options for this Interview Project.
1. Interview someone who has experienced a pregnancy or infant loss. Answer the following questions. If the individual has experienced multiple losses, please include that in your interview.
2. If you have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss yourself, you may answer the questions and describe your experience. If you have had multiple losses, please describe how each loss was different for you.
Week 10: Post-Test
Track 1 and 2
Week 10: Post-Test
Track 1 and 2
You must receive at least an 80% on this Post-Test and complete the Course Evaluation to receive your Certification of Completion. You can take this post-test as many times as needed.
Course Evaluation
Track 1 and 2
Course Evaluation
Track 1 and 2
Please complete the following Course Evaluation. This must be completed to receive your course certificate.
Thank you for your feedback!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Congratulations, you have completed this course!
Your Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you after I have received your
Post-Test (must receive at least 80%) and your Course Evaluation.