Third Party Resources

Our nervous systems are not self-contained: from earliest childhood, our brains actually link with those of the people close to us, in a silent rhythm that alters the very structure of our brains, establishes life-long emotional patterns, and makes us, in large part, who we are.

A Gift of Time is a gentle and practical guide for parents who decide to continue their pregnancy knowing that their baby's life will be brief.

Support for people who have terminated a much wanted pregnancy. For those who have undergone a pregnancy termination due to a poor prenatal diagnosis, problems with their own health, or for the health of another fetus (selective reduction).

Emotional and practical support after a pregnancy loss for bereaved parents and their families to help resolve the grief and enable them to look to the future with hope.

This is the story of a micro-premie in his first years. It's a story of doctors, hospitals, conferences, hate, love, gratitude, envy, frustration, joy, and worry.

Prolonged ambiguous loss can deaden feeling and make it impossible for people to move on with their lives. The central message of this book is that people can learn to live with unresolved grief.

In Anchored, expert teacher Deb Dana shares a down-to-earth presentation of Polyvagal Theory, then brings the science to life with practical, everyday ways to transform your relationship with your body.

This first volume of John Bowlby's Attachment and Loss series, Bowlby posits a theoretical formulation of attachment behavior: how it develops, how it is maintained, what functions it fulfills.

Addresses the potential to heal attachment wounds and address the damage sustained from neglect or poor parenting in early childhood with EMDR Therapy.

Attachment-Informed Grief Therapy bridges the fields of attachment studies and thanatology, uniting theory, research, and practice to enrich our understanding of how and why people grieve and how we can help the bereaved.

A systematic, comprehensive overview of theory and research on adult attachment, the authors trace how Bowlby and Ainsworth's original constructs have evolved through the study of adolescents and adults.

Resources, tools, and clinical knowledge with a family focus for the neonatal community.

Contains the current information about risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mood disorders in pregnancy and postpartum for clinicians as well as for those suffering before or after the baby is born.

Online trainings and resources from educator King Yaa designed for clinicians seeking to better support trans, nonbinary, and queer people throughout the reproductive and perinatal periods.

This book places black women's voices at the center of the debate on what should be done to fix the broken maternity system and foregrounds black women's agency in the emerging birth justice movement.

CLIMB's mission is to provide parent-to-parent support for all of us who have experienced the death of one or more of our twins or higher multiple birth children at any time from conception through birth, infancy, and early childhood.

Independent bookstore offering grief resources.

This is a gripping account of the day-to-day struggles facing the thousands of families every year whose pregnancies end far too soon and whose babies have to fight to survive.

Intended for nurses, doctors, midwives, social workers, chaplains, and hospital support staff, this guide gives caring and practical advice for helping families grieve properly after losing a child at birth.

This training manual includes short educational pieces, homework sheets, and exercises that address ways in which dissociation interferes with essential emotional and life skills.

Two dads teamed up to create this podcast for other dads (and families) which shows a bereaved father's perspective and provides the tools to help them on their journey with grief.

A framework for providing skilled, compassionate care for decision assessment and counseling for all pregnancy options.

Depression is the number one cause of maternal death in developed countries and results in adverse health outcomes for both mother and child.

Pregnancy after prenatal or infant loss can be a lonely and frightening time, but through stories of both pain and healing, the authors show how to navigate the exciting but choppy waters of a subsequent pregnancy.

The book delves into pregnancy, birth, adoption, child custody, discrimination, and disability politics.

Child and centered care is a philosophy of care supported by the EACH Charter. Child and family are seen as an integral part of the healthcare team. Healthcare professionals share information in a supportive way for shared decision-making.

The purpose of this concise handbook, written by a veteran EMDR practitioner, is to explain EMDR in a simple, straightforward way so that that readers will know what to expect and how to prepare themselves for treatment.

A membership organization of mental health professionals dedicated to the highest standards of excellence and integrity in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

EMDR Made Simple: 4 Approaches to Using EMDR with Every Client offers a fresh approach to understanding, conceptualizing, and ultimately implementing EMDR into clinical settings.

Includes fifteen exemplary EMDR solutions, each of which develops the Standard Protocol in creative and highly effective ways. These solutions expand the application of this powerful therapeutic approach.

Step-by-step instructions for implementing EMDR approaches to treat a range of issues. The how-to approach, mixed with ample clinical wisdom, will help clinicians excel when using EMDR to treat their clients.

Based on the belief that mindfulness is a critical component in the delivery of EMDR, this innovative text integrates mindfulness-informed practice with EMDR therapy to create an effective new approach for healing trauma.

This book offers an integrative model of treatment that teaches therapists how to increase the client's capacity to sense and feel the body, helps the client work through traumatic memories in a safe and regulated manner, and facilitates lasting integration.

An overview of the principal issues in treatment of dissociative disorders in complex PTSD, and a description of the integration of specific EMDR-related interventions or tools with other psychotherapeutic treatments.

This is a book aimed at therapists who work with pathologies within the spectrum of trauma and, who use as an approach, the methodology proposed by EMDR.

A practitioner explores the subtle nuances of the therapeutic relationship and the vital role it plays in using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with traumatized clients.

EMDR originator Francine Shapiro explores the latest developments and theoretical perspectives on, and clinical implications of, this complex psychotherapy approach originally developed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

This groundbreaking, state-of-the-art resource is the first to apply EMDR therapy to individuals with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

“Ego state therapy” refers to a powerful, flexible therapy that helps clients integrate and reconcile these distinct aspects of themselves.

Deborah Davis, Ph.D., encourages grieving and makes suggestions for coping. Incisive comments from parents who have suffered through the death of a baby convincingly relay this message: "You are not alone and you can survive."

Private support group for parents who have made the decision to end a wanted pregnancy following a poor prenatal diagnosis or for maternal health reasons.

An introduction to EMDR, a proven trauma therapy with the power to heal, cowritten by a world-renowned therapist and a patient who experienced transformative relief through EMDR therapy.

Every Tiny Thing was born to provide the products parents need and deserve.

The authoritative presentation of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, this groundbreaking book--now revised and expanded.

Family Equality, along with partner organization Fertility IQ, is here to help transgender and gender non-conforming members of the LGBTQ+ community who are interested in becoming parents or growing their families find the resources they need on their path to parenthood.

Family Inceptions services are designed to connect intended parents, surrogates and egg donors with each other and their dreams.

A one-of-its-kind podcast for all things fertility and modern family building, created to help hopeful intended parents, courageous surrogates, and passionate egg donors get clarity around their path and fulfill their dreams.

First Candle is committed to the elimination of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths through education, while providing support for grieving families who have suffered a loss.

This book contains the stories of terminations for medical reasons of wanted pregnancies. Every story has a different diagnosis and they range from chromosomal abnormalities, genetic disorders to mother's health issues.

For parents of lost babies and potential of all kinds: we want to be a glow through the trees. Stumble up the steps, shake off the snow and the crust and the stiffness. There's a bunch of us by a crackling fire, offering you a hot mug or wine and whoopie pies or whatever else warms you up. Sink into a battered old sofa, tuck your feet under your legs, a woodsmokey quilt around your shoulders, and be with us.

Author Karen Kleiman-coauthor of the seminal book This Isn't What I Expected-comes to the aid of new mothers everywhere with a groundbreaking new source of hope, compassion, and expert help.

A foundation dedicated to educating and informing preemie parents so they feel empowered and confident while they navigate the journey of prematurity.

Doka and Martin explore the different ways that individuals grieve, noting that gender is only one factor that affects an individual's style or pattern of grief.

The book reviews outcome studies suggesting EMDR s effectiveness for diagnoses beyond PTSD and surveys new strategies on advanced EMDR therapy topics.

Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby’s NICU stay.

The Handbook demonstrates in superb detail how you can combine EMDR's information processing approach with family systems perspectives and therapy techniques.

The first resource of its kind, this authoritative handbook holistically addresses the multidimensional aspects of perinatal and neonatal palliative care.

Healing Developmental Trauma presents a model for psychotherapy and growth showing that most emotional difficulties can be traced back to the compromised development of one or more five core capacities.

Hope for Two…The Pregnant with Cancer Network offers free support for women diagnosed with cancer while pregnant. We connect women who are currently pregnant with cancer with other women who have experienced a similar cancer diagnosis.

How We Grieve shows that grieving is an active, coping process of relearning how to be and act in a world where loss transforms the fabric of our lives.

This book is a straightforward guide for women who have experienced a difficult, disappointing or traumatic birth, and want to gain understanding and clarity.

You’ll learn about artificial insemination, gestational surrogacy, egg retrieval, egg donation, and more.

Jaimie Kelton and E~Bradshaw humorously explore the age-old question: What's it like to live as an LGBTQ family in a world built for the straights?

The International Children's Advisory Network, Inc., (iCAN) is a worldwide consortium of children’s advisory groups, working in unison around the world to provide a voice for children and families in medicine, research, and innovation.
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A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations, by an acclaimed expert in the field

Examines consequences of health disparities in the United States medical system.

A cogent legal and historical argument for a radically new , and socially transformative, definition of "liberty" and "equality" for the American polity from a black feminist perspective.

Dr. Lee S. Cohen, Director of the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, recently shared his insights on clinical issues regarding prescribing antidepressants during pregnancy with Ob.Gyn News on March 23, 2022.

Documentary on the mass sterilization of Puerto Rican women during the 50s and 60s.

An edited collection that works to identify and deconstruct many of the countless binaries that operate within the realms of parenting and reproduction.

In this book, Dr Paulsen uses over 100 of her original cartoons and an approachable format to telegraph key concepts. The book assists therapists and clients to collaborate about client symptoms and therapy.

For parents who decided to turn away from aggressive medical intervention for their critically ill newborns, this book confirms the love, wisdom, courage and faith that lie in the heart of letting go, and offers support for finding peace.

Welcoming families of all kinds while actively centering LGBTQ+, solo by choice, and BIPOC communities.

This book is about sharing all the feelings and experiences that encompass the hard work of saying goodbye to a beloved child. It is about what lies within and ahead for the heart of each person changed by a life ended too soon.

From the era of slavery to the present day, the first full history of black America’s shocking mistreatment as unwilling and unwitting experimental subjects at the hands of the medical establishment.

The story of 19th century doctors who performed experimental gynecological procedures primarily on poor and powerless women.

This podcast focuses on the Maternal Mental Health struggles related to becoming pregnant, being pregnant, birth and early parenthood.

Trans & queer centered childbirth education.

This indispensable book by three distinguished authorities on childbirth shows how every expectant parent can use the help of a doula, or trained labor companion.

NPN provides a platform for these leaders to come together as a collective voice representing the needs & best interests of NICU families in all facets of healthcare policy, care guidelines, advocacy, education, and family support.

The NAPSW is a group of social workers who help individuals, families, and communities respond to psychosocial issues that emerge during the period from pre-pregnancy through an infants first year of life

The NPA promotes evidence-based practices in perinatal care, disseminates literature and produce media to share what they've learned with our community.

The first resource of its kind, this authoritative handbook holistically addresses the multidimensional aspects of perinatal and neonatal palliative care.

Resources about neonatology.

This volume introduces the most current research about the neural underpinnings of consciousness and EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) in regard to attachment, traumatic stress, and dissociation.

Mothering multiples is explored with diverse voices that elicit nuance towards a subject that often suffers from cliché and overt charm.

This book is about abortion, but more specifically, about abortions sought due to a poor prenatal diagnosis or due to serious maternal health complications.

Explore information and links to the most current resources and opportunities for education, training, and patient tools.

Developed by leading researchers and practitioners, this practical guide provides professionals involved in pediatric end-of-life care with comprehensive information for hands-on care in a single volume.

This book offers guidance on all aspects of childhood loss and rebuilding your family after the death of a loved one.

Empowerment and education for families, celebration of the baby, their growth and development, and parenting in the neonatal intensive care.

A clearinghouse of information about perinatal hospice & palliative care, including many resources for parents and caregivers as well as an international list of more than 300 programs.

This unique book is a first-of-its-kind resource that comprehensively covers each facet and challenge of providing optimal perinatal palliative care.

This book is a collection of clinical wisdom, theoretical knowledge, and models of care that can continue to tell the story and change cultures of care.

This book offers therapists an integrated approach to adding a polyvagal foundation to their work with clients in clinician and client-friendly language.

This interactive journal calls for journaling and self-reflection, with practices that guide you beyond the pain of your past and help you discover a sense of meaning and purpose.

Designed for clinicians delivering postpartum care this text overviews the six different mood and anxiety disorders, and provides the implications for practice, and screening tools.

PreemieWorld, LLC is a support group and educational forum founded by Deb Discenza, accomplished writer, speaker, and mother to her own preemie.

This guide, filled with up-to-date medical information and written by a woman who herself experienced a successful pregnancy after the loss of her first baby, can help women cope with their anxiety.

PLIDA serves as leaders in perinatal and neonatal bereavement care through education, advocacy and networking for health care providers and parent advocates.