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Resources for Reproductive Loss

April 11, 2011 [1]
Christopher Pramuk [2]
A theologian's recommendations

These resources are offered in conjunction with the article, "A Hidden Sorrow: Praying through Reproductive Loss. [3]Christopher Pramuk teaches theology at Xavier University in Cincinatti, Ohio and is the author of Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton (Liturgical Press, 2009). [4]

Books

A Silent Sorrow [5]: Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support for You and Your Family, Ingrid Kohn, MSW and Perry-Lynn Moffitt with Isabelle A. Wilkins, MD. My sister notes of this book that "after Jack died, I could not have done without it."

Hope Deferred [6]: Heart-Healing Reflections on Reproductive Loss, ed. Nadine Pence France and Mary Stimming. A collection of essays weaving together personal narratives, spirituality and theological reflection. This book includes the article by Serene Jones mentioned in my article.

Waiting with Gabriel [7]: A Story of Cherishing a Baby's Brief Life (Loyola Press), by Amy Kuebelbeck 
 
A Gift of Time [8]: Continuing Your Pregnancy When Your Baby’s Life Is Expected to Be Brief (Johns Hopkins University Press), Amy Kuebelbeck and Deborah L. Davis

Support Groups

Compassionate Friends: for parents who have lost a child at any age. In Louisville there is a group called "Consoling Parents" which is specifically for prenatal and infant loss. They have a Web site at www.consolingparents.com.

Web Sites

www.perinatalhospice.org [9]

Sands Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity [10]

Trisomy 18 Foundation [11]

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[1] http://americamagazine.org/toc-past/2011-04-11
[2] http://americamagazine.org/users/christopher-pramuk
[3] http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=12804
[4] http://www.amazon.com/Sophia-Hidden-Christ-Thomas-Merton/dp/0814653901/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302013298&sr=1-1
[5] http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Sorrow-Pregnancy-Guidance-Support/dp/0415924812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1300805944&sr=1-1
[6] http://www.amazon.com/Hope-Deferred-Heart-Healing-Reflections-Reproductive/dp/1608992144/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300806091&sr=1-2
[7] http://waitingwithgabriel.com/
[8] http://perinatalhospice.org/A_Gift_of_Time.html
[9] http://www.perinatalhospice.org
[10] http://www.uk-sands.org
[11] http://www.trisomy18.org