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Pregnancy Loss

 

Orthodox Pregnancy Loss Prayers  - CLICK HERE

 

What to know when you are experiencing a miscarriage or stillbirth

Prayers during a miscarriage

The Actual Process

Navigating the Hospital

Burying baby after a miscarriage

Orthodox Pregnancy Loss Prayers

13 Things You Should Know About Grief After Miscarriage or Baby Loss

Postpartum Depression After Miscarriage

 

Orthodox resources and web articles

Lost InnocentsPractical help for miscarriage from an Orthodox Christian perspective 

Naming the Child - a four-part podcast miniseries on dealing with and healing from the loss of a young child

Matushka Anna Crawford on Miscarriage

The Impact of Infertility and Miscarriage on the Marriage

Facebook Group: Pregnancy, Infant Loss, Orthodoxy

October: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month by Matushka Dennise Kraus

Sharing The Loss Of The Wished For Child by Fr John Shimchik

My miscarriage: wonder and grief intertwined by Loiusa Rogers

Suffering in Silence: Opening up about Miscarriages by Matushka Rebekah Markewich

 

Other web resources

stillbirthday: a pregnancy loss is still a birthday

National Share: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support

Still Standing Magazine - for all who are grieving child loss and infertility

 

Books

Naming the Child: Hope-Filled Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death by Jenny Schroedel

Walking the Labyrinth of My Heart: A Journey of Pregnancy, Grief and Infant Death by Dianna Vagianos Armentrout

Under the Laurel Tree: Grieving Infertility with Saints Joachim and Anna by Nicole Rocas

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, Revised Edition: Surviving the Death of Your Baby by Deborah L Davis

Memory Eternal: Living with Grief as Orthodox Christians by Sarah Byrne-Martelli. A wonderful help in working through any type of grief written from a distinctly Orthodox world view. The book also describes how to offer a grief group that may be beneficial to your parish.