Project Nechama Resources: Books

BOOKS
* Indicates that the book is available in the Beth El Library (books in the library are available for anyone to come and check out, regardless of membership)
 
Pregnancy Loss – Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death

Davis, Deborah. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby. 1996*

Ilse, Sherokee. Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death. 1990

Keating, Catherine Noblitt. There Was Supposed to Be a Baby: A Guide to Healing After Pregnancy Loss. 2013*

Kirk, Paul and Schwiebert, Pat. When Hello Means Goodbye. 2012*

Kohn, Ingrid and Perry-Lynn Moffitt. A Silent Sorrow. Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support for You and Your Family. 2000*|

Kohner, Nancy and Alix Henley. When a Baby Dies: The Experience of Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death. 1991

Lothrop, Hannah. Help, Comfort and Hope after Losing Your Baby in Pregnancy or the First Year. 1992

Schweibert, Pat and Paul Kirk. When Hello Means Goodbye: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Dies Before Birth, At Birth or Shortly After Birth. 2002

Pregnancy Loss – Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death – Memoir & Poetry

Atlas, Janel C., ed. They Were Still Born: Personal Stories About Stillbirth. 2010

Berger, Jessica, ed. About What Was Lost, 20 writers on Miscarriage, Healing and Hope. 2006*

Cole, Stephanie Paige and Catherine Bayly. to linger on hot coals: collected poetic works from grieving women writers. 2014*

Faison, Ann. Dancing With the Midwives. 2011

Fumia, Molly and Ann Dunnewold PhD. A Piece of My Heart: Living Through the Grief of Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death. 2000

Hanish, Sean and Brooke Warner. Three Minus One. 2014

LeMoine, Monica Murphy. Knocked Up, Knocked Down: Postcards of Miscarriage and Other Misadventures from the Brink of Parenthood. 2010

McCracken, Elizabeth. An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination. 2010*

Wesolowska, Monica. Holding Silvan: A Brief Life. 2013*

Pregnancy Loss – Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death – Jewish

Cardin, Rabbi Nina Beth. Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope. A Jewish Spiritual Companion for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. 1999*

Levy, Rabbi Yamin. Confronting the Loss of a Baby: A Personal and Jewish Perspective. 1998
Pregnancy After Loss

Douglas, Ann and John Sussman. Trying Again: A Guide to Pregnancy After Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss. 2000

Ford, Melissa. Navigating the Land of If: Understanding Infertility and Exploring Your Options. 2009

Lanham, Carol. Pregnancy after Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy after a Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Infant Death. 1999

Grief and Healing

Golden, Thomas R. Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing. 2010*

Grollman, Earl. Living When a Loved One Has Died. 1995

James, John and Russell Friedman. The Grief and Recovery Handbook. 2009

Kornfield, Jack. A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times. 2014

Kushner, Harold S. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. 2001

Levine, Peter. In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. 2010

Levy, Naomi. To Begin Again: The Journey Toward Comfort, Strength and Faith in Difficult Times. 1998*
 
Martin, John D. I Can't Stop Crying: It’s So Hard When Someone You Love Dies. 2005

Staudacher, Carol. A Time to Grieve: Meditations for Healing After the Death of a Loved One. 1994

Wolfelt, Alan D. Healing Your Grieving Soul: 100 Spiritual Practices for Mourners. 2009

Wolpe, Rabbi David. Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times. 1999*

Zeitlin, Steve and Ilana Harlow. Giving a Voice to Sorrow. 2001

ONLINE MATERIAL
Ritual Well: Has many Jewish rituals and readings for miscarriage or stillbirth, as well as any death or healing. http://www.ritualwell.org/

Center For Loss In Multiple Birth: www.climb-support.org

Compassionate Friends: www.compassionatefriends.org

Help After Neonatal Death: www.handonline.org

International Stillbirth Alliance: www.stillbirthalliance.org

Mothers in Sympathy and Support Foundation: www.missfoundation.org

Subsequent Pregnancy After Loss: www.spals.com

BLOGS
Glow in the Woods: Blog for babylost parents with multiple authors. There is an active, supportive forum section and a great area for friends and family, with guidance in how to comfort and support someone who has lost their baby. http://www.glowinthewoods.com/

Still Standing Magazine: http://stillstandingmag.com/

Pregnancy After Loss Support: http://www.pregnancyafterlosssupport.com/

The Stirrup Queens: Has a large list of personal blogs on loss. http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2007/08/lost-and-found/

Queerly Trying: http://queerlytrying.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/well/

These are the things I’m made of: http://thethingsimmadeof.wordpress.com/

FILM
Return to Zero. Created by a filmmaker whose child was stillborn, starring Minnie Driver and Alfred Molina, 2014

FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS
17 Things to Say to Someone Who’s Lost a Child by Michael Lerner
http://www.kveller.com/17-things-to-say-to-someone-whos-lost-a-child/

How to Help a Friend Through Babyloss
http://www.glowinthewoods.com/how-to-help-a-friend/
 
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
Babyloss Specific

Blanford, Cathy and Phyllis Childers. Something Happened: A book for children and parents who have experienced pregnancy loss. 2008

Gryte, Marilyn and Kristi McClendon. No New Baby: For Siblings Who Have a Brother or Sister Die Before Birth. 1988

GENERAL GRIEF
Brown, Laurie Krasny and Marc Brown. When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death. 1998

Goldman, Linda. Children Also Grieve: Talking about Death and Healing. 2005

Mellonie, Bryan. Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children. 1983

Stickney, Doris and Henderson Nordtrom, Robyn. Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children. 2010

Temes, Roberta. The Empty Place: A Child's Guide Through Grief. 1992