Quick links: Grief and bereavement | For families | For professionals | Pre- and Inter-conception care | Research

Grief and bereavement

• Bereavement caregiver burnout survey.
• Infant Death Center brochure.
• Reactions to grief.

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For families

• Father’s grief.
• Frequently asked questions.
• Grandparents – suggestions for helping yourself.
• How children view death, how to help them cope and suggested books.
• How to help yourself and others.
• Infant Loss Support Directory - statewide list of support groups organized by county.
• Never the same.
• Nondenominational spiritual support group based in the Fox Valley (open to all faiths). Contact Assumption BVM Church at (920) 822-3223 for more information.
• Special occasions (anniversaries, birthdays and holidays) – suggestions for remembering your child.
• Taking care of yourself.
• Ten things grieving children want you to know.
• TEXT4BABY - a national website designed to offer mothers information on health before and during pregnancy. Identified as a social media tool to help improve birth outcomes.
• The Death of a Child – The Grief of the Parent.
• The Grieving Child – Helping Children Cope.
• When Your Child Dies (process and roles of professionals).
• Writing your child’s story.

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For professionals

• How children view death, how to help them cope and suggested books.
• Journey of grief for the professional.
• Meeting with the family.
• SIDS facts brochure.
• The Death of a Child – The Grief of the Parent.
• The Grieving Child – Helping Children Cope.
• Working with families do’s and don’ts.

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Pre- and Inter-conception care

• Preconception care is not a luxury.
• Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes: A life-course approach.
  The following Take Control brochures are available in small or large quantities for free including shipping! Please email Connie Haugh.
• Take Control of your Body (Also in Spanish).
• Take Control of your Health (Also in Spanish).
• Take Control with a Safe Environment (Also in Spanish).
• Take Control of Habits that can Shorten your Life (Also in Spanish).
• Take Control of your Mental Health (Also in Spanish).
• Take Control of your Pregnancy - Reduce the risk of having a premature baby (also in Spanish and Hmong).

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Research

• Current research findings and theories.
• Positional Plagiocephaly and sleep position.
• Reducing number of vulnerable infants cornerstone to decreasing SIDS mortality.

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