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This book is a resource to assist people facing infertility in all its stages and forms to create ceremony and ritual that will help them find their own way to peace and acceptance. Personal stories and examples of ceremony are included, as it is often not easy to find this information elsewhere. It is a resource for infertile people, counsellors, spiritual companions, celebrants and clergy, health professionals working in the field of reproductive medicine and family and friends of those who are infertile.

When Ann Kit Suet-Chin's baby was born she found out he was dying of a rare condition, Campomelic syndrome. Chin stayed in the nurses' home at National Women's Hospital, awaiting her baby's death, and writing. "It was not only a diary for myself but I was writing letters to family in Australia and Singapore." Twenty-one years later, after meeting other women who lost children, she decided to revisit her ordeal, in the hope of helping mothers cope and those close to them understand. Chin includes suggestions to help with grief an... read more

When a pregnancy fails, grieving parents often wonder why no one mentioned it could happen. Yet one in every four women will experience miscarriage or stillbirth. Mother of two and journalist Zoe Taylor has survived repeated pregnancy losses. In this book, she shines a light on every aspect of this topic: The experience of pregnancy loss and the desire for answers; What experts know about causes and risk factors, and new areas of research; Strategies for facing a world that poorly understands pregnancy loss; Trying again - pregnanc... read more

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After his wife lost four pregnancies, Jon Cohen set out to gather the most comprehensive and accurate information on miscarriage - a topic shrouded in myth, hype, and uncertainty. The result of his mission is a uniquely revealing and inspirational book for every woman who has lost at least one pregnancy - and for her partner, family, and close friends. Approaching the topic from a reporter's perspective, Cohen takes us on an intriguing journey into the laboratories and clinics of researchers at the front, weaving together their cut... read more

Approximately one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage but for each woman the experience is unique. This sympathetic and helpful book explores the many different ways in which women physically experience miscarriage and emotionally react to it. Drawing on the experiences of over 350 women, it will help every woman who has miscarried make sense of her loss and find her own way of coping with the confusion that frequently follows. Many aspects of miscarriage are covered including difficult issues that are often avoided: the nature... read more

This book is written by bereaved parents sharing their own stories for the benefit of others going through the grief of losing a child. Parents are helped by telling their stories to others and confirm that experiences they endure after the death of their child are often common amongst other bereaved parents. SANDS (Vic) has been supporting Australian parents since the early 1980's providing 24-hour access to individual telephone support and monthly group support throughout a network of local community groups. SANDS organisations t... read more

Small Miracles is a landmark Australian self-help book offering practical counselling and inspiring consolation for anyone coping with the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or prematurity and related issues such as infertility. Based on the grief counselling and support services offered by the Bonnie Babes Foundation for over 15 years, Small Miracles contains the very moving stories of Australians (including author Rachel Stanfield-Porter), who have experienced the traumatic loss of baby and how they coped with this ve... read more

This work describes the tragic and bewildering experience of losing a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death. The book is based on the experiences of many hundreds of bereaved parents and is illustrated with stories and quotes taken from letters parents have written to the UK Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS). "This sensitive, informative book offers a lifeline to bereaved paretns and their families and is essential reading for every professional who comes into contact with parents after the death of... read more

It is commonly estimated that one in six couples are unable to conceive, one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, and 600 babies are stillborn or die soon after birth each year. The experience can be the most traumatic thing that couples ever go through. It is also very lonely and isolating. Many are desperate to read other people's local and recent stories in order to gain comfort, however there are very few New Zealand stories available in published form. Baby Gone contains 45 true stories, written from the heart by those aff... read more

The tragic story of midwife Nicole Wyborn and her partner Kane, who lost their second child to stillbirth. The story is intensely emotional; the couple sink to the depths of despair in their struggle to come to terms with their loss.