Perinatal Bereavement Care Legislation in the United States

Understanding Standardized Care and Its Impact on Bereavement Care

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What is SB 32 Angel's Law in Louisiana?

Louisiana's Angel's Law (Senate Bill 32) directs the Louisiana Department of Health to support hospitals in providing access to perinatal cooling devices like the CuddleCot and strengthening bereavement care for families experiencing the loss of a baby.

The legislation encourages hospitals with maternity units or Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) to offer compassionate perinatal bereavement support.

As part of the legislation, hospitals are encouraged to:

  • Provide families with access to a perinatal cooling device like the CuddleCot, allowing precious additional time with their baby.
  • Deliver education and training for healthcare professionals on compassionate bereavement care.
  • Work collaboratively with the Louisiana Commission on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality and nonprofit organisations to improve bereavement resources, staff training, and support for grieving families.

The Louisiana Department of Health is responsible for helping implement these initiatives, ensuring hospitals have the resources needed to deliver compassionate, family-centred care during one of life's most difficult moments. Non-profits will also be able to assist in the placement of devices, for a list of non-profits who donate CuddleCots visit: Non-Profits Donating CuddleCots

This important change was led by Kristi Lamarque, Bordelon MSN RNC and Heidi Saint James' Mom, Jamie Jeffrey Strahl, who sadly needed to use a CuddleCot with precious Heidi. Both Moms understand the pain of los and the need for real change in bereavement care, and campaigned tirelessly to pass SB32 Angels Law.

Under proposed R.S. 40:1124.3, the initiative would be administered through the Department’s Office on Women’s Health and Community Health and would aim to:

  • Improve access to perinatal bereavement care statewide
  • Enhance the quality and consistency of hospital-based loss support
  • Provide standardized resources to maternity care providers

The bill directs the Department to coordinate with the Commission on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality and nonprofit organizations to provide hospitals that deliver maternity care with:

1. Staff Training

Education for hospital personnel on compassionate communication and interaction with parents and families following pregnancy or infant loss.

2. Perinatal Bereavement Devices

Access to cooling devices that support memory-making and extended time with a baby after loss. e.g. CuddleCot

3. Family Support Resources

Identification of available grief counseling services, bereavement programs, and support groups for parents and families.

If passed, the initiative would prioritize hospitals that:

  • Lack access to a perinatal bereavement device
  • Treat a high number of high-risk maternal patients
  • Deliver a high number of babies annually

This approach would aim to improve equitable access to bereavement support across both high-volume and high-need facilities.

The proposed legislation authorizes the Louisiana Department of Health to seek and receive:

  • Grants
  • Gifts and donations
  • Other voluntary financial sources

All funds would be used to implement and support the Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative.

Set to take effect on August 1, 2026 (www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1963574)

Questions about the SB 32 legislation? Contact Louisiana Department of Health

Our sincere thanks to Jamie Strahl mom to Heidi Saint James, Kristi Lamarque, Senator Patrick McMath, and everyone who has helped move SB 32 this far

Our thanks to Bereavement Nurse Kristi Lamarque Bordelon, MSN, RNC, for her leadership in driving meaningful change for families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss in Louisiana, and to the bills sponsor Patrick McMath.

Kristi is part of the Heidi Saint James team, which is advocating for improved bereavement care standards through proposed state legislation known as Angel’s Law.

Mother keeps baby close by using CuddleCot
Mother keeps baby close by using CuddleCot and hospital trolley

Compatible with Hospital Bassinets and Trolleys

Using the bassinet supplied with the CuddleCot is completely optional, and not essential to cooling process.

Pre-term baby gently cooled in hospital basket
Pre-term baby gently cooled in hospital basket

2 in 1 Design for All Gestations

CuddleCot comes with a pre-term and full-term temperature controlled cooling pad as standard.

CuddleCot used with hospital trolley
CuddleCot used with hospital compliant trolley

Easy to Clean

Simply wipe down with a plastic safe cleaning product or wipe of your choice

  • No hidden credit fees
  • Quick dispatch from Pennsylvania in 3-5 days
  • US based support teams
  • Peace of mind with US based servicing for added longevity of investment
  • 2 in 1 Design for pre- and full-term loss
  • Compatible with hospital bassinets/trolleys
  • Fully Insured US/Canada coverage for Professional, Public and Product Liabilities
CuddleCot Equipment
Father Holds Baby after loss using CuddleCot

Free From Refrigerant Gases and Harmful Chemicals

The CuddleCot uses a simple water-based cooling system to provide gentle, continuous cooling without the need for harmful chemicals.

With no hazardous substances involved, the CuddleCot provides a gentle, safe, and environmentally responsible approach to compassionate bereavement care.

Twins in basket using CuddleCot

No Ice Build-Up or Frozen Surfaces

The CuddleCot uses a gentle water-based cooling system that does not create ice build-up or frozen surfaces.

This helps protect a baby's delicate skin while providing safe, consistent cooling during precious time together.

Mother Holds Baby using CuddleCot pads

Hold Baby Without Interrupting Cooling

Unique temperature-controlled cooling pads allow parents to hold their baby while gentle cooling continues.

There's no need to return baby to a cot to maintain cooling, giving families precious, uninterrupted time together.

Why the CuddleCot matters - H. Fox, Director of Nursing, Banner Health

A. It’s the right thing to do.

In the face of loss, we can’t change the outcome, but we can change the experience. Providing families with the option of a CuddleCot gives them precious time and space to say goodbye. This support is deeply meaningful, not only to the family, but also to the nurses, providers, and staff who want to offer compassionate, dignified care.

B. It directly impacts patient experience and trust.

When families feel supported during the most vulnerable moments of their lives, they are more likely to feel confident returning to the hospital in the future, especially if they choose to have another child. Positive care experiences influence decisions about where to seek future care.

C. The absence of a CuddleCot can have lasting consequences.

When families later learn that a device like the CuddleCot could have given them more time with their baby, it can add to their pain and lead to feelings of resentment or regret. This can negatively affect their perception of the care they received, and the reputation of the hospital.

D. Personalized care is the most valued element of patient experience.

Studies consistently show that personalized, compassionate care is the number one driver of hospital reputation. Offering a CuddleCot reflects a commitment to individualized, family-centered support during loss.

Everly's Law - Texas

In response to the needs of bereaved families across Texas, House Bill 37 – Everly’s Law introduces a new standard of perinatal bereavement care in hospitals with a maternal level of care designation.

Perinatal bereavement care is supportive care for a prenatal diagnosis of a life-limiting fetal condition.

Set to take effect on September 1, 2025 (https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00037F.pdf)

Texas House Bill 37, known as Everly’s Law, relates to perinatal bereavement care in hospitals assigned a maternal level of care designation. The law includes provisions related to perinatal bereavement care counseling options and available perinatal bereavement devices.

Following an intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, or stillbirth, hospitals with a maternal level of care designation shall make available to parents and family members:

(1)  perinatal bereavement care counseling options; and

(2) any available perinatal bereavement device 

The perinatal bereavement device, if available, should be offered to parents and family members for a period of time equal to the length of stay recommended by a medical professional for a birth.

Everly’s Law defines a perinatal bereavement device as an apparatus with technology capable of delaying the deterioration of human tissue for up to 72 hours following an intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, or stillbirth. 

H.B 37 does not impact a hospital’s maternal levels of care designation status. 

(https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00037F.pdf)

 

The Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, along with the Perinatal Advisory Council, will develop and implement a program to recognize hospitals assigned a maternal level of care designation that provide perinatal bereavement care training to hospital personnel. More information on this program will be available soon.

For any questions, or to make a donation to the Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative, please contact PerinatalBereavement@dshs.texas.gov.

We're here to help those planning their responses to HB37 legislation and answer questions about the CuddleCot. Please contact info@cuddlecot.com

The cooling requirement under Texas law applies only after the deceased is under the custody of a licensed funeral director, crematory, or cemetery for final disposition, per Texas Administrative Code §181.4 and Occupations Code §651.401. This does not apply while the baby is still in hospital care.

The CuddleCot is designed to operate at 8˚C/46˚F. Cooling at unnecessarily low temperatures can increase the risk of rapid forming condensation buildup, and in some cases, ice formation or even freezing conditions, which may be distressing for families and inappropriate for close contact.

The CuddleCot avoids these risks by maintaining a steady, verifiable temperature (displayed clearly on the unit), in full alignment with HB 37 requirements. It delivers effective, gentle cooling to enable parents to spend precious moments together.

“It’s hard on the staff, too, and helpful to know you gave the parents the chance to create that bond.” – Nurse Laird, Tidelands Health

In 2023, Tidelands Health became the first hospital in South Carolina and only the second in the U.S. to achieve advanced perinatal care certification from The Joint Commission and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists. (source)

What Is a CuddleCot?

A CuddleCot is a recognized perinatal cooling device designed to provide continuous, controlled cooling for a pre-term or full-term baby after death. It is used internationally to support best practice bereavement care and aligns with discreet and compassionate cooling and care principles.

The CuddleCot uses a flexible, temperature-controlled cooling pad placed beneath the baby. This design ensures consistent, verifiable cooling contact, helping maintain temperature stability while avoiding the risks associated with ice packs, refrigerated boxes, or intermittent cooling methods.

By delivering gentle, regulated cooling, the CuddleCot helps hospitals:

  • Reduce condensation and moisture

  • Eliminate icing and sudden temperature drops

  • Support dignified, family-centred bereavement care

The temperature-controlled pad can be wrapped in the baby’s own blankets and used in any bassinet or while the baby is held by parents. This allows families to spend meaningful time together without interrupting cooling, supporting both clinical best practice and compassionate care.

Parent holds baby swaddled with CuddleCot cooling pad
Mom holding baby using cudlecot pads

How the CuddleCot Package Supports Your Facility

"What Is a Perinatal Cooling Device and How Does It Help Grieving Families?”

The CuddleCot is a recognized perinatal bereavement care device already trusted in thousands of hospitals across the United States. It allows families precious time to say goodbye in a private, supported setting by gently slowing natural changes to the baby’s condition.

We offer more than just portable continual cooling for pre- and full-term babies in any setting.

We provide complimentary, clinically-led online e-learning for healthcare professionals, access to our directory of bereavement care resources, standardization documents, 1:1 video support and more as standard. Our goal is to help teams strengthen their bereavement programs and ensure every family has equal access to quality bereavement care.

By incorporating the CuddleCot into your response to HB37, your hospital can:

  • Meet the device access requirement
  • Support family-centered bereavement care
  • Empower staff with a gentle, evidence-based tool
  • Strengthen eligibility for future recognition and grant support
  • Train staff with evidence based bereavement care e-Learning for free
CuddleCot works with your existing bassinets
CuddleCot works with your existing bassinets
CuddleCot provides true continual cooling in parent's arms
CuddleCot provides true continual cooling in parent's arms
Compatible with existing hospital bassinets and can be compactly packed away when not in use.
Compatible with existing hospital bassinets and can be compactly packed away when not in use.

Your Next Steps

We’re here to help you integrate perinatal cooling with care and ease.

Every hospital team can access:

  • A CuddleCot downloadable Leadership Info Pack 
  • Free clinical training in perinatal bereavement best practices
  • Ongoing support from our dedicated US-based team
  • Personalized online walkthroughs of device use, and training integration
  • FREE to attend information webinars
  • Register interest for In-Person CuddleCot Lunch and Learns
This document helps teams understand not only the social impact of CuddleCots but also their wider influence within the hospital setting. It provides a brief overview of how offering CuddleCots can affect family experiences, staff morale, professional practice, and includes testimonials from a range of healthcare professionals, from labour and delivery nurses to Directors of Nursing.

Where is the CuddleCot used?

The CuddleCot is compact, discreet, and used across various healthcare departments that support families experiencing loss, including:

  • Labor & Delivery
  • ICU
  • Mother & Baby
  • NICU
  • Pediatrics
  • Emergency Department

The CuddleCot is used in medical centers of all sizes. Including large hospitals, small clinics, and rural facilities, so families everywhere can have the gift of extra time with their baby.

To ensure equitable access to bereavement care, we recommend departments provide at least one cooling device per 1,000 births annually. For example, a facility with 5,000 births per year should have a minimum of five CuddleCots available.

Every family deserves the opportunity to choose what their care looks like — including access to cooling and meaningful bereavement support.

Could your team offer cooling if a family asked for it? Would they feel confident supporting a grieving family?

Free Online Clinical Led Bereavement Care Training

We provide accessible free healthcare professional training as part of our CuddleCot package. Register here for free online e-learning

What nurses are saying:

“This topic was never covered in my nurse’s training many years ago. Despite my years of experience, having this education before entering practice would have been invaluable.”

“Very informative, great advice to improve practice.”

“Loved gaining insight into what communication is most helpful to parents who lose their baby.”

“Really informative and descriptive, with great ideas on how to support families.”

“An excellent introduction to memory making and its importance in bereavement care.” Register your team today to strengthen compassionate care for families during their most difficult moments.

Clinical Research Into Cooling Experiences

A multi-site qualitative study of bereaved parents’ experiences of using cooling facilities Julia Hackett, Emily Heavey and Bryony Beresford

Evidence on the benefits to parents of spending time with their child in the hours after their death means this is now routine practice. This study offered parents the opportunity to extend this period by using cooling facilities (i.e. CuddleCot for pre- full-term babies/ CuddleBlankets for older children) to slow natural changes.

Aim: To explore parents’ experiences of using cooling facilities and beliefs about how it shaped experiences of the very early days of bereavement, and on-going grieving processes. The multi-site study involved in-depth interviews with parents bereaved in the previous 3 years. Grief theories informed data analysis, which employed narrative and thematic approaches.

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‘It was like an airbag, it cushioned the blow’

Results: Twenty-two mothers and eight fathers were recruited. Duration of use of a cooling facility varied, as did the amount of time spent with the child. All parents treasured this period, valuing the way it eased separation from their child and gave some control over when this happened. They believed all bereaved parents should have the opportunity to use a cooling facility.

Using a cooling facility supported parents’ engagement with grief tasks including acceptance of loss, processing emotional pain and facing changes to their lives brought about by their child’s death.

Memories and mementoes created during this period served to support on-going connections with the child.

Hear what the CuddleCot means to families

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J. Jackson

Ohio, USA

"I would like to say thank you to CuddleCot for existing and being available at my local hospital. My son was stillborn at 36 weeks in June 2019 and I had (like most people) not heard of a CuddleCot but it was without a doubt the most treasured aspect of the care we received.
 
We were able to spend the saddest yet most special moments of our lives with him and that was all down to the CuddleCot. The alternative (which I believe some people probably forget) of retrieving him from the morgue and worrying about him being cool would have been detrimental in our time of need and I really do feel so grateful we were able to have access to it. Thank you!"

S. Jones

South Carolina, USA

"I can't even explain how helpful the CuddleCot was to us. We have memories with our daughter that we never would have had. We got to hold her, kiss her, change her, take pictures with her, spend the night with her, just love her as our child. Time is a precious thing and we were so thankful that our hospital had a CuddleCot."

Leslie

Ohio, USA

"Our experience would not have been what it was without the use of the CuddleCot … walking through the motions of the best and worst day of our lives … bringing comfort knowing we were not rushed.

My memories of that day, while fogged with sadness, have a sense of serenity and peace I will never be able to describe.
Thank YOU for helping aid our grief in a time we didn’t know we would need it.
We appreciate your service and your mission to help other newly bereaved families feel the way we did … a time of sorrow, but not of bitterness.
Thank you so kindly for … everything 💚

- Willow’s Mom, Leslie 🍃" Founder of Be like The Willow

Jessica

Maine, USA
 

Until the day of our boys’ delivery, I had never heard of a CuddleCot or had a clue how precious one would come to be for our story” “I feel so grateful to have been able to keep our stillborn son close by in the CuddleCot every moment until we chose to hand him to the funeral home director. I ache to hear the stories of mothers having to repetitively be separated from their baby during those precious few hours. Every moment counts when it’s your only hellos and goodbyes.

U.S. Bereavement Support Directory

Canada:

Bereavement packages are available for individuals or families that have experienced the unexpected and unexplained loss of a child. www.babysbreathcanada.ca

USA:

Forget-me-not Baskets forgetmenotbaskets.com

Forget-Me-Not Baskets donates items over 55 hospitals and obstetric offices. Forget-Me-Not Baskets donates bereavement items in bulk, for the hospitals to have on hand. The nurses and staff deliver the bags and baskets and go through the items with the patients.


Texas:

Mothers of Held Angels (MOHA) - order angel boxes

Our Angel Boxes provide memory making tools for families to use in the hospital. After our in-service is complete with a hospital, they are eligible to refill their angel boxes by clicking on the link below.

Lambie's Love: Bereavement boxes, information on local counselling, resources for families, retreats, funeral planning help, bereavement boxes and more
 
Sarah’s Heart provides Mother to Mother Support calls; Support Groups; Comfort Boxes; Remembrance Services; Bereavement Support and Education to help San Antonio families cope with the loss of a baby.
 
Missing Pieces: Care packages, virtual support, pregnancy after loss support, group support
 

Our lady of the Atonement Catholic Church San Antonio

Spiritual Support, Comfort Care Packages, Events, Referrals and Resources GodsComfortinLoss@OurLadyoftheAtonement.org

Care Box request Form

If you are looking for information on the physical process of a miscarriage or stillbirth, the church teachings regarding our babies, and finding books about loss, please visit: www.catholicmiscarriagesupport.com/

Rhett Sullivan Foundation Flower mound

Love & Comfort Packages are given to parents and siblings that face child/ sibling loss. We hope these items in this package help to bring love and comfort during this time.  In these packages are items that are hand-picked by our foundation in hopes of giving the parents and siblings love and comfort during the present and the future of their journey of loss.

info@rhettsullivan.org | 940-242-1095


 
Ohio:
 
Harbour Knoxx Peabody Foundation - Theharbourknoxxpeabodyfoundation.org
Harbourknoxxfoundation@gmail.com
740-475-4156
Ohio
(Boxes can be purchased and shipped to other clinicians offices in and outside of Ohio if needed).
Currently donated to Fairfield Medical Center, Berger hospital, Adena Medical Center, Hocking Valley Hospital.

Florida:

Liam Lives Foundation 

Memory Boxes - liamlivesfoundationinc.org


Little Bean Foundation

Little Bean Foundation, a grief, pregnancy & infant loss foundation, that gives back to families who have also experienced the loss of a child through Comfort Memory Boxes boxes, one on one grief support, providing bereavement doula services, annual events that bring the community together, simple and fulfilling workshops and support groups  to ensure healing, comfort and taking the next step. Little Bean Foundation was born out of my personal experience with the loss of my little bean, Jaden. We focus on increasing awareness of pregnancy and infant loss and providing support to those in mourning. Our aim is to assist individuals in finding ways to GLOW through their grief by turning their pain into empowerment and purpose.

Comfort Memory Boxes: littlebeanfoundation.com/forget-me-not

Unspoken Motherhood

Miscarriage Gift Box & Gift Baskets

The doctor’s offices we partner with are supplied with miscarriage boxes to give to mother’s when they first find out their baby does not have a heart beat.

These gift boxes include a tea towel, a bar of soap specifically designed for Unspoken Mothers, a bracelet specially designed for Unspoken Mothers, bookmarks, snacks, and information connecting them to the loss mom community.

www.unspokenmotherhood.org/our-services

Twelve Ministries - Events, online and in person support, mentorship, christ-centered resources, podcast, Comfort Boxes, Bible Studies, Prayer Requests

Hope Mommies: faith based podcast and medical bill assistance

M.E.N.D: (Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death) is a Christian, non-profit organization that reaches out to families who have suffered the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. We publish free bi-monthly magazines, hold commemorative ceremonies, and host a variety of support groups throughout the nation.

Texas:

Gathering Hope - Events, Gatherings, Counselling, Books, Burial and Cremation, Comfort Bags

Gathering Hope is a collection of people who have been touched by pregnancy and/or infant loss and are committed to connecting families to the available resources, communities and support structures to help bring about healing and comfort.

Dallas:

Shiloh - Shiloh is our ministry to women and men who are experiencing infertility or miscarriage.

San Antonio:

Our lady of the Atonement Catholic Church

Spiritual Support, Comfort Care Packages, Events, Referrals and Resources GodsComfortinLoss@OurLadyoftheAtonement.org

Care Box request Form

If you are looking for information on the physical process of a miscarriage or stillbirth, the church teachings regarding our babies, and finding books about loss, please visit: www.catholicmiscarriagesupport.com/

USA and International:

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Remembrance portraits - Find a photographer

 

US Saline Photography:

Photographer Deneen Bryan is the founder of ‘Capturing Hopes Photography, Inc’ and ‘The Little Lights Bereavement Program’ who specialise in Neonatal Immersion Photography for bereaved families in the US. 

You can read her blog at: https://www.capturinghopesphoto.org/blog-post/introducing-neonatal-immersion-photography or follow her on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@deneenbryan

USA:

 
 
  • Medium bunny can be weighted 13 oz to 6 pounds, and the big bunny can be 6lbs to 12lbs.
"We have NEW bigger snuggly bunny stuffed animals + weight insert options, heartbeat recorders, and custom tshirts available now on our little shop!  The little custom tshirts are FREE SHIPPING (even if that's all you order!) and are perfect to give the family a weighted bunny during their hospital stay but you go ahead and order a little shirt for them and it will be there in a few days.  All hospitals will get 10% off weighted bunnies and/or little shirts using GEMMAS-HOPE-FE62UD code at checkout, unlimited uses (please only share this code with other hospital staff who may be ordering).  We want to make it as easy as possible to just order them to ship direct to the family, if that is easier for the hospital to manage and just order them custom "as needed"."
 
 
Brooks Bereavement Bears - Order a Brooks Bereavement Bear
330-933-9692-cell 
 

 

 

The National Alliance for Children's Grief (US)

NACG raises awareness about the needs of children who are grieving and provides resources for anyone who supports them. Including support groups and toolkits.

childrengrieve.org

 

Camrons Gift (US)

Equine grief therapy sessions for the entire family (parents and siblings) led by licensed grief counselors/therapists (currently only available on Long Island, NY).

camronsgift.org

 

Dougy (US)

Dougy Center provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and families who are grieving can share their experiences before and after a death. We provide support and training locally, nationally, and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief

www.dougy.org

 

Rhett Sullivan Foundation Flower Mound, TX

Love & Comfort Packages are given to parents and siblings that face child/ sibling loss. We hope these items in this package help to bring love and comfort during this time.  In these packages are items that are hand-picked by our foundation in hopes of giving the parents and siblings love and comfort during the present and the future of their journey of loss.

info@rhettsullivan.org | 940-242-1095

 

The Children's Park of Tyler TX

The Children’s Park of Tyler is a special place created to support families as they navigate the heart-wrenching journey of losing a child. We understand how isolating grief can feel.

Here, you’ll find a caring community, support groups, memorial stones, and meaningful events designed to help you honor your child’s memory while processing your emotions. 

 

Children's Bereavement Center, San Antonio, South Texas

Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas was founded as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving children affected by the loss of a loved one. Our story began with one free peer support group serving 19 families.Today we serve thousands of children, caregivers, and community members every year through ongoing support groups, individual and family counseling, and professional education and training programs.

210-736-4847 (HUGS) | Contact Page

 

The Warm Place

Grief support center for children in Texas

(817) 870-2272

 

Mourning Hope Nebraska

At Mourning Hope, children, adults and families have the opportunity to participate in grief support groups with peers their own age who have experienced similar loss. Participants and clients are taught healthy coping skills for dealing with the death of a significant person.

www.mourninghope.org

Labor of Hope 

Faith based support for complicated pregnancies

info@laborofhope.org

US:

Bundles for Babies

"Serving families facing infant loss by preparing hospital bundles of blankets and hats to help ease the pain of the moment no parent can prepare for." 

Request bundle for your hospital: makebundlesforbabies.org

 

Hand to Hold, Texas

Peer mentors, podcasts, virtual support

handtohold.org/bereavement

 

NICU Helping Hands, Fort Worth Texas

Burial gowns

nicuhelpinghands.org/programs/angel-gown-program

 

Project Sweet Peas, Nationwide

Care packages, memory boxes, support

projectsweetpeas.com

 

Camron’s Gift, New York

Equine grief therapy sessions, One-on-one parent mentor program, Support groups for fathers, mothers, and/or family members in need. Support for current and past NICU families

camronsgift.org

 

Connected Forever, Nebraska based. Some support nationwide.

NICU support, pregnancy and infant loss resources, Facebook groups, resources, events and peer support

www.connected4ever.org

US

Rest in His Arms Angel Gowns - Burial clothing - Chicago based but ships across the US and internationally

Request clothing: angelgowns.us/request-an-angel-gown

Join the volunteer group in North Chicago: www.facebook.com/groups/RestinHisArmsAngelGowns

Contact Rest in His Arms Team or text 847-808-1484

 

Holy Sews Burial Clothing and Layettes - Learn more

dmay@wiland.com

regina@holysews.org

 

NICU Helping Hands: Gowns for burial service

nicuhelpinghands.org/programs/angel-gown-program

 

Liam Lives Foundation - Burial gowns

liamlivesfoundationinc.org

 

Canada

Precious Angels Niagara 

Facebook page

preciousangelsniagara@gmail.com

 

Manitoba Angel Dresses

manitobaangeldresses.com

Angel Items are created from donated wedding / bridesmaids gowns, sewn into tiny outfits, or knitted and crocheted from donated wool.

Our seamstresses, knitters and crocheters create a variety of sizes for babies starting from the tiniest, fragile angels that are too delicate to be dressed, born at 13 weeks (.8 oz.), right up to full term babies at 40 weeks (9 lbs.).

Our seamstresses also create a pouch for miscarriages, the pouches are gifted directly to the hospitals and funeral homes. The pouch provides comfort to family.

Angel Layettes include a hat, Angel wrap and keepsake pouch with memory card and bracelet for babies less than 1.5 lbs, and a bonnet/hat, Angel dress, blanket and keepsake pouch with memory card and bracelet for babies between 1.5 lbs and 9 lbs.

US:

Helen James Foundation - Learn more

emily.lowery@gmail.com

Be like the willow - Learn more

belikethewillow@gmail.com

Miles's Mission - Learn more

Gemma's Hope Book Carts - Learn more

CANADA:

sunnybrook.formstack.com/forms/awareness_kits

"For many years, PAIL Network has thoughtfully prepared Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Kits with items for people with lived experience to wear and use in the comfort of home. This year, our kits for families are more stationary in nature and have a stronger focus on connection and reflection. Each kit comes with 2 Blank Greeting cards with Envelopes, 1 PAIL Network Bookmark, and 1 Medicine Walk Feather Sticker.  (One per household)."

 

USA:

butterflykissesalliance.org/comfortkit

The Skye High USA Foundation was founded to offer practical and emotional support to families navigating this journey.

Founded by bereaved parents, the foundation combines lived experience with clinical insight to create meaningful resources for families. Their support already reaches every neonatal unit in the UK and is now expanding to hospitals across the United States, with plans to grow globally.

At the heart of their work are the Butterfly Packs, which include memory items, posters, and cards designed to provide comfort and remembrance for families experiencing loss. To reach all 1,400+ NICUs in the US, the foundation is building a network of ambassadors. These ambassadors help raise funds, organise the packs, and deliver them to local hospitals, ensuring families receive compassionate support when they need it most.

Contact usa@theskyehighfoundation.com to get involved and help families feel seen, supported, and remembered.

Journey for Jasmine

The “Finding Hope After Loss” podcast discusses the issues of infertility, pregnancy loss, and infant loss by providing understanding, support, and resources to those who have experienced it.

Hope Mommies: faith based podcast and medical bill assistance

A Memory Grows: Retreats connect parents who have experienced similar losses. In the time shared together our children are celebrated and the relationship that we continue to share with them is nourished

info@amemorygrows.org

Texas:

Sarah’s Heart provides Mother to Mother Support calls; Support Groups; Comfort Boxes; Remembrance Services; Bereavement Support and Education to help San Antonio families cope with the loss of a baby. 

Sudden Angels: McKinney, TX

  • Benefit from the perspectives and guidance of a licensed counselor and a minister during each meeting
  • Heal, grow and gain clarity through shared information, fellowship and compassion
  • Talk to others about processing and coming to terms with grief
  • Build a network of support, love and understanding
  • Include your partner, spouse, family members or friends

Suddenangels@adriatica-wh.com | 972-542-8884

My Red Tent

Peer to peer support with someone who has similar experiences

myredtent@gmail.com

 

 

Canada:

Butterfly Support Network is a registered Canadian charity based in British Columbia. We provide free counselling, peer support, professional support groups and resources for families in BC navigating pregnancy loss, infant loss and infertility. Anyone seeking support can apply via our website at www.Butterflysupportnetwork.ca

USA:

Sudden Angels: McKinney, TX

  • Benefit from the perspectives and guidance of a licensed counselor and a minister during each meeting
  • Heal, grow and gain clarity through shared information, fellowship and compassion
  • Talk to others about processing and coming to terms with grief
  • Build a network of support, love and understanding
  • Include your partner, spouse, family members or friends

Suddenangels@adriatica-wh.com | 972-542-8884

Children's Bereavement Center, San Antonio, South Texas

Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas was founded as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving children affected by the loss of a loved one. Our story began with one free peer support group serving 19 families.Today we serve thousands of children, caregivers, and community members every year through ongoing support groups, individual and family counseling, and professional education and training programs.

210-736-4847 (HUGS) | Contact Page

Village Counselling TX

Offering in-person services in Flower Mound, Texas and online services throughout the states of Texas and Arkansas

 hello@villagecounselingtx.com | (972) 853-8955

Any Baby Can Austin, TX

Phone: 512-454-3743

Email: Info@AnyBabyCan.org

 

 

Canada:

Butterfly Support Network is a registered Canadian charity based in British Columbia. We provide free counselling, peer support, professional support groups and resources for families in BC navigating pregnancy loss, infant loss and infertility. Anyone seeking support can apply via our website at www.Butterflysupportnetwork.ca

Carsons's Village

If you have never experienced the sudden loss of a loved one, you can’t prepare yourself for how many practical details there are to manage. Making burial arrangements, hosting family and friends, planning and coordinating funeral services as well as tracking gifts such as meals, flowers, and monetary donations are just a few of the tasks you’ll be expected to focus on in the days following your loss. Carson’s Village can provide a wide range of free support services to help your family navigate this difficult time.

Let Carson’s Village help you to organize your village. The service is completely free. Let us connect you or a designated family member with one of our Advocates to discuss what we can do to help your family get from the passing of your loved one to the funeral.

Contact us as soon as possible so that we are able to help you avoid the many common pitfalls that come with an unexpected loss.

https://carsonsvillage.org/resource-library/ 

https://carsonsvillage.org/grief-group-support/

 

Rhett Sullivan Foundation Flower mound, TX

Any family experiencing early child loss is welcome to contact us for assistance. Upon the loss of a young child, there is no part of your being that thinks about where to turn for financial or emotional support.

Submit request

info@rhettsullivan.org | 940-242-1095

*Rhett Sullivan Foundation is based in Texas and will focus on providing service to those in Texas first.  We are able to provide funding to other locations upon review by our Board of Directors. We will work with the business providing services and a receipt of how assistance was provided is needed.

 

The Fletcher Foundation

Our mission at The Fletcher Foundation is to bring hope to families who are grieving after a miscarriage or stillbirth, as well as provide financial assistance to those enduring financial burdens due to the loss of a child. Our heart is to point mothers and families in a season of grief to joy and life after los

www.thefletcherfoundation.org

Camrons Gift

Financial assistance up to $1,000 for families in need for funeral and/or burial expenses after loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal/infant loss, TFMR, child loss (ages 1-5)). *Residents of Long Island, NY only at this time

camronsgift.org

Out of the Ashes Foundation

Through the fundraising from our events, corporate sponsorships, church partners and donors, we practically serve bereaved families by covering medical expenses associated with pregnancy and early infant loss. We know first-hand how distressing it can be to come home after losing a child and have a medical bill arrive in the mail. We want to alleviate the financial burden from grieving parents so they can focus on navigating a new normal with their families.

Please email Brittany Facinoli, the committee chair, at brittany@outoftheashes5k.com

outoftheashes5k.com

Finding Feathers

Free 8" x 10"hand painted portraits

emily@findingfeathers.org

Baby Quest Foundation - babyquestfoundation.org

Infertility affects approximately one in eight women. Baby Quest Foundation provides financial assistance through fertility grants to those who cannot afford the high costs of procedures such as IVF (in vitro fertilization), gestational surrogacy, egg and sperm donation, egg freezing, and embryo donation.

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