Pregnancy and Infant Loss
If you or someone you know has been impacted by a fetal or infant loss, please consult our resources below
"Your presence was brief, but your impact is eternal."
Memory boxes: With the help of generous community donors, Healthy Start can offer memory boxes to any family who has experienced a stillborn or infant loss. The memory box is put together by Project Sweet Peas
One-on-One Counseling and Support Services: While not licensed mental health professionals, Healthy Start maintains a list of support services, both virtual and in person, for families experiencing a loss. This includes support groups and one-on-one counselors who specialize in maternal health or grief. Please download this pdf
Annual Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: Healthy Start annually joins the country in honoring those we have lost on October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. For information about this year’s event, contact Claire Kirchharr at claire@healthystart.info
Facebook Page: Healthy Start maintains Light in the Darkness: Healthy Start Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support. A Facebook page that seeks to be a resource for families who have suffered a loss, be it at 12 weeks gestation or 12 months old. We hope to provide compassionate understanding that families are not alone and that there are others who have been in your shoes. Please visit and like @LightinthedarknessHealthyStart on Facebook.
For more information about any of the information listed above including resources, events, or FIMR meetings, please contact Claire Kirchharr at Claire@healthystart.info