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SIDS and Kids is dedicated to saving the lives of babies and children during pregnancy, birth infancy and childhood. We deliver on our vision through world class research; evidence based education and bereavement support and advocacy. Our bereavement support programs are available to anyone impacted by the death of a child and are free for as long as needed – individual counselling, group programs, children’s, father’s and grandparent programs, for example, together with our peer support program aims at supporting families and others as needed. www.sidsandkids.org

Yasminah's Gift Of Hope Yasminah's Gift Of Hope Incorporated is a NSW registered non profit charity. Yasminah's Gift Of Hope is a volunteer support network of people who are dedicated and passionate about providing support and understanding to families during a very difficult time. Dedicated to offering Hope, Light, Love and Happiness to families who experience the miscarriage, premature birth, neonatal death, stillbirth or infant loss of their child or diagnosis of a congenital abnormality during pregnancy with ongoing support, understanding and a Gift Of Hope. Yasminah's Gift Of Hope provide information and resources for families to create lasting memories and keepsakes of their time with their child to treasure forever.
www.ygoh.org.au

 SANDS Aust state organisations provide mutual volunteer support to parents who have experienced a death of a baby somewhere from conception to just after birth.
www.sands.org.au

 Losing Layla In 2001 the ABC aired Vanessa's intimate Video Diary documentary called Losing Layla about the death of her baby daughter and the journey that followed. This groundbreaking, award winning film caused a sensation when it aired for its raw and powerful look at the rollercoaster of grief www.vanessagorman.com

 Names In The Sand is a memorial site for children. It was founded on August 19th 2008, 19 months after our son Christian was stillborn. Since August 2008 we have written over 8930 children's names in the sand. www.namesinthesand.blogspot.com

 Bears Of Hope offers support and guidance for parents who experience the loss of their baby during pregnancy, birth or infancy. Through the donation of a bear of hope, parents are provided with the comfort of knowing they are not alone from the very beginning, and offered significant ongoing support to heal their broken hearts
www.bearsofhope.org.au

 Glow In The Woods 

For parents of lost babies and potential of all kinds. 

We want to be a glow through the trees. www.glowinthewoods.com

Stillbirth Foundation works to reduce the incidence of stillbirth in Australia. To achieve this goal, the Stillbirth Foundation operates with the aims to fund and encourage research into stillbirth and increase public awareness about stillbirth. If you are a parent, family member or friend, whose baby has died, we offer you our deepest sympathy at this very sad time. Whilst the Stillbirth Foundation does not offer direct bereavement support, we hope that the information you find in this website will provide you with some comfort that something is being done to address the terrible tragedy that is stillbirth. www.stillbirthfoundation.org.au

Bonnie Babes  is a non-profit charity which raises vital funds for medical research into conditions underlying pregnancy difficulties and foetal or newborn loss. Sadly one in every four pregnancies ends in a loss from miscarriage and stillbirth. Over 17,000 babies are born prematurely, many of them struggling for life. www.bbf.org.au

Small Miracles is a landmark Australian self-help book offering practical counselling and inspiring stories 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, who have experienced the traumatic loss of a baby and how they coped with this very private tragedy.                                                      www.bbf.org.au/shop/category/products

Little Angel Memory Boxes is a not for profit organisation that donates ANGEL MEMORY BOXES to parents who lose children through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, infant loss and child death (up to the age of 16 years). Angel Memory Boxes include items to help make the saddest time in a parent's life a little more special.   www.littleamb.org.au

Teddy Love Club Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support is an Australia wide support program for bereaved families who suffer the loss of their baby or babies at any time during pregnancy or after birth.                                                                            www.teddyloveclub.org.au

Mums Like Me is a not for profit organisation, that donates hand made Memory Boxes to hospitals, for newly bereaved parents. The  Memory Boxes are made by Mums who have also suffered the loss of a baby. It is hoped that these boxes offer Hope, Love and Comfort to the parents, as well as serving to honour our own babies. www.mumslikeme.org 

Angel Babies Foundation's mission is to provide timely, appropriate and clinically sound counselling and support to individuals and families touched by the loss of a much anticipated baby, following premature birth or challenged by infertility. It aims to provide educative resources about pregnancy related issues and complications, developed by respected professionals, accessible to all Australians, irrespective of whether they live in cities, towns, rural, regional or remote areas. The core activity is the professional training of counsellors to provide peer support to those experiencing anxiety, the trauma of loss and the full gamut of emotions through the grieving process. www.angelbabies.org.au

Early Birds was created following the birth the owner's son who was 10 weeks premature, weighing 1.276 kgs. They experienced enormous difficulty finding clothes to fit him during his first few months. To alleviate this problem for other parents, they decided to develop a range of clothes specifically for premature and small babies.
www.earlybirds.com.au

CDH Australia is a national not for profit support group for families, friends and health care professionals affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). We have membership spread throughout Australia and are run solely by volunteers. Our organisation supports families expecting a baby diagnosed with CDH, families caring for a child with CDH, adults with CDH and grieving families who have lost a child to CDH. www.cdh.org.au


 
 
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