Coping with a Death

Whether a miscarriage, stillborn death, or the loss of a baby after birth, the death of a child is devastating. If you have suffered the death of a child, please be assured that there are many people who are trained to help you cope with the grieving process.

First Candle, a non-profit national organization based in Baltimore, offers grief counseling at 1-800-221-7437 24 hours a day, every day of the week.

Resources

The Compassionate Friends / Greater Baltimore Chapter / Hope, Health, Healing after the Death of a Child http://www.baltimoretcf.com

First Candle http://www.firstcandle.org/grieving-families/grief-resources

National Sudden and Unexpected Infant/Child Death & Pregnancy Loss Resource Center http://www.sidscenter.org

March of Dimes / Loss and Grief http://www.marchofdimes.com/baby/loss.html

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Baltimore City Health Department,
The Family League of Baltimore, and
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