A growing number of
organizations across
the country have started support groups for women who are pregnant
again after a
loss. The following list is designed as a guide to alert you to groups
that have been formed in your area. Be sure to call before attending,
as times and dates are subject to change. If you don't find your
city on this list, send
an email with your city and state.
You also are welcome to join
Carol Cirulli Lanham for an on-line pregnancy after a loss chat every
Tuesday night at 8 p.m. central. Visit www.nationalshareoffice.com and
click on chat.
Arizona
MISS
Foundation - Phoenix
Phoenix - Subsequent
Pregnancy Support Group - Click here
for more information
Second Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m.
Church of the Beatitudes - meets in nursery
555 W Glendale Ave
(SE Corner 7th Av/Glendale)
Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Anna Kennedy
602-439-9025
Babies are welcome at this group!
California
San
Francisco area - Hand of the Peninsula
Pregnancy Support Meetings, Second Wednesday of the month on RSVP
basis, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Parents who are pregnant again after a loss have special emotional and
psychological needs. Pregnancy Support Group meetings address the
concerns of bereaved parents who have started or are thinking about
starting another pregnancy. Fathers are especially encouraged to
attend.
Judi Weidenfeld (650) 367-6993,
Sequoia Health and Wellness Services
702 Marshall St., Redwood City
(Use rear entrance off Jefferson Ave.)
For information, call (650) 367-6993
or e-mail info@HANDsupport.org
Georgia
SHARE
Atlanta
Subsequent Pregnancy group meets in Dunwoody on the second
Wednesday of every month. Call 770-928-9603 for more information or
visit www.shareatlanta.org.
Northside
Hospital - Atlanta
Northside Hospital sponsors three
Perinatal Loss support groups, including one for those experiencing a
subsequent pregnancy.
All meet from 7-9 p.m. No
reservations are needed, and there is no charge to attend. Meetings are
held at 1140 Hammond Drive, Building J, Suite 1075.
For directions, call (404)
851-8177.
Looking Forward, Looking Back:
For parents who have
previously experienced a loss and now seek
support during a subsequent
pregnancy.
- Meets the 1st
Wednesday of the month.
Indiana
SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY
SUPPORT GROUP
2001 West 86th Street
P.O. Box 40970
Indianapolis, IN 46240-0970
Phone: (317) 338-2346
Contact:
Kathy Carroll, RN
Sponsor:
St. Vincent Hospitals and
Health Services
Mtg. Time/Place:
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. every third
Tuesday of each month.
To Join:
Call (317) 338-2726 for more
information.
Maryland
Annapolis
- Anne Arundel Medical Center
Subsequent Pregnancy Support Group
For those who have experienced a previous loss and are now pregnant.
Call askAAMC at 443-481-4000 for location, dates, and time
New Jersey
UNITE, Subsequent Pregnancy
Support
Meets 1st Wednesday from 7-9 PM at Capital Health System, Mercer
Campus, Trenton, NJ.
Contact: Barbara Carmignani through UNITE tape 215-728-3777
UNITE, Subsequent Pregnancy Support
Meets 3rd Friday, 7-9 PM at Princeton Medical Center
Contact: Sue Strazinsky through UNITE tape at 215-728-3777
Princeton
HealthCare System - Subsequent Pregnancy Support Group
Open to those expecting a baby following the loss of a child through
miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, or newborn death. Please
call before attending. There is no fee and no registration.
Call (609) 497-4435
New York
National
Council of Jewish Women - New York Chapter
For
those who are pregnant after a loss, support services are available.
Referral information on physicians and psychotherapists that specialize
in the area of pregnancy loss is also available. Click here for more
information.
Pennsylvania
UNITE, Subsequent Pregnancy
Support
Meets at 1st Tuesday from 7:30-9 PM at Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA
Contact: Gerri Wismer 610-645-2099
South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Palmetto Health
Wee Remember group meets on the
fourth Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for parents who
have experienced infant or pregnancy loss. For more information, call
296-5636.
Texas
Healing Matters
- Medical Center of Plano
Meets on the fourth Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Contact Ginny
Robinson at 972-519-1588 for more information.
MEND (Mommies
Enduring Neonatal Loss) - Irving, Texas
This Christian group sponsors a pregnancy after loss support group
meeting in Irving. Visit www.mend.org
for
details.
HAND - Houston,
Texas
Subsequent pregnancy group for families who are pregnant, trying to get
pregnant again, or considering another pregnancy. Meets at St.
Peter's United Methodist Church on the first Sunday of each month.
Click here for more
information.
Wisconsin
Pregnancy After a Loss
Support - St. Joseph's Hospital
(414) 447-2473 RTS Dept
Details: For couples experiencing or planning a pregnancy
following the loss of a baby.
MEETING TIME AND PLACE: 4th Tuesday of each month, 7:30-9PM St.
Joseph's Hospital-Skylight Rm 5000 W Chambers Street, Milwaukee