Did you know...?
- Share has been helping bereaved families cope with infant loss since 1977
- There are more than 26,000 stillbirths each year in the United States*
- 900,000 early pregnancy losses occur annually in the United States*
- Nearly 20,000 neonatal losses occur each year in the United States*
- Share is a national organization with nearly 100 groups across the country
- Share supports families around the world
- Share provides an informative, interactive website containing two chat rooms with 12 monitored message boards. Within the last two years, Share’s website has experienced an increase by tenfold. Nearly 400 messages are posted daily.
- Share offers free information packets to bereaved parents, family members, and friends
- Share publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, Sharing, for bereaved families
- Share provides referrals for further support of the bereaved to healthcare facilities and other physicians
- Caregivers can use Share's resources and reading materials in their outreach to bereaved parents and family members
- Share provides bereavement education and training to professionals, clergy, and funeral directors
- Members of the media utilize Share as a resource for correct information and statistics and as a resource to better understand the impact the death of a baby has upon parents and families
- Share provides support during the bereavement period and through subsequent pregnancies
- Share was a participant at the 2001 National Institute of Health Roundtable Meeting, which determined a necessity to research the cause of stillbirths. Three million dollars was allocated in 2003 for stillbirth research
- Share dedicated the 5th Christmas Box Angel of Hope Monument in St. Charles in October 1998. There are now over 100 Angel monuments nationwide.
*According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Vital Statistics