For Professionals

The nurse that held my baby, also held my broken heart. The post To the Nurse That Held My Stillborn Baby appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Jennifer Kouri RN, CPLC “You are a labor & delivery nurse? You are SO lucky! That has to be the happiest unit in the hospital!” Working as a labor nurse for 20 years I have heard these phrases many times from people when they ask what I do for a living. Yes, it truly… The post The Perspective of a Labor Nurse appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Nikki Grayson Angel Wings and a baby hat; black and white photographs and a little blue blanket; nurses to cry with and a doctor to share your fears with. It was one year ago on a Monday morning when I walked through the double doors of the OB floor. As I followed the nurse… The post Footprints On My Heart appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Ann-Marie Ferry Fathers often get the short end of the stick when it comes to grief support. It should not be. However, for a variety of reasons it often remains the case. When I was asked to write an article for newly bereaved fathers, I was apprehensive. I am a bereaved mother. How do… The post Listening To the Voices of Bereaved Fathers appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

Healing can take time. Remember always that you are strong and brave. Remember you are a mother. The post Dear First Trimester Loss Mama appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Lisa Zorn Oh, “you work in Labor and Delivery as a nurse, you must have the best job!” This is the comment I would hear from people when they inquired about what I did.  I was quick to remind them that it’s not as glamorous as most may think; we don’t sit around rocking… The post In Their Darkest Moments: A Nurse’s Experience Helping Families Say Hello and Goodbye appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Tosin Popoola Introduction Among the Yoruba people of Nigeria, pregnancy and perinatal loss are understood and interpreted from the concept of ‘pot and water.’ From the Yoruba worldview, a pregnant woman is like a pot and the pregnancy she is carrying is the water. From this perspective, when Yoruba people want to communicate that… The post Embracing Our Realities Even in the Face of a Shared Grief appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Patti Budnik, Share Bereavement Care Manager When I started at Share, I didn’t know how amazed and inspired I would be by the families we serve. Everyone’s story is different and there is no such thing as grieving perfectly. Some of our stories are more complicated than others but all result in the loss… The post Support for Every Grieving Family appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

Chapter Name: Southeast Share Chapter Location: Steinbach, Manitoba (Canada) Chapter Leader: Candace Loewen, Share Southeast Chapter Leader Support Group Information First Thursday of every month at Southeast Helping Hands at 525 Main St in Steinbach from 7:00 – 8:30pm. What have you learned since starting Southeast Share Chapter? I am shy by nature. I don’t… The post Chapter Highlight: Southeast Share Chapter appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.