4th Annual Angel Babies Walk/Run - Saturday, May 3, 2008. Click here for more information.

Angel Babies

Newsletters

NEW! Spring 2008 (4/08)

Fall 2007 (12/07)

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Winter 2007 (3/07)

Angel Babies Crafting a Memory Nights - Click here for more information.

Support Groups

Click here to see a full schedule of support groups offered through Angel Babies and the Hinds Hospice Center for Grief and Loss.

Angel Babies / Bebitos Angelitos

A terminal diagnosis or the death of a baby is one of the most devastating experiences a family can go through. But you don't have to go through it alone. Angel Babies/Bebitos Angelitos is here to provide the special kind of support you and your family need. Angel Babies offers a perinatal hospice program designed for families whose unborn child has been diagnosed with a terminal condition, offering support during pregnancy and providing ideas for creating loving memories. Hospice services are available for babies who survive after birth and are in need of special care. This care can be provided in the baby's home or in the Hinds Hospice Home. This program assists families to both welcome and enjoy their baby and, when necessary, to say goodbye. Services are also available for families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or other infant death.

People are not taught how to deal with the death of a baby. Our friends and family often don't know what to say. Most people expect the parents, especially the father, to return to work within a few days after the loss and be "back to normal" within a matter of months. But the death of a baby changes parents forever, and results in a uniquely deep and personal grieving process. The Angel Babies/Bebitos Angelitos bereavement service provides families with helpful information and support during their journey of grief and mourning.

Angel Babies/Bebitos Angelitos is ready to give you as much - or as little - help as you desire before and after your loss. Our team consists of nurses, social workers, chaplains and caring volunteers who partner with your family and health care provider. This team provides comfort, support and assistance to families in identifying resources to help them cope during pregnancy, after birth and on their journey of grief. Our services include:

For information on other counseling options and services provided, please contact one of the Angel Babies offices below, or email Kathy Cromwell, Director of the Center for Grief and Loss and Angel Babies programs at kathy@hindshospice.org.

Angel Babies / Bebitos Angelitos (Fresno and Madera)

1616 W. Shaw, Ste. B7

Fresno, CA  93711

(559) 248-8579

Angel Babies / Bebitos Angelitos (Merced)

410 W. Main Street, Ste. A

Merced, CA  95340

(209) 383-3123

INFANT & PREGNANCY LOSS RESOURCES

How Grief Can Affect a Marriage
Our First Year
To Our Family and Friends, Our Grief Experienced Shared
The Magnitude of Miscarriage

When a Grandchild Dies

www.perinatalhospice.org

www.missfoundation.org

                    2008 Body, Mind & Soul: Trauma and Mourning After a Child's Death Conference

                    www.missfoundation.org/conference/index.php

Infant Bereavement Photography - www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/

Below are links to two recent TV stories in Chicago about hospital bereavement photography (one from the local FOX News affiliate, the other from PBS station WTTW). Both stories feature Todd Hochberg, a Chicago-area photographer who has been doing excellent and compassionate work for many years.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=5463404

http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=28,7,6 (click on Producer's Picks for Jan. 10)