Resources
See below for information on Useful Organisations; Books; Memorial resources (including trees, websites providers, jewellery, photographic & artists); and Green Burials.
For those visitors who are not UK residents please note that some of these organisations are international organisations (or have overseas counterparts) whilst others are just national organisations but it may be worth looking at some of the organisations for more information.
Useful Organisations
Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
SANDS Helpline: 020 7436 5881 Monday-Friday 9.30am-5.30pm or email: helpline@uk-sands.org
Tommy's Campaign
www.tommys.org
www.tommys.org
The Australian Stillbirth Foundation
Bliss (The Premature Baby Charity)
Piggy Bank Kids
Baby Loss
Life After Loss
Life After Loss - Forum for parents who have been affected by the loss of a baby
Unexplained Stillbirth Support
National Perinatal Epidemiological Unit
Cruse Bereavement Care
Helpline: 0844 477 9400 (email: helpline@cruse.org.uk)
The Child Death Helpline
0800 282 986
The Samaritans
08457 90 90 90
International Stillbirth Alliance
Patient Advise and Liaison Service
Action Against Medical Accidents (AVMA)
Helpline: 0845 123 23 52 (Monday - Friday 10-12noon and 2-4pm)
The Patients Association
(t) 0845 608 4455
The Picker Institute
Making patients' views heard
National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE)
The Royal College of Midwives
Association for Improvements in the Maternity Service (AIMS)
The Law Society of England & Wales
0870 606 2555 (to find a solicitor)
The Community Legal Service
Books
When a Baby Dies: The Experience of Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth & Neonatal Death
Nancy Kohner & Alix Henley
Routledge
Love, Labour & Loss - Stillbirth and Neonatal Death
Benson, J & Robinson-Walsh, D
Scarlett Press:
On the Death of a child
Hindmarch, C
Radcliffe
The Anthropology of Pregnancy Loss
Cecil, R
Berg
Loss & Bereavement in Childbearing
Mander, R
Routledge
When Your Baby Dies: Through Miscarriage or Stillbirth
Gamino, L.A.
Hope & Healing
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Kushner, H
Pan Books
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Rinpoche, S
Rider & Co.
Empty Cradle Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby
Davis, D.L.
Fulcrum Publishing
Pregnancy after a Loss
Lanham, C.C.
Berkley Books
Trying Again
Douglas, A. and Sussman, J.R.
Taylor Trade Publishing
Memorial resources
See the Memorial section for more information/ideas. We have not necessarily used these orgaisations so please make sure you find them suitable. SANDS may be able to help direct you to other sources too.
Tree memorials:
Trees for Cities
The Woodland Trust
Life for a Life
Local District Councils
Tree to My Door
Website memorials/website providers
Gone too Soon
Memory of
Much loved
Freewebs
1&1 Web Hosting Service
You could also try a particular internet provider e.g AOL
Memorial Jewellery:
My Forever Child
Lifetime mothers
Reminder Band
(not specifically for memorials): silicone wristbands which you can get your baby's name on
Sleeping Angels
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Photographic Memorials
Photobox
Portrait Artists
Nina Barry - Artist
Nina is classically trained & received her Master of Fine Arts in Painting from New York Academy of Art. Nina is happy to do commissioned work (it can be done via e-mail).
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Sue Fernandes
Sue trained as a midwife but is now a professional artist. Sue has worked for SANDS sketching babies.
Green Burials
Woodland Burial Sites and information about green burials
Ketton Park Green Burial Site
A B Welfare & Wildlife Trust
Charity advises dying/bereaved people on any type of funeral, anywhere in the country.
T) 01423 530900/ 868121
The Association of Independent Funeral Advisers
Natural Death Centre
Organisation who have produced a resource book (the Natural Death Handbook) that can be purchased they also run a helpline on 020 7359 8391
The Organic Flower Company
They can provide ethical & beautiful flowers (we got 2 gorgeous large bouquets of yellow flowers for Xanthe's funeral)
(t) 01691 683866
Tamar Organics - Seed & Organic Garden Supplies (including wild flower seeds)
Other
Contact Emma & Alex Pheby (Xanthe's parents):
email: contact@xanthepheby.co.uk