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After your stillbirth
Introduction
What is stillbirth?
Your physical health
Care of your baby
Making arrangements
Autopsy
Your emotional health
Emotional support
Creating memories
Ways to say goodbye
When considering another pregnancy
The grief journey
How you feel grief
Partner grief
Surrogate and intended parents
Grandparent's grief
Supporting children
Losing a twin or multiples
Impact of grief
Strategies for coping
Supporting friends after a stillbirth
Resources
Northern Star Mothers Milk Bank: Donating after a lossNorthern Star Mothers Milk Bank offers support if you decide to donate your breastmilk after your loss.
For more information on local perinatal bereavement groups in your area of Alberta, call Health Link at 811.
Connect with helplines, victim services, shelters, and other supports.
Content originally developed by Women's Health Ambulatory Program, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta Health Services. Adapted with permission for online use.
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