Links

New Zealand links

Miscarriage Support
www.miscarriagesupport.org.nz
We are a team of volunteers of various ages who have all experienced the loss of our own babies and would like to provide emotional support and information for women and their families during and after miscarriage and subsequent pregnancies

Twin Loss NZ
www.twinloss.org.nz
A New Zealand wide group for those who have lost one or more or all of their twins, triplets or more from early pregnancy to childhood and beyond, including the loss of a twin sibling in adulthood.

TABS (Trauma and Birth Stress)
www.tabs.org.nz
TABS is Trauma And Birth Stress, a Charitable Trust that serves as a support group of mothers. We have in common stressful and traumatic pregnancies or births that affected our lives negatively for months or years afterwards. We formed TABS because of the need to make PTSD known as a form of mental illness that can happen following childbirth, but quite distinct from the Baby Blues, Post Natal Depression (Post Partum Depression) and Post Natal Psychosis.

Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee
www.pmmrc.health.govt.nz
The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) is an independent committee that advises the Minster of Health on how to reduce the number of deaths of babies and mothers in New Zealand. The PMMRC was established in June 2005 under sections 11 and 18 of the New Zealand Health and Disability Act 2000. The Committee met for the first time in August 2005.

Bereavement Support Christchurch
www.bereavementsupport.co.nz
Bereavement Support gently offers all families practical resources, creating of tangible keepsakes and emotional support before, during or after the birth and bereavement of a pregnancy, baby or infant twins, triplets or high multiples. Contact: Karen Jefferson 03 343-3391

Grief Relief, Wellington/Hutt Valley             www.griefrelief.co.nz                                              Experienced and knowledgeable support for parents, families, whanau and others bereaved by the death of a child, of any age or gestation, from any cause, at any time, on any aspect.  Support is available face-to-face locally or phone or skype nationally.  Three sessions free for families in Wellington and Hutt Valley who used Harbour City, Wilson or Guardian Funeral Homes. Contact: Claire Laurenson at (04) 970-1222  claire@griefrelief.co.nz  or www.griefrelief.co.nz  

Nurture                                                    www.nurture.org.nz                                                          The Nurture Foundation for Reproductive Research is committed to helping New Zealanders have families. Through research we aim to find new ways to predict and prevent reproductive problems, and improve treatments for couples unable to conceive or carry a child to term.

SIDS New Zealand                                        www.sids.org.nz                                                              SIDS New Zealand Incorporated is a  national organisation of parents, families and friends of children who have died suddenly and/or unexpectedly of any cause including SIDS.

Maori SIDS                                          www.maorisids.org.nz                                                      Māori SIDS has over 15 years experience, delivering national and regional services with a focus on co-ordination and provision of evidence based research. They aim to assist whānau, health professionals and communities to reduce the incidence of SIDS and SUDI (Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy). They also advocate on the wider issues that affect the health and well-being of mokopuna Māori and whānau.

Glover Memorials                               www.glovermemorials.co.nz                                             Since 2005 Glover Memorials in Lower Hutt has offered families the opportunity to remember their precious baby or babies through a small plaque that is made and sent out free of charge. This is a way of supporting the community and a way of acknowledging our babies' little lives. See the 'Community Care' page on the Glover Memorial website for more info.  

Internet forums

You can talk with other parents who have experienced the death of a baby

The Lost Ones
www.thelostones.co.nz
This site was created because of the limited support and resources that are available here in New Zealand for people who have suffered from or who are still suffering from now, the loss of a child through Miscarriage, Stillbirth or SIDS.
Click on 'forum' for the discussion pages.

Everybody.co.nz
www.everybody.co.nz
Everybody aims to provide useful and accurate consumer health information for New Zealanders. It is written and reviewed by medical writers, consumer health organisations and health professionals. Click on 'community' for the discussion pages; the Stillbirth/Neonatal Death page is at the very bottom of the discussion pages under the heading of Miscarriage Support.

Closed Forum for Bereaved Parents Only http://inspiredbyjack.forumotion.com/  
This is a website set up by a Sands parent that is not accessible for general viewing. Participants register on this closed site and can feel safe knowing their comments and opinions are confidential.

International websites

International Stillbirth Alliance
www.stillbirthalliance.org
The International Stillbirth Alliance (ISA), a non-profit coalition of organizations dedicated to understanding the causes and prevention of stillbirth. Its mission is to raise awareness, educate on recommended precautionary practices and facilitate research on the prevention of stillbirth. ISA serves as a centralized resource for sharing information and connecting organisations and individuals.

SANDS Australia
www.sands.org.au

SANDS Queensland
www.sandsqld.com

SANDS Victoria
www.sandsvic.org.au

SANDS South Australia
www.sandssa.org

Sands UK
www.uk-sands.org

MISS Foundation (USA)
www.missfoundation.org