Helpful Reading

(Reviewed books receive 1 to 4 Ys.)


Fiction

Good Grief (Not infant loss specific)
by Lolly Winston
Little Earthquakes
by Jennifer Weiner


General

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby
by Deborah H. Davis, Ph.D

This book is available for purchase through Heartstrings at a reduced cost.

When the Bough Breaks: The Death of a Child
by S.C. Holtkamp
A Broken Heart Still Beats
by Anne McCracken and Mary Semel
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief
by Martha Whitmore Hickman


Loss Specific


Fatal Heart Condition

Losing MalcomYYYY
by Carol Henderson
READ REVIEW
Waiting with Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing a Baby’s Brief Life
by Amy Kuebelbeck


Miscarriage

Miscarriage: A Shattered Dream
by Sherokee Ilse and Linda Hammer Burns
When a Baby Dies: The Experience of Late Miscarriage
by Nancy Kohner and Alex Henley

SIDS

The SIDS Survival Guide
by Joani Nelson Horchler


Stillbirth

Stillborn: The Invisible Death
by John DeFrain and Leona Martens


Multiples Specific

A Different Kind of Mother
by Christine Howser (Specific to loss of all)
(Available at http://www.1stbooks.com )


William and Wendell
by Donnali Fifield (Specific to complicated grief issues and loss of all)
(Available at http://www.timestwopublishing.com )


Coming to Term: A Father’s Story of Birth, Loss and Survival
by William Woodwell (Specific to loss of one twin)


Embracing Laura
by Martha Wegner-Hay (Specific to Selective Reduction) (Available through Centering Corporation, http://www.centeringcorporation.org)


The Diary
by Lynne Schulz (Specific to continuing pregnancy after a loss)
(Available at Murraylands)


Decisionmaking and Support After Termination

A Time to Decide, A Time to Heal
by Molly Minnich, A.C.S.W., Kathleen Delp, A.C.S.W., and Mary Ciotti, MD Order from www.aplacetoremember.com


Unsupported Losses: Ectopic Pregnancy
Molar Pregnancy and Blighted Ovum
by Sherokee Ilse


Pregnancy After Loss

Motherhood After Miscarriage
by Kathleen Diamond


Another Baby? Maybe…
by Sherokee Ilse and Maribeth Wilder Doerr


Pregnancy After a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy
after a Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Infant Death
by Carol Cirulli Lanham


For Fathers

Strong and Tender: A Guide for the Father Whose Baby Has Died
by Pat Schweibert, R.N.


Noah's Rainbow: A Father's Emotional Journey from the Death of his Son to the Birth of his Daughter
by David Fleming
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(This is actually a good book for anyone to read.) READ REVIEW


For Grandparents

Forgotten Tears : A Grandmother's Journey Through Grief
Nina Bennett (Not infant loss specific)


For Children

Sad Isn't Bad
by Michaelene Mundy


When Dinosaurs Die
by Laurie Krasny Brown


Tear Soup
by Pat Schweibert


The Saddest Time
by Norma Simon


I Miss You: A First Look at Death
by Pat Thomas


After the Funeral
by Jane Loretta Winsch


Spiritual

Mommy, Please Don’t Cry
by Linda DeYmaz


Psalms of Lament
by Ann Weems


Safe in the Arms of God
by John McArthur


Why?
By Anne Graham Lotz


Professional

Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss: A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains and Other Bedside Caregivers
by Jane Heustis, RN & Marcia Jenkins, RN


Heartstrings has a Lending Library which includes many of the books listed above.
Please give us a call at 335-9931 if you would like to borrow a book.