Bereavement & Loss Support

Who this is for

Your body deserves care, especially in grief

Few experiences carry the weight of losing a baby. Whether you are facing a miscarriage, learning at a prenatal appointment that your baby has died, delivering a stillborn child, or navigating the loss of an infant, you are in one of the most isolating and devastating places a person can be. And your body is still going through something enormous, even as your heart is breaking.

Bereavement support is for any family walking through pregnancy or infant loss, at any gestational age, in any circumstance. You do not have to meet a threshold of loss to deserve care. If your pregnancy ended and you are grieving, this support is for you.

What to expect

Present when it matters most, and after when you need it

Bereavement doula support begins with a gentle intake conversation, on the phone, whenever you're ready, so I understand your situation, your wishes, and what kind of presence would feel helpful to you. There is no script you have to follow and no version of grief you have to perform.

During labor and delivery, I offer a calm, reliable presence at the hospital or birth center. My role is to help you feel held and supported through every part of the process, including the parts of delivery no one thinks to prepare families for. I can help facilitate memory-making if that is meaningful to you: hand and footprints, photographs, naming rituals, time with your baby. I also help your partner or family members understand how to support you and themselves.

After delivery, postpartum physical recovery still happens, and it can be an intensely difficult experience when there is no living baby to care for. Milk may come in. The body continues to change. I provide follow-up visits in the weeks after loss to support your physical healing, help you navigate the practical realities, and simply be a consistent presence while you grieve. Referrals to grief therapists, support groups, and community resources are available whenever you're ready.

Care philosophy

Grief is not linear, and there is no right way through it

I approach bereavement support with deep respect for how differently grief moves through different people. Some families want to talk; others need quiet company. Some want detailed memory-making; others need gentle guidance on what their options are. I follow your lead entirely, there is nothing you are supposed to want or feel.

I also understand that for many families, this loss is not the first. Recurrent pregnancy loss, previous stillbirths, losses compounded by high-risk diagnoses, these histories shape the grief and the fear. You don't have to explain why this one is so hard. I already understand that it is.