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From Elizabeth Czukas, Former About.com Guide

Updated Articles and Resources
  • Contraception Created: Sunday, September 30, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, October 09, 2012
    Definition of contraception
  • Neonatal Death Created: Sunday, September 23, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, October 09, 2012
    Definition of neonatal death
  • Trimester Created: Sunday, September 30, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, October 09, 2012
    Definition of trimester.
  • Transvaginal Ultrasound Created: Sunday, September 30, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, October 09, 2012
    Definition of transvaginal ultrasound.
  • Grieving Grandparents Talk Created: Sunday, August 26, 2012 Updated: Monday, October 01, 2012
    A forum for grandparents to talk about their feelings of loss, and what it's like to support a son or daughter during a pregnancy loss.
  • Men Talk About Pregnancy Loss Created: Sunday, August 26, 2012 Updated: Monday, October 01, 2012
    A place for fathers to share their stories about going through any kind of pregnancy loss with their partners.
  • Alternative Medicine Created: Sunday, September 23, 2012 Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012
    Have you wondered if there are any alternative medicine therapies available to prevent miscarriage? Get an overview of different treatments available here.
  • Quotes About Loss Created: Saturday, September 22, 2012 Updated: Saturday, September 22, 2012
    A collection of quotes for parents to use in announcements, memorial services, or other creative memorials. Quotes from poetry, prose, famous people, Scripture, and other sources.
  • 10 Unique Ways to Honor Your Baby’s Memory Created: Friday, September 21, 2012 Updated: Friday, September 21, 2012
    Creative and unique ideas for bringing your baby's memory to life for the long-term.
  • Teen Pregnancy Loss Created: Monday, September 17, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2012
    Pregnant teens face social stigma and additional risk factors that make pregnancy loss a challenge to cope with. Teen pregnancy affects the entire family. People caring for teens during pregnancy...
  • Holiday and Special Occasion Survival Guide Created: Friday, August 31, 2012 Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012
    Strategies, hints, and tips for getting through holidays and special occasions all through the year when you've had a pregnancy loss.
  • Surviving Your First Post-Loss Baby Shower Created: Thursday, August 30, 2012 Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012
    Anticipatory guidance for coping with attending a baby shower or other baby-related event after a pregnancy loss.
  • Celebrating Your Baby’s Birthday Created: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
    Suggestions for ways to celebrate your baby's birthday after a pregnancy loss to make it a day of bittersweet joy, rather than sadness.
  • Resources for Friends and Family Created: Sunday, August 26, 2012 Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012
    A list of resources for family and friends supporting a loved one through pregnancy loss to help with their own grief, coping, and helpful ideas about helping your friend or family member.
  • Grandparents’ Grief Created: Sunday, April 22, 2012 Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012
    If your daughter has just gone through a pregnancy loss, you're probably experiencing some feelings of grief yourself. You're also wondering what you can do to help your own child as she copes with...
  • Men And Pregnancy Loss Created: Monday, May 21, 2012 Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012
    Men's experience with pregnancy loss is often overlooked. Here you'll find an overview of many stages of coping and suggestions for actions you can take to help yourself and your wife or girlfriend...
  • Same-Sex Couples and Pregnancy Loss Created: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
    Same-sex couples face challenges becoming pregnant, so a pregnancy loss can present special challenges for coping, and requires special sensitivity from health-care practitioners.
  • Practicalities After Pregnancy Loss Created: Thursday, August 16, 2012 Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012
    It's easy to let the everyday things fall to the wayside after a pregnancy loss, but there are plenty of issues you'll have to deal with as a result of your miscarriage, stillbirth, or other pregna...
  • Going Back to Work After Pregnancy Loss Created: Monday, August 13, 2012 Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012
    After a pregnancy loss, there will come a point when you're ready to go back to work. How much time do you need off? How do you handle co-workers' questions? Do you have to tell anyone? Learn help...
  • When Your Employee Returns to Work After a Pregnancy Loss Created: Sunday, August 12, 2012 Updated: Sunday, August 12, 2012
    Suggestions for employers who have an employee returning to work after time off due to a pregnancy loss, such as miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, or therapeutic termination.
  • I Can’t Take It Anymore! Created: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    Giving yourself a break from grief doesn't mean you don't care. It can be a healthy, safe way to make sure you can keep coping.
  • What Do I Say in a Remembrance/Anniversary Card? Created: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    If you're considering sending a card to your friend on the anniversary of her baby's death, you may be wondering what the right words to write are. Find suggestions here.
  • Infertility Created: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    Definition of infertility as it relates to pregnancy loss.
  • Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Created: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    Definition of Sexually Transmitted Infection as it relates to pregnancy loss.
  • How Do You Start Over With a Friend After a Pregnancy Loss? Created: Monday, July 30, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    A pregnancy loss can strain friendships, and it can seem impossible to get relationships back in order down the road. Here you'll find tips for grieving moms and for friends to rebuild their friend...
  • Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Created: Sunday, July 22, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    Definition of a Certified Nurse Midwife
  • Men and Pregnancy Loss: When You Find Out Created: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    For fathers. What to expect and how to get through learning that your partner is going to have a pregnancy loss including tips for what you can do.
  • Being a Friend to Someone Who Had a Pregnancy Loss Created: Saturday, July 28, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
    It's easy to feel out of place when your friend has a pregnancy loss, but not only will your comfort and support be welcome, you could make a real difference in your friend's life at this difficult...
  • How Can I Relieve Engorgement Pain? Created: Saturday, June 30, 2012 Updated: Sunday, July 08, 2012
    Learn techniques and tips for getting through engorgement and reducing milk supply after a stillbirth or neonatal death.
  • Lactation and Pregnancy Loss Created: Friday, June 15, 2012 Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2012
    Frequently asked questions about what to do when your milk comes in after a stillbirth, and what to do with any breast milk you have saved if your baby dies.
  • Are There Any Medications I Can Take to Stop Producing Milk? Created: Friday, June 29, 2012 Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2012
    After a pregnancy loss, some women don't want to deal with the lactation reflex that makes their milk come in, so they're looking for a quick solution. Learn more about medications that may help de...
  • Do I Have to Suppress My Milk? Created: Thursday, June 21, 2012 Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2012
    Women who have experienced pregnancy loss may experience not just physical challenges in tapering off their breast milk supply, but also emotional difficulty.

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