Help, Comfort, and Hope After Losing Your Baby in Pregnancy or the First Year

by Hannah Lothrop

Book Overview

Through her own experience with miscarriage as well as through the voices of other parents who have suffered the devastation of their baby's death, psychologist Hannah Lothrop guides parents through the experience of bereavement, from shock and disbelief to renewal and growth. This warm, insightful book also provides specific information for caregivers: hospital staff, clergy, relatives, or counselors. Thoughtful questions throughout help readers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738209651
• ISBN13: 9780738209654
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A must-buy for anyone who's lost a baby

I didn't know what to do with myself when my son died on Jan. 15, 2002. I still am having a huge amount of trouble, but this book is helping me take steps forward even though part of me does not want to. I have purchased many loss books and this one is the best for practical advice. It helps you feel less alone, offers you ideas on what you will go through (all of which you need) but also gives you practical ideas on what to do to help yourself through this horribly difficult time. It is hands down, one of the best books I bought. If you buy only one loss book, buy this one.

Help, Comfort & Hope after Losing your Baby in Pregnancy or

This is the best book on the topic of perinatal loss I have read. It is a guide through the grieving process not only for the bereaved parents but also for caretakers, friends and others. This book can help parents make decisions during a time when they may not be able to make decisions or when they not know what their rights and options regarding their precious babies are. It also validates the bereaved parents' feelings, since parents often feel isolated during their grieving process over their child who died before he/she ever lived on this earth. Other parents share their experiences and you realize you are not alone. An exellent book that I will recommend to everybody who has lost a baby or who knows somebody who has lost a baby.