Still to Be Born: A Guide for Bereaved Parents Who Are Making Decisions about Their Future

by Paul Kirk, Pat Schwiebert, Paul Kirk, et al.

Book Overview

A guide for bereaved parents who are making decisions about their future. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096151972X
• ISBN13: 9780961519728
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Perinatal Loss
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful resource during the decision making process and after

Still to Be Born is a unique and invaluable resource to those parents who are facing difficult decisions about a subsequent pregnancy after a loss. I felt that this book was the only source dealing with the topic that fully supported all options available to parents, including not having another baby and adoption. It provides real help in making decisions about whether and when to try again as well as providing support through a subsequent pregnancy.

Great source

I bought this book after reading several other reviews on it and was extremely satisfied with it. It is a great resource. I could connect with many of the stories of the other families. It gave me hope that the pain slowly takes a back seat and you can eventually figure out a way to live your "new normal".

must read

Everyone should read this book if they are considering pregnancy after a loss. I just experienced my loss about a month ago, and I found this book full of great advice. It helps to read about other couple's experiences, and to relate to many of them. It helps to know that others feel the way that I do.

comprehensive guide to a subsequent pregnancy

Pregnancy after a loss is totally different to pregnancy before. After the naivete is gone, the bereaved parents are often fearful about having another baby; when they become pregnant, everyone assumes they have forgotten their lost little one and will concentrate only on the new pregnancy.This book examines head-on the mixed emotions of a subsequent pregnancy, offers guideines about knowing when your heart is ready to seek pregnancy again, and talks about many of the feelings a mother will have in being pregnant again after a loss. I found this book an invaluable resource. Read it once three months before you intend to conceive and then once again after you become pregnant. Highly recommended, although I'm sorry anyone would need to read this book in the first place.

Excellent book for considering pregnancy after loss.

Of the books I read on coping with grief resulting from a stillbirth, Still to be Born was the only one that addressed the emotional issues of a second pregnancy after losing a baby late in a pregnancy. It tells stories of other women who have lost their children and gone on to have more. Still to be Born realistically describes the grief process and the issues surrounding a new pregnancy. It addressed all my concerns and made me more confident about getting pregnant again while still making me aware of the emotional difficulties ahead.