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Reading Requirements - Grief & Loss

Birth & Postnatal Doulas must read 3 books,
Antenatal Teachers and Breastfeeding Counsellors must read 5 books

You can choose any books from the full reading list - categories are on the left

Books on grief and loss


An Empty Cradle, a Full Heart: Reflections for Mothers and Fathers After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death

Author: Christine O'Keeffe Lafser

Amazon Description: Nearly a million parents suffer a miscarriage or infant death each year. Theirs can be a lonely, quiet grief--with many emotions experienced but not easily expressed. This collection of more than a hundred short meditations beautifully interweaves the very real feelings of bereaved parents with Scripture passages that provide comfort, direction, and a sense of hope.


When A Baby Dies: The Experience of Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death

Author: Nancy Kohner & Alix Henley

Amazon Description: In this book, parents who have lost a baby tell their stories. They speak about what happened, how they felt, how they have been helped by others and how they helped themselves. Using letters from and interviews with many bereaved parents, Nancy Kohner and Alix Henley have written a book which offers understanding of what it means to lose a baby and the grief that follows.


Unspeakable Losses: Healing From Miscarriage, Abortion, And Other Pregnancy Loss

Author: Kim Kluger-bell

Amazon Description: Unspeakable Losses includes in-depth stories from would-be parents (including Kluger-Bell herself) discussing such diverse issues as multifetal reductions, the male experience of pregnancy loss, and how a woman can be pro-choice yet still suffer grief over choosing abortion. She includes tools for moving through the grieving process, discussing losses, and helping loved ones who have experienced pregnancy loss. This caring, understanding book may help give voice to those who have previously found it too painful to speak.


When Men Grieve: Why Men Grieve Differently and How You Can Help

Author: Elizabeth Levang

Amazon Description: A cause for celebration! Finally we have an honest, straightforward portrayal of men and grief. A smorgasbord of personal stories and commentary, told with refreshing candor and honesty.


Ended Beginnings: Healing Childbearing Losses

Author: Claudia Panuthos & Catherine Romeo

Amazon Description: Because of its wide scope (infertility, miscarriage, sudden infant death, abortion, release to adoption; emotional disappointments including handicapped babies, caesareans, premature or traumatic birth; and help for grieving children), this book will help parents and care-givers understand the great burden of all loss experience.

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Anatomy & Physiology
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