Perinatal Bereavement Support Resources
Buffalo Area Hospitals:
Sisters of Charity Hospital
Amy Creamer can be reached at (716) 862-1678 or by email at acreamer@chsbuffalo.org.
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Jen Liberti can be reached at (716) 828-2618, or by email at jliberti@chsbuffalo.org
Lisa Wolff can be reached at (716) 828-2618, or by email at lwolff@chsbuffalo.org
Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Jessica Jordan can be reached at (716) 517-1510, or by email at jessicajordanrn@yahoo.com
Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Website: www.kaleidahealth.org/childrens/services/display.asp?s=665
Contact: Sister Brenda Whelan can be reached at (716) 878-7920 or at BWhelan@kaleidahealth.org
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
Website: www.kaleidahealth.org/Suburban/services/display.asp?s=326
Child Bereavement Support: (716) 568-6653
Community Resources & Assistance Programs
Western New York Perinatal Bereavement Network (WNYPBN)
Meeting the needs of people facing perinatal death: the death of a baby due to miscarriage, etopic pregnancy, stillbirth or infant death.
Website: www.wnypbn.org
Contact: Christine Scott at (716) 626-6363 or email Christine@wnypbn.org
Footprints on the Heart
A comprehensive resource, helping families deal with the loss of a child due to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, and newborn death.
Website: www.chsbuffalo.org/Services/PregnancyLoss
Contact: Amy Creamer at (716) 862-1678 or email acreamer@chsbuffalo.org
Wings of Love Memorial Fund
A program of WNYPBN providing financial support for burial or cremation to families in need.
Website: www.wnypbn.org/wings-of-love.html
Contact: Christine Scott at (716) 626-6363
Josh Rojas Foundation
A Rochester based organization that can help assist with headstones or markers for families who have lost a child.
Website: www.joshrojas.org
Contact: info@joshrojas.org
Catholic Cemeteries Diocese of Buffalo Bereavement Support Services
Website: www.buffalodiocese.org/divorce-bereavement
Contact: Nancy Weil at (716) 873-6500 or email nancyw@buffalodiocese.org
Sudden Infant Death & Child Death Resource Center at the Family Help Center
The Sudden Infant and Child Death Resource Center is a statewide program helping families and communities affected by the sudden and unexpected death of an infant or young child from any cause. Family support services are available upon request or referral including telephone support, grief literature tailored to family needs and referral to local services. Professional family services and case consultation are available free of charge.
Website: www.familyhelpcenter.net
Contact: Jan Walkden (716) 822-0919
The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care's Essential Care Perinatal Program
Provides support, education and guidance to expectant parents and families whose unborn child has a life-threatening illness. This unique program helps expecting parents and families prepare for and cope with physical, emotional and spiritual issues at the time of diagnosis and through the remainder of the pregnancy.
Website: www.hospicebuffalo.com/services/essential-care-perinatal/
Contact: (716) 686-8006 or email EssentialCare@PalliativeCare.org
Keepsakes & Cremation Jewelry
Kindred Soul Keepsakes
Turn your most precious memories into jewelry using breast milk, placenta, ashes, hair, sand, or fabric.
Website: www.facebook.com/pg/KindredSoulKeepsakes/
Expressed Impressions
Photo etching and custom engraving for necklaces, bracelets, key chains, dog tags, and more.
Website: www.expressedimpressions.com
The Seashore of Remembrance
Sunset beach remembrance artwork can be customized with your baby’s name beautifully written in the sand.
Website: www.carlymarieprojectheal.com
Close By Me Jewelry
Website: www.closebymejewelry.com
919 Cremation Jewelry
Website: www.etsy.com/shop/919cremationjewelry
Online Support Communities
The Holding Space: A Birth Trauma Healing Community
A safe space for all who have experienced birth trauma and/or perinatal death.
Website: www.facebook.com/groups/1207091806083249/
Solace for Mothers
Website: www.solaceformothers.org/online-forum/online-community-for-mothers/
Additional Bereavement Support Resources
Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance
www.plida.org
(888) 693-1435
Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (M.E.N.D.)
www.mend.org
Prenatal Partners for Life
www.prenatalpartnersforlife.com
Bereaved Parents of the USA
www.bereavedparentsusa.org
MISS Foundation
www.missfoundation.org
Centering Corporation
www.centering.org
Stories of Babies Born Still (S.O.B.B.S.)
www.storiesofbabiesbornstill.org