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

by Nancy;Henley Alix Kohner, Alix Henley

A compassionate source of insight and information for handling one of life's most painful ordeals, When a Baby Dies provides understanding, encouragement, and ways to cope with grief, as well as sources of support and preventive steps for future pregnancies.

Genres: Grief

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1990

Reviews

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a book that I had to read in sections as I went through my grief stages after losing my first son last year at full term. Excellent resource that was more comforting than I expected. It truly was essential to understand that I was not alone in this and that others walking the same road felt many of the things I was feeling and experiencing the same outlook that I was about certain things in life as a result. It was especially helpful as I navigated through this past pregnancy with my second son who arrived safely into this world on January 15th. My journey is far from over and I will keep this book for further validation later on as I now learn to care for and love a living son, while still in morning for his big brother.

I would highly recommend this as a gift to anyone going through this horrible experience or as a resource to those of you that may be unfortunate enough to have joined in this journey due to your own loss.

[Stephi · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a loss momma I found comfort and was able to relate to the parents. It's comforting hearing people going through the same things as you. I feel like this is a good book for parents who have had loss or anyone wanting to know more of what it's like

[Amie Salmon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book for research, which seems a horridly detached word to use for a book handling such a sensitive subject. After being brought to tears many times with the personal stories, I feel that I can now write the piece I wanted to with a deeper and more sensitive understanding. And not just that, I feel sure that I'll have the knowledge to help not only myself, but others I know and love if they ever find themselves in a situation similar to those in who've stories I've read.

Thank you to those who shared, I hope you've all found peace, wherever you are.

[Tasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This helped me to understand that my feelings are normal and I'm not the only out there to lose a child. When reading other parents stories it has helped me deal with the loss of my baby girl and I could relate to them. I admire how many families had the courage and strength to go on to have another child after losing their last.
Not a dry eye throughout this whole book.

[Michelle Bleau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this book helpful when I lost my son and daughter