Experiencing Loss

Sleeping Angels Foundation

The Sleeping Angels Foundation helps provide life-honoring ceremonies for families who experience the loss of a child, from stillbirth to age 18, at no cost. It also offers healing companionship through volunteer opportunities.

We can connect you with individual or family counseling services to guide you through your grief. Additionally, we offer mental health resources specifically designed for parents who are experiencing pregnancy or infant loss, including support through the Center for Mindfulness in Southeast Michigan.

Baptisms and blessings can be performed on any pregnancy loss, and the decision to perform either rite occurs between the clergy or nurse and the parents.

There are support groups to remind you that you are not alone—and that people want to help. Ask your care team for more information about a support group near you.

Gilda’s Club – Perinatal Grief Support Group

Gilda’s Club provides a safe place to connect with others on a grieving journey with structured and unstructured sharing opportunities.

Jane’s Room

Located at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital, Jane's Room is a place where family members can privately encourage and support each other, find strength and courage, and begin their healing journey.

Lory’s Place

A grief healing and education center, the Tiny Mates support group at Lory's Place in Southwest Michigan supports families after loss.

March of Dimes

Funds groundbreaking research, provides vital resources for families, and advocates for policies that protect maternal and infant health.

National Share

Support for parents and families experiencing the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death.

Maternal Wellness Program - SOUL Support Group

Standing for “Sharing Our Untimely Losses,” this support group in West Michigan provides an opportunity to meet in a supportive environment with others who have experienced a similar loss.

Located in Southeast Michigan, our Infant Memorial Garden provides a free memorialization option for parents who have experienced stillbirth, pregnancy loss, or neonatal death.

We can create lifelong memories of a too-short life. Ask your care team for options available to you which may include:

Handprint moldings

These models, cast from the baby's and parents' hands, are a precious keepsake for families.

Heartbeat recordings

If a heartbeat has been previously recorded, our team can set it to music to serve as an audible memento of a child's brief life.

Photographs

We strive to provide photographs for all formed pregnancy losses. The pictures are offered to families or filed with mementos and are kept for one year. Inquire with your care team.

In Southeast Michigan, we host remembrance ceremonies for parents and families, including a "Moment to Remember.” This service honors infants who have died during pregnancy or shortly after birth. Parents and families who have experienced the loss of an infant are welcome to attend. This service is generally held in October (National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month) of each year. Ask your care team for more information.