SMART Birth Services
Support and presence for you and your family, for all birth outcomes.
Grief, and the unknown, can be big, small, emotional, overwhelming, and amorphous.
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When you are unsure where to turn or the questions to ask, consider having a support person who can help you traverse the complicated world of grief, and all the decisions that come with the transitions ahead. You can request more information on support services offered by clicking here.
If you are looking for local resources to help with all aspects of pregnancy, loss, grief, family services, perinatal mood disorders, or other issues surrounding this complicated time, please consider contacting any of the resources listed below:
Support Resources
Stillbirthday - Offering a list of support professionals and information concerning pregnancy loss at any point.
Baby Blues Connection - free and confidential support for mothers and families experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety, and other perinatal mood disorders.
Postpartum Support International - Resources for mothers and families experiencing perinatal mood disorders, including a warm-line answering service to connect you to a peer or professional counselor.
Hayden's Helping Hands - A charity foundation assisting families with expenses after stillbirth.
Brief Encounters - A nonprofit, nonsectarian group for parents whose babies have died before, during, or after birth. Brief Encounters provides meetings in the greater Portland, Oregon area.
A Butterfly's Touch - is a non-profit Christian organization providing support to parents whose lives have been impacted by the heartbreaking loss of a child to early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or newborn death.
Transitions Professional Center - Serves adults, couples, children, and families with serious medical illness, life threatening illness, and clients who are bereaved.
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep - Portland Metro area photographers can be found by searching in your zip code area, or by calling the dispatch number 971-206-4405. Calls are answered or returned 7am-10pm.
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The TEARS Foundation - For those in the Vancouver-Metro area and greater WA state.
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Bridges Program Palliative Care - comprehensive palliative care, whether your child is facing a long-term life-threatening condition or requires active end-of-life care. We are dedicated to ensuring your child’s comfort and improving quality of life.