Sadly losing a baby before its birth through a miscarriage isn't rare. Unfortunately, only 29% of healthcare providers feel prepared to support families facing miscarriage, despite 20% of pregnancies ending in miscarriage.

In the aftermath of such heart-wrenching news, parents are often left feeling lost and overwhelmed as they are sent home without clear guidance on how to bring their tiny baby into the world.

Miscarriage: A Parents Handbook
for At Home Delivery

Red Bird Ministries, a Catholic pro-life and pro-family grief support ministry, has created a comprehensive guide to provide families with the information they need to deliver and properly care for their baby’s tiny body during delivery and in preparation for burial.

During this incredibly challenging time, it’s so important for parents to receive compassionate support. We want to ensure that the parents are aware of their rights and the support the Church provides, allowing them to honor their precious baby with the dignity they deserve.

The guide also helps families with ways to honor and remember their baby’s brief but impactful life. In addition, the guide offers ways to find hope after a miscarriage, helps siblings cope with grief, and provides prayers in the wake of loss.

  • We are seeking sponsors to support the printing and distribution of the Miscarriage Parents Handbook - At Home Delivery Miscarriage Guide. Your involvement will enable us to provide this resource to families facing miscarriage in your community. Please see below for more details.

  • This 44-page digest guide, measuring 8.5” x 5.5”, provides essential knowledge, fosters community, and offers emotional support, spiritual guidance, and access to professional help.

  • Our miscarriage at-home guide is a comprehensive resources for those at risk or predisposed to miscarriage. It also serves partners, family, and friends offering support, as well as healthcare providers assisting in recovery.

  • It can be shared by medical professionals, hospital staff, parishes, and ministries within the diocese to ensure parents feel equipped and have the necessary guidance during their grief journey.

Hearing the words "I'm sorry, your baby does not have a heartbeat" is an incredibly painful experience for families.

After receiving such devastating news, parents often feel lost and overwhelmed, sent home without clear guidance on delivering their cherished baby.

This guide is what every parent of miscarriage wishes they had in the wake of those words.

Become an underwriter or sponsor

We are seeking sponsors to print and distribute the Red Bird Ministries Miscarriage Parents Handbook - At Home Delivery Miscarriage Guide. Your support will enable us to provide this resource to families facing miscarriage in your community.

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Carried with Love

Babies are carried with love and child loss is an extraordinary cross to carry alone. We have a section curated for mothers to care for their body, mind, and spirit before, during, and after pregnancy and infant loss. You can explore the resources here.