Pregnancy & Infant Loss Program

The loss of a baby is a lifelong parenting and bereavement journey. Our Pregnancy and Infant Loss Program is here to support families as they navigate their way following a life-limiting diagnosis or loss during pregnancy.

Our mission is to provide compassionate and holistic care to families going through this difficult time, through pregnancy and beyond. We strive to honor the lives of all babies and the special place they hold within a family.

Program Components

Early Loss Care

Compassionate, trained staff to care for you
Grief information and resources
Follow-ups
Consultations with a perinatal palliative care coordinator

Late Loss Care

Staffed trained in perinatal palliative care and perinatal loss
Multidisciplinary team approach to your care including OB physician, neonatologist, maternal-fetal medicine, nurse, perinatal palliative care, social worker, chaplain, lactation specialist, respiratory therapist and pharmacist
Grief literature for your specific type of loss
Memory making (footprints, molds, blankets, baptism/blessing)
Photography
Follow-up care
Honor the relationship the baby has with each family member
Bi-monthly newsletter
Northwest Suburban Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Pregnancy & Parenting After Loss (PAL) Support Group
Memorial garden dedication (in memory of all babies lost to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and newborn death)
Annual butterfly release (spring)
Annual walk to remember (fall)

For more information

Please call the Perinatal Palliative Care Coordinator, Kathryn Beam BSN, RNC-OB, at 847-618-8415.

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Program

Program Components

Early Loss Care

Late Loss Care

For more information

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