NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE?
If you're in need of
crisis intervention due
to a loss from SIDS:
Call 1-800-421-3511
for 24/7 phone contact to crisis counselors
E-mail us with a specific question or to provide a callback date and time
Go to the Bereaved Families section of this website for more information on coping with your loss.
NEWS & EVENTS
Brionna's Ride 4th Annual Poker Run.
Thanks to those who made Racing With SIDS a success on Jan. 11.
Protect your new baby and win great prizes on May 3 at My Baby Comes First!
Plan on joining hundreds of runners, walkers and stollers on May 31 for our annual Strides for SIDS event.
Resources for Bereaved Families
- SIDS Resources' Bereavement Program Description
- Services Provided through the Bereavement Program
- Additional Web Links
- Monthly Updates
If you have experienced the sudden death of an infant to any cause, feel free to contact SIDS Resources. We are here to help in any way we can.
We can send you information, set up an initial home or office visit, and/or connect you with other parents who have experienced a similar loss.
Ongoing telephone and/or email support is provided in addition to the services listed below. We want you to know that you are not alone.
While the pain of this grief is intense, survival is possible through the compassionate support of others. While you may or may not have a supportive network of family and friends, it is often helpful to accept assistance from professionals and other parents who are familiar with the grieving process that is unique to the loss of an infant.
Please allow us to help you, as much or as little as you see fit at any given point in time.
SIDS Resources’ Bereavement Program Description
The death of an infant is tragic. Sometimes, no matter what we do, things happen that we never expect. Whether through newborn death, SIDS, or an accident, infants die leaving their families totally shocked and unprepared. The death of a baby is a shattered dream.
Program Goal
The Infant Loss Bereavement Program assists parents, siblings, extended family members, friends, co-workers, child care providers and other professionals in learning to build the necessary skills to cope with the sudden death of an infant to any cause.
Referrals
Referrals will be accepted in Missouri and surrounding counties for all sudden deaths of infants (after birth through the first year of life).
Services Provided through the Bereavement Program
(All Services are Free of Charge)
Services are individualized to meet the needs of each family.
Infant Loss Bereavement Program Services Include:
- Individual and family bereavement support including initial home or office visit.
- Monthly infant loss sharing groups and other groups as needed.
- Peer support connections with others who have experienced a similar loss.
- Ongoing telephone support and written correspondence through the first year after the death and beyond.
- Monthly bereavement support mailings
- Support for siblings, extended family members and friends.
- Information and/or presentations to co-workers.
- Bereavement Education programs for professionals.
- Information and support for child care providers who have lost a baby in their care.
- A lending library which includes books, videos and other materials regarding how to cope with grief plus research reviews.
- Memorial and commemorative events.
- All services are free of charge.
Resources for Bereaved Families
Services can be individualized to meet the needs of each family. Infant Loss Bereavement group meetings take place monthly in each of our service regions. Please call the SIDS Resources' statewide office, (800) 421-3511, or the local office near you for more information. You can also e-mail us at lahrens@sidsresources.org.
Click on the following links for more information:
For your convenience, monthly updates about SIDS Resources, and the programs and services we provide are now available in PDF format. If you do not have a PDF reader, such as Adobe Acrobat, you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader here. If needed, just click on the link below to download the program.
Selecting any of the following update links will download the requested PDF to your desktop.
Updated March 4, 2008