Bereaved Parents of Madison, Inc.
Peer Bereavement Support Services
Parents from our group are "On Call" and ready to assist families in any way possible. That might look different for each family, but some of there services that we can provide are:
Bereaved Parents of Madison (Private Facebook Support Group)
- A HUGS Volunteer can come down to the hospital immediately.
- Talk about what is happening now and what they can expect when the baby is born. We are not medical experts, but we can share our own experiences and those we have learned from group. Sometimes, helping to ask the right questions can be very valuable.
- Help communicate with hospital staff the wishes of the family.
- Go through some of the materials that are provided by the hospital to identify some helpful pieces.
- Offer to talk by phone regularly to provide support after discharge from the hospital. (As needed- weekly for the first two months, 2x/month through 6 months, and every month until a year.)
- Meet with you in the community.
- Online support via email, Facebook, Facetime/Skype.
- Accompany you to the support group or other activity.
Bereaved Parents of Madison (Private Facebook Support Group)
Other Bereavement Resources for Families
There are a wide variety of resources available. Here are some that members of the group have found particularly useful. We are always updating, so please check back or feel free to send suggestions to bereavedparentsofmadison@gmail.com
- Agrace
- Alana Rose Foundation - To raise awareness and provide hope, healing, and support for families who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss
- Babies Gone Too Soon - Support Services for Parents
- Bereaved Parents of Madison (Private Facebook Support Group)
- Bo's Heavenly Clubhouse - Offering positive grief resources and support, based in the religious beliefs of Christianity.
- Wisconsin Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death A statewide center that answers questions, offers grief support, resources, and virtual support groups
- Compassionate Friends Provide grief support to those who have had a child pass at any age.
- Dane County Perinatal Network - Can refer you to care providers for guidance on mental health
- Embraced - Provides support an - awareness related to miscarriage, pregnancy loss, still birth, or infant death.
- Faith's Lodge "The mission of Faith’s Lodge is to provide a place where parents and families facing the serious illness or loss of a child can retreat to reflect on the past, renew strength for the present and build hope for the future." Located in Danbury, WI
- Grandparent's Support Group. Please contact Maureen for more information/questions contact Maureen 608.798.4820 msberghoefer@tds.net Mary 608.770.6338 mj.sweeney11@gmail.com
- GPS Hope Janesville - Offering grief support for the loss of a child, guiding to a place of hope, light, and purpose through God
- Grieve Breathe Believe - Lisa is a grief wellness coach and a fellow bereaved mother.
- Kull Counseling Miscarriage Support - Offering no-cost, therapist led support group for early loss and miscarriage
- Madison Postpartum Collective - Provides postpartum doula support, marriage and family therapy, breastfeeding support, and women's health.
- Marigold Foundation - We ease the financial burden of bereaved parents and of parents who are seeking treatment for their child’s medical condition in Southwestern Wisconsin, as well as cover the cost of delivery for parents who have lost a pregnancy or who’s infant passed away shortly after birth.
- Mikayla's Grace - Provides angel memory boxes and NICU care packages to local hospitals. Hosts Forever In Our Hearts Walk in October.
- Mother's Milk Alliance Inc - Breast Milk Donations
- Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (NILMDTS) - Volunteer photographers who capture remembrance photography.
- Pregnancy After Loss Support Services (Local Private Facebook)
- Postpartum Progress Inc. - Guidance and resource for understanding postpartum depression, anxiety, and OCD.
- Pregnancy Helpline - Provides support and referrals to families before, during, or after pregnancy.
- Rachel's Gift - Organization in Georgia, offering professionally led support groups, open to the public. Of special note is their Men Only virtual support group.
- Rainbow Sisters - Bereavement Doula Services
- SHARE - Is a national pregnancy and infant loss support network that provides services to the whole family unit.
- Still Standing - Surviving Child Loss and Infertility (Online Magazine)
- Take Them A Meal - Set up a meal delivery schedule for a grieving family. Determine how often and when they will be delivered, then share the link and family and friends can sign up.
Hospital Contacts
UPH Meriter Hospital Bereavement Team
Sauk Prairie
- Michele Schroeder, Clinical Nurse Specialist (608) 417-6116
- Laura Ziebarth, Clinical Nurse Specialist (608) 417-7763
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Helpline 608.417.5690
- Care Management 608.258.6561
- Pregnancy & Infant Loss Line 608.229.7141
Sauk Prairie
- Bridget Dollar