Stillbirth

Our dedicated team members are comprised of nurses, doctors, social workers, chaplains, and additional support staff who are committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to patients, their babies, and their families experiencing the loss of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. The staff at University of Colorado Hospital, UCHealth, offer a compassionate type of care for families grieving the loss of a baby at any age. Families are supported at time of delivery, during their hospital stay, and throughout a period of bereavement. Care is provided with a focus on memory-making and grief support.

In hospital resources for stillbirth:

Cuddle Cot: cooling basinet that allows baby to room in with parents is available, if wanted. It offers families the gift of time with their baby during their in-patient stay.

Postpartum/postoperative care after stillbirth:

Coping with the loss of a pregnancy is different for everyone. While recovery may seem to be geared towards the physical changes to your body, your emotional needs are just as important. You have the right to grieve in your own way.

Resources for Stillbirth

3Hopeful Hearts, provides bereaved parents and families opportunities to honor, find hope, and seek healing through grief companionship.

The Compassionate Friends provide highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and help others better assist the grieving family.

March of Dimes offers resources, support and strength you need to heal among a community of people who share an unspoken connection through their struggles, battles, wins and losses.

Dougy Center offers support, resources, and connection before and after a death.

Walk with Me is a local non-profit who provides support for families in Colorado at 22 weeks or greater.