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HAND Holiday Craft Night 2018November 7, 2018Please join us on Thursday, December 6th for our annual HAND Holiday Craft Night! Click here to RSVP When Thursday, December 6, 2018 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST Where ... Read more >
Service of Remembrance 2018June 30, 2018Helping After Neonatal Death (HAND) invites you to come together with other families and celebrate the memories of your precious babies. The service will have music, ... Read more >
Welcome to HAND’s New WebsiteMarch 6, 2018We’re pleased to launch our newly re-designed website. We hope you’ll find it’s much easier to navigate and find the content in which you’re ... Read more >
HAND’s 2017 Annual LetterFebruary 9, 2018“If you know someone who has lost a child, and you’re afraid to mention their child because you think you might make them sad by reminding them that they ... Read more >
HAND Holiday Craft Night 2017November 20, 2017Please join us on Thursday, December 7th for our annual HAND Holiday Craft Night! When Thursday, December 7, 2017 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST Where Mission Oaks ... Read more >
Featured Stories
For Care Providers: Niki’s Story, A Patient’s PerspectiveMarch 6, 1996During labor it was clear to us that the baby may not live. We could tell the NICU team member was trying to feel us out to see where we stood on intervention. It was ... Read more >
Upcoming Meetings & Events
Thu Dec 06, 2018 - 7:00 pm HAND Holiday Craft Night (Event) Thu Dec 20, 2018 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Dec 27, 2018 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Jan 03, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Jan 17, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Jan 24, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Feb 07, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Feb 21, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Feb 28, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Mar 07, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Mar 21, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Mar 28, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Apr 04, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Apr 18, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Apr 25, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu May 02, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu May 16, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu May 23, 2019 - 7:30 pm Subsequent Pregnancy Support (Meeting) Thu Jun 06, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting) Thu Jun 20, 2019 - 7:30 pm Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support (Meeting)Follow Us on Facebook
“Pregnancy after loss is neither blissful nor light. It is profound, and heavy with the anticipation of and preparation for what may never occur: a healthy, live birth.”
Perspective | I’m pregnant after having a miscarriage — and learning that grief has a ripple effect
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To find myself now pregnant with my third child, four years post-loss, has been unlike anything I could’ve conjured.Reminder about tonight’s Subsequent Pregnancy meeting (rescheduled from our usual 4th Thursday of the month due to Thanksgiving), find details here: handonline.org/events/254/subsequent-pregnancy-support/Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, this month's Subsequent Pregnancy meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 20th. We kindly ask that you RSVP to subsequent@handonline.org at least 24 hours in advance so we can plan accordingly. Event details are here: handonline.org/events/254/subsequent-pregnancy-support/
To the nurses who held us when our worlds fell apart.
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“Pregnancy after loss is neither blissful nor light. It is profound, and heavy with the anticipation of and preparation for what may never occur: a healthy, live birth.” https://t.co/RUEdI9L2d8
Reminder about tonight’s Subsequent Pregnancy meeting (rescheduled from our usual 4th Thursday of the month due to Thanksgiving), find details here: https://t.co/8cWfK5jbjK https://t.co/qZ3lK2x8Jl
To the nurses who held us when our worlds fell apart. https://t.co/fjjPN67JXv