For Parents
No two people experience such a loss in the same way. Our losses and circumstances differ. And yet, we have much in common.
For Family & Friends
For those who wish to provide true comfort to friends or relatives who have lost a baby or a pregnancy.
For Care Providers
As a caregiver, you provide a level of care and sensitivity that can greatly affect the course of a family’s grieving process.
Latest News from HAND
Service of Remembrance 2019
August 14, 2019Helping 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 >HAND’s 2018 Annual Letter
December 30, 2018“Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves, ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to ... Read more >HAND Holiday Craft Night 2018
November 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 2018
June 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 Website
March 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 >
Featured Stories
For Care Providers: Niki’s Story, A Patient’s Perspective
March 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 >
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3 days ago
Don't forget to RSVP for Holiday Craft Night by Dec 5th!
handonline.org/events/371/hand-holiday-craft-night/
Note: Due to the event, there will be no meeting for Pregnancy & Infant Loss this week. Their next meeting will be Dec 19th. ... See MoreSee Less
HAND Holiday Craft Night – Helping After Neonatal Death
1.888.908.HAND (4263) 24 Hour Telephone Support for Alameda, Santa Clara Counties and part of the Central Valley. Learn more >Helping After Neonatal Death (HAND) shared a post.
1 week ago
A beautiful message to those families who hold babies in their hearts, tomorrow and always.
Will you be sharing your Thanksgiving table with a newly bereaved parent this year? Your instinct might be to avoid the topic of loss. Please consider (gently, perhaps privately) acknowledging their child(ren)’s absence at the gathering. Make room for them to grieve yet another facet of their loss, and yet still hold dear the blessed memories for which they are grateful.Be gentle with yourselves this week, courageous mamas. ... See MoreSee Less
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4 weeks ago
We grieve deeply because we love deeply.Just came across this amazing blog from Jamie Anderson with these incredible words: allmylooseends.com/2014/03/lights-wink/ ... See MoreSee Less
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