Virginia
Parental Rights After Miscarriage (as of October 2023): In Virginia, parents have the right to the release and burial of their child. (Please note: A report is mandatory for all miscarried and stillborn babies.)
The Compassionate Friends
If you are a member (or a friend) of a family that has suffered the death of a child, The Compassionate Friends is here to help you and provide support for the family. Feel free to contact TCF’s National Office at 877-969-0010 or nationaloffice@compassionatefriends.org if you need assistance in finding a local Chapter or you have any other questions.
Shady Grove Fertility
A miscarriage is challenging enough to experience under the best of circumstances, with the most support and understanding. However, during the pandemic it has been much harder due to social isolation and distancing from family, friends as well as medical caregivers. This virtual support group is being offered for those grieving the loss of a very much wanted baby in these stressful times.
The group is FREE for all participants.
VCU Health
A list of local support groups and resources.
Postpartum Wellness
Your friends and family may not understand your grief after miscarriage. This can lead to more isolation and sorrow. The counselors at Postpartum Wellness have received specialized training to support mothers. Regardless of whether you have experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death, or are pregnant following a loss we are here for you.
LifeNet Health
A list of local support groups and resources.
Virginia Physicians for Women
If you have suffered a miscarriage, you’re not alone, and there is help. From blog posts to podcasts to in-person and virtual support groups, there are many resources for women, couples and families who are experiencing pregnancy loss. VPFW patient Rachel Ramirez has compiled a list of these pregnancy loss resources and plans to keep it up-to-date so that our patients can get the support they need.
Psychotherapy for Women
If you are struggling in this grieving process, you are not alone. Psychotherapy for Women is here to help you by providing a supportive space for you to feel all your emotions, educate you on coping tools to aid in grieving, connect with more positive support, and learn how to nurture yourself to help you heal.
Compass Christian Church
Our church family has experienced this pain and from this it has brought to our attention the need in our community to support these families. In honor of our babies Braxton Waitman and Braxton Wells and many other babies we have formed this relief to bring hope and show God's love to families during this time. We provide aid to families who have experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, pregnancy loss, or early infant death. We want to provide emotional and spiritual support through a community of families that are on this journey with grief together.
Miscarriage Matters
Miscarriage Matters, Inc. is a 501(c)3 recognized charitable organization, offering global support to Mothers and Fathers devastated by Miscarriage or Stillbirth through programs that educate the public, inspire healing through service to others, and empower the hurting.
Aaliyah in Action
Aaliyah in Action provides women, birthing people and families comfort as they take steps toward healing after the loss of their baby. Walking out of the hospital, empty handed, a shell of your former self, can be debilitating. Aaliyah in Action seeks to provide one of the first steps in the healing process after perinatal loss, neonatal loss or infant death. One of the hardest, yet most important, elements to beginning this healing process is self-care.
Doulife
A list of local support groups and resources.
Share
Share offers in-person and online support groups for grieving families in Virginia.
Pregnancy After Loss Support
Offers several support groups for bereaved parents and families around Virginia.
Kennedy’s Angel Gowns
Kennedy’s Angel Gowns exists to support bereaved families faced with pregnancy and infant loss and significantly improve the maternal health of the community through counseling and education.
Virginia Department of Health
By increasing access to pregnancy loss support services among Virginians, VDH aims to help individuals and families heal, thus resulting in positive health outcomes for children, adults, families, and communities.
Postpartum Support Virginia
A list of local and national support groups and resources.
Virginia Women’s Center
The Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Group meets from 5 to 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at the VWC West End office located in the Forest Medical Plaza building, 7611 Forest Avenue, Suite 200. The workshop is offered free of charge to VWC patients and their partners. Call 804.597.9271 to reserve your place.
Full Circle
Full Circle offers an 8-week grief support group for parents in Central Virginia, who are grieving the death of an infant or a late term pregnancy loss due to stillbirth, medical complication or prematurity.
Share your story of loss, explore your feelings, connect with other parents, develop coping skills, and discover new remembrance rituals by joining our 8-week group.
It is facilitated by experienced professionals, the group will meet weekly for 1 ½ hours for discussion, support, creative expression, and sharing of resources.
Carilion Clinic
Carilion Clinic’s Forget-Me-Not program provides support to individuals and families who have experienced a loss through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, or death of a newborn or child up to one year of age. We believe that grief is not about “getting over” a loss or forgetting that it happened. Instead, it’s about remembering—acknowledging the loss and cherishing the memories.
While perinatal loss is all too common, each grief journey is individual. We realize that it is often comforting to be with others who understand what you are going through, so we offer support group gatherings as well as community events.
Diocese of Arlington
Society too often minimizes or ignores the loss and grief that families experience through infertility, miscarriage or stillbirth. The Catholic Diocese of Arlington supports you with prayer and resources as you seek to follow God's plan for your marriage.
The Diocese, through the Office of Marriage, Family and Respect Life, has developed an outreach ministry to accompany you and your spouse on your healing journey. Please visit OurFruitfulLove™️ to find out the resources available to you in the Diocese of Arlington.
MISS - Richmond
The death of a child is an experience that comes with many complex emotions. Because no one should feel they are alone in traveling this journey of grief, our facilitators, volunteers and members strive to create a community of support, compassion, validation, and emotional safety. Through our support groups, gatherings and events we provide bereaved families with connection to others who have walked this road of loss and pain. We understand and we are here. Each member and volunteer in our chapter has lived the experience of loss.