Your company’s employee assistance program (EAP) is a service that offers help with personal and work-related issues. As part of those services, an EAP can help you find resources following adoption-related loss.

Many adoptive parents understand that an incomplete adoption is a possibility when they begin the process.  However, the resulting devastation can be debilitating as they begin to process how they can fall in love with someone – and subsequently lose that person – so quickly.  What’s next after an incomplete adoption?  

Adoption is a lifelong journey. The adoption process can be cumbersome, and it is common for adoptive parents to experience feelings of helplessness, grief and loss, even after a successful adoption completion. There are several available resources and strategies to help your family during this transitional time.  

Disruption or dissolution is something that no one involved with an adoption wants to happen. In fact, several preparations have been put in place to prevent these situations. However, some adoptive families, despite years of effort and interventions, find themselves unable to remain together as a functioning family. This article outlines what adoptive families can expect if they find themselves in this situation.

Amidst the anticipation, excitement, nervousness, and stress that adoptive parents feel during the adoption process, it can be easy to forget that adoption is life-altering for children as well. No matter how well-matched your family and adopted child are, the transition will still be difficult for your child. This article provides a broad overview of grief and loss, as well as tips to help your child cope with feelings of loss and resources to seek additional help, if needed.

Although there are some risk factors that predispose a woman to pregnancy loss, more often losses happen without explanation. However, for a small group of working women whose jobs involve exposure to certain chemicals, workplace precautions can lessen the likelihood of a pregnancy loss caused by chemical toxicity.

Feeling seen and heard by others who have similar shared experiences can help with your grieving process. This article outlines resources for finding support groups.

Your company’s employee assistance program (EAP) is a service that offers help with personal and work-related issues. As part of those services, an EAP can help you find resources during this difficult time.

 The financial hurdles associated with stillbirth can add even more stress to a difficult time. Historically, in order to claim a newborn child as a dependent, state or local law must treat the child as having been born alive; however, advocacy groups have worked to make changes to laws in some U.S. states.

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) is defined as two or more failed pregnancies. RPL can put women and families under tremendous stress, both physical and emotional.  There are many treatment options for growing your family following RPL. 

Returning to work after a pregnancy loss can be very difficult to endure in the midst of grief. By creating some intentionality around your return to work after a perinatal loss, you might be able to decrease stress associated with an already heartbreaking situation. 

Grief is an incredibly personal process. You may find that you and your partner respond in very different ways, and that is okay. As you support your partner, make sure you take care of yourself too.

After a loss of a child, the anniversary of your due date -- or the date of the actual loss itself – can be very challenging times. Some women and families choose to honor and celebrate their baby’s life. Here are some ways to memorialize and/or honor your baby.

For mothers and families who feel it is appropriate for their situation, organ donation can be an incredibly rewarding option following stillbirth. If organ donation is something your family is considering, this article may provide useful points to consider.

After an ectopic pregnancy, is important to give yourself time to heal physically and emotionally. In this article we’ll share some ideas about how to care for you body after an ectopic pregnancy, but as always, listen to your own body and follow your doctor’s advice first and foremost.

Miscarriage is defined as loss of a fetus prior to 20 weeks pregnant. Recovering from a loss may take a few days to a few weeks depending on how far along the pregnancy was. The treatment will vary depending on your situation.

Perinatal loss is a devastating experience that impacts the entire family, including siblings-to-be. There is no right or wrong way to support children after a perinatal loss, but these tips might offer some direction to grieving families.

Primarily, a follow up medical appointment (scheduled a few weeks after your loss, depending on the type of loss) offers an opportunity for your medical provider to complete a physical exam to ensure you are healing properly. Additionally, the appointment gives your doctor a chance to review any laboratory findings related to your loss and discuss future risks and fertility questions with you.