Perinatal Grief and Loss Program

MultiCare's Perinatal Grief and Loss program offers compassionate care and help when you are faced with the death of your baby.

We form a partnership with you and your family to provide support and advice through the most difficult time of your life with immediate, short- or long-term assistance.

The Empty Arms Program provides as much or as little support you and your family may need. Some of the support offerings are:

• Photographs for services via CD
• Remembrance letters on key dates
• Individual or group support sessions
• Annual Memorial gathering
• Holiday support

Resources

There are so many emotions during this time that the smallest detail can easily be overlooked. Here are a variety of resources to assist you in final arrangements and to help you and your family cope coping with grief, as well as some reading and website suggestions.

• Funeral/Service Arrangements
• Grieving Tips
• Grief Support Groups

Website Resources

• Growth House - Provides education and resources for life threatening illness and end of life care.
• Center for Loss & Life Transition Dedicated to furthering our understanding of and compassion for the complex set of emotions we call grief.
• Healing Hearts for Bereaved Parents – Dedication to providing grief support and services to parents who are suffering as the result of the death of their child or children.
• March of Dimes - Comprehensive website for families who have lost a baby.
• Compassionate Friends - Dedicated to supporting families while grieving

Reading Suggestions

• Grief Books - For adults
• Grief Books - For children