Local Resources and Support: Miscarriage, Infant Loss, and Stillbirth.
If you have experienced the unimaginable of losing a child, first let me say I am so sorry. Losing a child is one of the most difficult challenges this life can bring, and I hope you know you don’t have to face it alone. Below you’ll find a list of resources you can access from wherever you are on your journey of healing after miscarriage, infant loss, or stillbirth.
Mental Health Resources.
Below you’ll find recommendations for licensed professional counselors local to individuals and families who live the Upstate of South Carolina who specialize in grief work- specifically among individuals and couples who have experienced miscarriage, stillborn, or infant loss.
Reproductive Journey-counseling and support.
This agency’s vision is to serve as a resource for anyone experiencing infertility, pregnancy or postpartum depression, pregnancy or infant loss, traumatic childbirth or simply struggling to adjust to parenthood. Reproductive Journey counseling and support has licensed professional counselors who specialize in helping individuals and couples navigate the difficult trials of losing a child at any stage.
Jessica Fairfax Therapy, LLC.
Jessica Fairfax offers couples therapy for couples who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss.
Local Support Groups.
Below you’ll find recommendations for local in-person support groups for individuals and families who live the Upstate of South Carolina who have experienced miscarriage, stillborn, or infant loss.
Share Upstate.
Share Upstate provides support for parents in Upstate, South Carolina that have experienced miscarriage, infant loss, or stillbirth through monthly meetings, an annual Walk to Remember, and online support. To learn more, click the button below!
The Garden.
The Garden is a local community of women in Greenville, SC walking deeper into the heart of the Father, through the journeys of infertility, infant loss, miscarriage, adoption, and foster care. The vision for this ministry is to provide a safe place where women walking these journeys can ask hard questions, feel safe to be vulnerable, and walk in community together all through the lens of hope.
Piedmont Women’s Center- Child Loss Support.
Piedmont Women’s Center offers separate support groups for women who have experienced miscarriage, infant loss, and abortion.
Birth, Bereavement, and Memorial Services.
Below you’ll find recommendations for local in-person support for preparing for the birth of your miscarried or stillborn baby, options for funeral or cremation services, and ideas to honor, remember, and celebrate the life of your baby.
The Doula Group.
The Doula Group offers bereavement support at no cost as a ministry to those who have, or will be, experiencing a loss. We understand the heartbreak that accompanies the loss of a baby and the loss of the dreams that you had for that child.
Our bereavement doulas provide care for those experiencing:
Spontaneous Miscarriage
Miscarriage Resulting in a D&C
Poor/Fatal Prenatal Diagnosis
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home provides funeral, graveside, and cremation services as a courtesy to families who have experienced pregnancy loss at any gestation.