Premature Babies

October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The NIH reports that up to 26% of pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth. History of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month In 1988 Ronald Reagan designated the month of October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. He said ““When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, there isn’t a word to describe them. This month recognizes the loss so many parents experience across the United States and… Continue Reading

Guest blog by, Amy Ebert, an amazing former staff member at CaringWisdom: Four women sit around a table at a restaurant. They are all new acquaintances. So, the conversation quickly turns to questions to help find common ground between them. “What do you do?” Was the question that quickly went around the table. Then it was my turn. “I work for a small company that sells pre-measured clay patties. We have two product lines. Our human healthcare product line is called CaringWisdom®. The clay patties are used by bereavement care professionals to create memorial keepsake hand or footprints for families… Continue Reading

There is nothing more heartbreaking than the loss of a child for a family. As a bereavement support team member, you do all you can to be there for families during this time. When you gather comforting mementos like hand-knit blankets, stuffed animals, tokens, and the like, it is a wonderful gesture. But nothing can replace something that is personal and from their baby. Something the family can hold on to forever. Making a ClayLinks mold of a baby’s hand or foot gives parents an archival-quality keepsake that they can touch, feel, hold on to and even carry with them…. Continue Reading