Web sites

Following are links for families and those impacted by infant death:

• A Place to Remember.
• American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Bereavement Publishing, Inc.
• Bereavement Support (National SIDS Resource Center).
• C J Foundation for SIDS.
• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Bereavement Program.
• Crisis, Grief, & Healing.
• First Candle - Helping Babies Survive and Thrive.
• March of Dimes.
• National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.
• National SIDS Resource Center.
• Recommendations for SIDS.
• SIDS Network, Inc.
• The Compassionate Friends.
• The National SIDS/Infant Death Center.

Pamphlets

Infant Death Center of Wisconsin (PDF:101KB)

Grief:

• Grief: The Death of a Child. (PDF: 76KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 76KB)
• Helping Children Understand Death. (PDF: 60KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 88KB)
• When Your Child Dies. (PDF: 77KB)
  
  

SIDS/Safe sleep:

• A Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep. (PDF: 221KB)
  
• Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play. (PDF: 753 KB)
  
• Good Night, Sleep Right. (PDF: 857KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 367KB)
• Helping Baby "Back to Sleep". (PDF: 242KB)
• Play Pens and Soft Bedding. (PDF: 2185KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 2119KB)
  
• Premature Babies: Reducing the Risk. (PDF: 107KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 83KB)
• Safe Sleep for My Grandbaby - Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). (PDF: 1003KB)
  
• Safe Sleep for Your Baby  -  Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). (PDF: 231KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 369KB)
  African American (PDF: 1893KB)
  
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - The Facts. (PDF: 108KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 111KB)
• The Safe Nursery. (PDF: 1079KB) 
• What does a  Safe Sleep Environment Look Like? (PDF: 134KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 156KB)

  Womens health:

• Take Control of your Body. (PDF: 443KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 441KB)
• Take Control of your Health. (PDF: 383KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 352KB) 
• Take Control with a Safe Environment. (PDF: 542KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 395KB)
• Take Control of Habits that can Shorten your Life. (PDF: 485KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 498KB)
• Take Control of your Mental Health. (PDF: 437KB)
  Spanish (PDF: 467KB)

Publications

Talking about death and grief with children:

For adults
Helping Children Grieve
Huntly, Theresa. Augsberg Press: Minneapolis, MN, 1991.

Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between Parent and Child
Grollman, Earl. Beacon Press: 25 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108-2800, 1990.

About Dying: An Open Family Book for Parents and Children Together
Walker and Company: New York, NY, 1974.

Learning to Say Goodbye: When a Parent Dies
La Shan, Eda. McMillan Publishing Company, Inc.: New York, NY, 1976.

The Dying and The Bereaved Teenager
Morgan, John D. The Charles Press Publishers: Philadelphia, PA, 1990.

For preschool and kindergarten aged children
Daddy's Chair
Lanton, Sandy. Ken-Ben Copies: Rockville, MD, 1990.

Grandad Bill's Song
Yolen, Jane. Philomel Books, New York, NY, 1994.

Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs
DePaola, Tommie. Putnam, New York, NY, 1973.

The Dead Bird
Brown, Margaret. Addison-Wesley: Reading, MA, 1965.

The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
Viorst, Judith. Atheneum: Ny, 1971.

Where's Jess?
Johnson, Joy and Mary. Centering Corporation: 1531 N. Saddle Creek Rd., Omaha, NE 68104, 1982.

For elementary school aged children
A Quilt for Elizabeth
Tiffault, Benett. Centering Corporation: 1531 N. Saddle Creek Rd., Omaha, NE, 68104, 1992.

Helping Children Heal from Loss: A Keepsake Book of Special Memories
Van-Si, Laurie and Powers, Lynn. Continuing Education Press: School of Extended Studies, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, 1994.

Lifetimes
Mellonie, Bryan and Ingpen, Robert. Bantam Books, Inc.: New York, NY, 1983.

Rachel and the Upside Down Heart
Dancing Magic Heart Books (division of Douglas/Steinman Productions) available exclusively from New Leaf Resources at 1-800-346-3087 or www.newleaf-resources.com.

It Must Hurt A Lot: A Child's Book About Death
Sanford, Doris. Multnomah Press: Portland, OR, 1985.

What Makes Me Feel This Way?
LaShan, Eda. McMillan Publishing Company: New York, NY, 1972.

For middle school and high school aged children
Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A Journal for Teen-Agers Experiencing a Loss
Traisman, Enid. Centering Corporation: 1531 N. Saddle Creek Rd., Omaha, NE, 68104, 1992.

How it Feels When a Parent Dies
Krementz, Jill. McMillan Publishing Company: New York, NY, 1976.

Straight Talk About Death for Teen-Agers
Grollman, Earl. Beacon Press: 25 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108-2892, 1993.

What Makes Me Feel This Way?
LaShan, Eda. McMillan Publishing Company: New York, NY, 1972.