Guidance & Support for Pregnancy Loss
Helping you find a path
to healing.
No one is ever prepared to experience a loss
on their journey to parenthood.
The emotional, physical, and psychological responses can be overwhelming, and many people find they need guidance through
their grief.
We have compiled a list of support organizations and resources dedicated to helping people find a path to healing.
UCSF Resources
UCSF OB/GYN Perinatal Wellness Program
Perinatal Wellness Program
UCSF Obstetrics & Gynecology Webinar
"Early Pregnancy Loss (Miscarriage): Causes, Management and Next Steps".
Presented by Dr. Karen Meckstroth (OB/GYN and Director of the Women’s Options Clinic), Dr. Heather Huddleston (Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist and Director of the PCOS Clinic) and Melissa Whippo LCSW.
Watch video
Previously Recorded on 8/18/20
H.E.A.L. Village
H.E.A.L. Village Holding Expectation Anxiety & Loss Together
We are holding space for Black birthing persons who have experienced all forms of pregnancy and infant losses on the path to parenthood. Bi-monthly sessions meet on the 2nd & 4th Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm
For more information, the current schedule, and to sign up for H.E.A.L. Village, complete the registration form. You can also email [email protected] to request a registration link. Printable flier
Brought to you by EMBRACE
UCSF Life After Loss Support Group
for Ending a Wanted Pregnancy
A support group for individuals who have ended a wanted pregnancy for medical reasons.
Meets via Zoom on the first Wednesday of each month, 7:00-8:30 pm. There is no cost to attend, and the group is open to the community.
To learn more about the group or request information on registering, contact:
Carly Kenyon, CGC (genetic counselor) at (415) 353-2004/[email protected]
Summer Segal, PhD (grief counselor) at (415) 476-4674/[email protected]
UCSF EMBRACE: Perinatal Care for Black Families
EMBRACE is a community and family focused program developed to give Black mothers and Black pregnant people an opportunity to receive integrated and holistic perinatal care from an intentional angle of racial consciousness.
Please reach out to your UCSF OB/GYN provider for a referral to EMBRACE group perinatal care in pregnancy or before 6-month postpartum.
This group typically meets on the last Friday of the month from 4:30-5:30pm, holding space for Black-identified persons who have experienced an abortion. For the most recent schedule, visit: https://embraceblackcare.org/
UCSF Black Wellness Clinic
The Black Wellness Clinic offers short-term psychological wellness and mental wellness consultations for Black-identified persons, including psychological services for before and following a perinatal loss and bereavement. Visit our Black Wellness clinic page
There is a wide community here to hold you. You are not alone. We are here for you.
UCSF Obstetrics & Gynecology
Contact us at (415) 353-3400
Pregnancy Loss
Organizations & Resources
UCSF Perinatal Wellness Program
Contact us at (415) 353-3400