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 Pregnancy Loss Resources
UCSF OB/GYN Perinatal Wellness Program (PWP)
The program provides behavioral health services to help prenatal and postpartum patients.
We address mental health needs while providing wraparound support for physical and emotional well-being.
Visit Perinatal Wellness Program to gather more info about the emotional support and care coordination, brief therapy, consultation with our perinatal psychiatrists, pregnancy and postpartum support groups. For an appointment, call (415) 353-3400.
UCSF Life After Loss Support Group
A 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]
Alicia Orta, MPH, MS, CGC (grief counselor) at (415) 476-4674
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
Village Circle: Compassion After Loss
Compassion after Loss Circle: This is a 6-part, bi-monthly, series for Black-identified birthing persons who have experienced an unexpected ending of a pregnancy. Does not need to be a recent perinatal loss. The series focuses on learning about different grieving styles in birthing & non-birthing persons, being in community, cultivating self-compassion following loss, and help navigating difficult emotions you may be experiencing or have experienced.
Next Offering: August 11th 2025 - October 27th 2025 (Space for 8 persons)
Meeting every 2nd & 4th Monday,
Zoom, 6:30p-7:30p (PST). Currently Accepting.
Offered twice a year: August-October and February-April
Qualtric Link: https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5am0QnS5U0KET54
UCSF Black Wellness Clinic
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/
The 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.
monthly Wednesday space (3rd Wednesday 6:30-7:30p, virtual meeting space) for Black families TTC for over 1 year. Registration for that group is the same link as for “Compassion after loss circle”: https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5am0QnS5U0KET54
Visit our Black Wellness clinic page
UCSF Obstetrics & Gynecology
Contact us at (415) 353-3400
Pregnancy Loss
Organizations & Resources
UCSF Perinatal Wellness Program
Contact us at (415) 353-3400
We are here for you. If you would like to establish OB/GYN care at UCSF, we have a team of nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, obstetrician-gynecologists, and high risk obstetricians who are here to support you. Contact us at (415) 353-3400.
These resources were compiled by the UCSF Perinatal Loss Workgroup, which is an interdisciplinary team dedicated to patient care and provider education.
Please help us keep the resources up to date by emailing us: [email protected] Last updated January 2025