Bears Of Hope Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
Bears Of Hope
provides leading support and exceptional care for families who experience the loss of their baby.
Vision and mission
B ears offered at every hospital providing vital
E arly support
A n Australia wide program which provides timely and
R elevant information to families who experience
S tillbirth, miscarriage, neonatal or infant loss<
O ngoing comfort and a lifetime of support
F rom families who understand
H elping to challenge and shape beliefs surrounding loss
O utstanding care
P assionate pregnancy & infant loss support
E ducation and awareness
How Bears Of Hope can help
Access to fee free professional help through:
- provision of online support groups;
- facilitating face to face support groups;
- Fee free face to face counselling;
- phone and email counselling;
- holding community and fundraising events;
- provision of newsletters and support material; and
- provision of support, including through supply of products and initiatives.
- reducing the feelings of loneliness, depression, anxiety and isolation felt by grieving parents, and their families, for example by placing them in contact with other families who have experienced similar loss;
- initiating early support for parents who have experienced a pregnancy, birth or infant loss, and their families, for example by donating a 'Bear of Hope' and providing support literature;
- reaching parents, and their families, who have suffered loss by forming strong relationships with delivery, maternity and early pregnancy clinics, social workers, neonatal intensive care units, general practitioners, obstetricians, IVF clinics, children's hospitals and emergency departments and others across Australia.
Information lines / help lines
- Call 1300 11 HOPE (1300114673) or book online bearsofhope.org.au