Bereavement Doula
If you have come to this page in need of support, you may be navigating some of the most heartbreaking emotions you have ever experienced. I want to tell you that I am so sorry for your loss. The loss of a pregnancy or infant can leave you blindsided. The emotional, physical, and spiritual shockwaves may not be anything you could have imagined.
You may be at a complete loss about what comes next. That’s ok. That is where a Bereavement Doula can assist you and your family.
You are not alone.
What is a Bereavement Doula?
A bereavement Doula is a trained person who serves families experiencing a loss during the perinatal time period. Including infertility, miscarriages, stillbirths, terminal diagnoses, NICU support, and infant loss. A bereavement Doula is similar to a labor/birth Doula, but with an expanded set of training, specifically in perinatal loss. This can look like holding space for grief, worry, pain, and fleeting moments of joy without judgment, empowering families to advocate for themselves, their experience, and their baby, or helping to interpret complex medical jargon.
Bereavement Doula Services are provided at no charge for families.
Perinatal Bereavement Doula Support
As a bereavement Doula, I will walk beside you on this journey without judgment. Depending on the time we meet on your journey, I will be there every step of the way and will continue to provide support for months after your loss. This support may include physical, emotional, practical, and informational support throughout your journey.
Physical Support
- 1:1 support
- Provider Appointments
- Birth support
- NICU Support Person
- Hospice/Comfort Care Support Person
- Postpartum Care
- Perineal Healing (non-medical)
- Surgical Wound Support (non-medical)
- Loss Lactation Support
- Physical Healing Support
- Cultural Healing Support
Emotional Support
- Meeting you where you are emotionally
- Helping you prepare for goodbye
- Assisting with the integration of the loss within your everyday life
- Holding space & Listening
- Birthdates, Milestone dates, Subsequent pregnancies
Practical Support
- Birth Plan Support
- “Rainbow Baby” Support
- End of Life Care Planning
- Pregnancy or Infant Terminal Diagnosis
- Comfort Care/Hospice
- Funeral and Memorial Planning
- Meal Train Organization
- Resources and Referrals for Support
Additional Areas of Support
- Memory Making/Keepsakes
- NICU Support
- Birth and Bereavement Announcements
Perinatal Bereavement Photography
Imani’s Light works with Dancing Phoenix Photography & Films to provide complimentary bereavement photography to birthing families in Metro Atlanta who are experiencing pregnancy loss, infant loss, and perinatal hospice.
Pregnancy Loss Support Kit
Perinatal Grief Group Support
Emergent Perinatal Bereavement Doula Services
If a family has experienced a loss, is in labor with a baby who has died, or is in labor with a baby not expected to live long, I can provide emergent Doula care and/or bereavement photography at their birthing location (based on availability).
Bereavement Doula Services are provided at no charge.
Love offerings/Donations are accepted and appreciated but not expected. They are used to ensure support for future families.
