A Guide For Fathers: When A Baby Dies

by Tim Nelson

This pocket sized book is for men who experience the death of their infant child -- whether it be miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death. Meant to be a guide during the early hours and days after finding out the news of their baby's death, the book offers suggestions for communicating with medical caregivers, offering support to their partner, telling the news to other children, making funeral arrangements and taking care of themselves in a time of crisis. It goes on to talk about effective communications during the weeks and months following the loss, going to a support group, returning to the workplace, and the issues surrounding a subsequent pregnancy.

Paperback

First published November 30, 2004

Reviews

[Shawn T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The concise information about handling logistics immediately after a baby dies is helpful. I read the book several years after our last hospital visit for miscarriages, so it was less personally pertinent. I found the last chapter, where Tim Nelson tells his own story, to be extremely valuable.