community connections
~you are not alone~
Facebook (中文): Stillbirth 媽媽一起走
這個組是讓經歷過Stillbirth的媽媽彼此分享和支持既平台。(16週以上可以申請)* 申請者必須回答問題後才能加入。 經過十級陣痛後,擁抱的卻是死亡。Stillbirth 媽媽要面對身體和心靈的創傷,只有過來人才明白。大家一起勇敢活下去。
Facebook: Baby Loss HK
A support group for those in Hong Kong who have lost a precious child. A place you can come to connect with others who are in a similar place to you.
一個在香港失去孩子的人的支持小組。一個可以與您相處的其他人聯繫的地方。
Facebook: Hope Hong Kong
Hope Hong Kong is a closed group for people struggling with fertility & loss in Hong Kong. It is a place for support and advice from others who are or have gone through the same experiences you are going through.
希望香港是一個封閉的團體,專門為香港的生育和損失苦苦掙扎的人們提供服務。在這裡,您可以從經歷過或曾經經歷過相同經歷的其他人那裡獲得支持和建議。
Website: Glow in the Harbour
Connecting parents of baby loss in all languages with each other and resources in HK.
各種語言的父母之間的聯繫以及香港的資源。
online resources
english:
Hope Hong Kong
Facebook group for people struggling with fertility & loss in Hong Kongglowinthewoods.com
glow in the harbour was modeled after glow in the woods (out of canada)tommys.org (out of the UK)
star legacy foundation (out of the US)
cantonese:
language mix:
pathfinders (FB link) for migrant mothers, predominantly current or former Foreign Domestic Workers, in HK
baby loss resources in English/ Arabic/ French/ Punjabi/ Chinese/ Spanish/ Tagalog
local resources
cantonese:
language mix:
pathfinders (FB link) for migrant mothers, predominantly current or former Foreign Domestic Workers, in HK
Queen Mary Hospital (QMH)
Comprehensive Child Development Service (CCDS)/ 兒童身心全面發展服務 services pamphlet, Hotline: +852 2255 3419
Pamphlet on "Grieving a stillbirth or neonatal death"Other Grief Hotline services: -Social Welfare Department +852 2343 2255; -YWCA Women Counselling +852 2711 6622; -HK Federation of Women's Centre +852 2386 6255; -The Mental Health Association of HK +852 2772 0047
therapy resources
oasis at the vine counselling (Tina Chung has a group session)
the central practice (has a group session)
Grief Recovery Support Group (中文/English) from Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
Target group: “The Spiritual World of Bereaved Parents” for parents who have lost a child
For an appointment please call +852 2331 7000 or email service@hospicecare.org.hkCommunity Bereavement Individual Counselling (中文/En) from Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
Offers subsidized rates ranging from $0 to $400/ 減免後收費由港幣$400圓至免費不等
For details please call +852 2725 7693Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness/ 精神健康綜合社區中心 List of ICCMWs by district
ICCMWs information in 中文, English, Hindi, Indonesian, Nepali, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese and Punjabi available hereIntegrated Family Service Centres List of IFSCs by district. IFSCs information in 中文, English, Hindi, Indonesian, Nepali, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, and Vietnamese available here.
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Gift from Dee Dee Care Package, Contact WA: +852 6680 7310
Care package for parents. Includes book, toy bear, memory book (English).
父母照顧包。包括書,玩具熊,記憶書(英語)。
Remembering Together Holiday Ornament Swap (november)
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (nilmdts)
photography and digital editing for parents of baby loss (currently working on creating a community of photographers and graphic designers in hong kong)Held Your Whole Life
free necklace and keychain with those words sent to parents of baby loss all over the world (shipping not included)
pamphlets
SUPPORT
中文, English, عربى Arabic, Bengali, Punjabi, and Urdu Free Bereavement Support Book from Sands UK
English Information on stillbirth experience in Hong Kong in article, "Stillbirth and Miscarriage in Hong Kong," by Louise Drake, 2018
中文 and English Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB), Inc.
REPORTS
English Toolkits and articles from The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health from the WHO
中文, English, عربى Arabic, Hindi, and more languages Paper, "Ending Preventable Stillbirths" by the International Stillbirth Alliance
INFORMATION and EDUCATION
English Resources and factsheets* from Red Nose Australia on stillbirth prevention
(*scroll to the bottom of Red Nose Australia's page)中文, English, عربى...and more languages Educational pamphlets like "Pregnancy Essentials Leaflet," collected by Mama Academy UK
中文, English, عربى Arabic, Bengali, Punjabi, and Indonesian Leaflets and posters from Kicks Count UK
Traditional 中文, English, عربى Arabic, Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi, and many more languages Poster, "Feeling Your Baby Move" by Tommy's UK
中文, English, عربى Arabic, Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi, Indonesian, and many more languages Pamphlets on "Sleep" and "Movements Matter" by Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence