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Local Support Groups
Listed by Town
BEVERLY
Beverly Hospital
Herrick Street
Beverly, MA 01 915
(978) 922-3000 ext. 2200
L.O.S.S. (Lifting Other Sorrowful Spirits)(miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss)
Meets 4 th Tuesday of'each month from 7:00 - 9:00 PM
No fee
Contact: Donna Canuel or Dottie Princie, ext. 220
BOSTON
Brigham & Women's Hospital
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 732-6462 (Department of Care Coordination)
Pregnancy Loss Support Group
4-week sessions; meets every Wednesday from 6:30 - 8:30 PM
No fee
Contact: Tami May, L.ICSW
FITCHBURG
UMASS
Memorial Healthalliance
Healthy Directions
375 Nichols Road
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 348-1702
Community Birth/Loss Support Group for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal loss.
Meets the 4th Thursday of every month from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
First Baptist Church
1400 John Fitch Highway
Fitchburg, MA 01420
No fee
Contact: Lee Kirkpatrick, LSW,
(978) 348-1702
FOXBORO
Neponset Valley Counseiing Center
32 Baker Street
Foxboro, MA 02035
Contact: Marsha Gefter
(508) 543-8888
Support groups, individual and couples counseling. Fee on a sliding scale.
FRAMINGHAM
Columbia Metro-West Medical Center
Lincoln Street
Framingham, MA 01701
(508) 383-1370
Support Group (late miscarriage, stillbirth, and newborn loss) for couples or individuals. 6-week sessions (as needed when there are a number of participants)
No fee.
Contact: Mindy Shuster, LICSW,
(508) 383-1377
GARDNER
Heywood Hospital
242 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440
Community Birth/Loss Support Group for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or death of an infant.
Meets the 1 st Thursday of each month from 7:00-8:30 PM
Heywood Medical Building
The Conference Room
250 Green StreetGardner, MA 01440No fee.
Contact: Jill Cormier, L.ICSW,
(508) 630-6383
LOWELL
Lowell General Hospital
295 Varnum Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854
Contact: Linda Jezak
(978) 937-6324
Pregnancy Loss Drop-in Group.
Meets 3m Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM in hospital chapel.
MELROSE
Melrose-Wakefield Hospital
585 Lebanon Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Ended Beginnings
Support group for people who have lost a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal/infant death.
Meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Meetings at:
MWH Community Building
8 Porter Street
Melrose, MA
Contact: Ann Dyer, (-i'81) 338-7561, through Childbirth & Family Education
MILFORD
Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital
14 Prospect Street
Milford, MA 01757
Community Birth/Loss Support Group for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death.
Meets 2nd Thursday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Hill Building, 2nd Floor.
No fee.
Call (508) 422-2273 for more information
NEEDHAM
Compassionate Friends
Greendale Avenue Worship Center
Needham, MA 02494
Focuses on loss, not particularly perinatal loss; parents who have lost an infant are very welcome.
Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Contact: Carol Cole, (781) 444-1091
NEWBURYPORT
Anna Jacques Hospital
25 Highland Avenue
Newburyport, MA 01 950
(978) 463-1000
Perinatal Loss Group.
Meets 2n" and 4n Thursday of each month from 7:30 -9:00 PM
No fee.
Contact: Lindamae Lucas, (978) 463-6929, ext 2
NEWTON
Center for Loss and Renewal
1075 Washington Street
Newtonville, MA 02465
(617) 527-2599
Offers individual, couple, family counseling. Accepts most insurance; sliding scale fee.
Contacts: Leah Sherman, Alexa Bresnan Rochelle Friedman, M.D.
304 Otis Street
West Newton, MA 02165
(617) 965-0536
Co-wrote Surviving Pregnancy Loss. Sees individuals/families who have experienced miscarriage to loss of child up to one year of age.
Fee variable.
Jewish Family & Children's Service
1340 Centre Street
Newton Center, MA 0245@)
(617) 558-1278
Contact: Peggy Kaufman, ext. 216
Fee: $20 per session for individuals and $35 per session for couples
Groups offered:
Miscarriage 7 8-week group for individuals and couples who have experienced a childbirth loss within the first 20 weeks of pregnancy
Late Pregnancy Loss -- 8-week groups for individuals and couples who have experienced a childbirth loss after the 20th week of pregnancy or a newborn death
Newton-Wellesley Hospitall
2014 Washington Street
Newton. MA 02462
(617) 243-6000
'Pregnancy in Difficult Circumstances', a support group for women who wish to discuss the emotional issues present in a pregnancy following loss or grief.
Meets once a month on Tuesday evenings
$20/session
Pre-registration required
Contact: Childbirth Education (617) 243-6566
Newton Wellesley hosts a group called, HEAL, for pregnancy loss.
Call the Wellness Center (617) 243-6221 to be referred to a group.
PITTSFIELD
Berkshire Medical Center
725 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2000
SHARE
Support group (miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss).
No fee.
Contact: Roberta Bal(,olm
(413) 447-2201
Empty Arms Bereavement Support Group
Cooley Dickinson Hospital http://www.emptyarmswesternma.blogspot.com/
PLYMOUTH
Jordan Hospital
275 Sandwich Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Focuses on miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death.
Meets the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:30 PM in Jordan Hospital Meditation Room
Contact: Janet Garnier
(508) 830-2412
READING
Tom and Jean O'Hare facilitate support groups for Compassionate Friends. They are happy to talk with parents who have had a pregnancy loss. They can be reached at (978) 664-4931.
SALEM
North Shore Medical Center
81 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 0 1 970
Loss Support GroupFor individuals/couples who have experienced miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, or newborn death.
Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 - 8:15 PM
Davenport Building, room 1 01
Contact: Mary Hall or Valerie Perod
(978) 741-1200, ext. 4380
STONEHAM
Compassionate Friends
4 Phillips Road
Stoneham, MA 02180
Local self-help chapter. Focuses on loss, not particularly perinatal loss; parents who have lost an infant are very welcome.
No Fee.
Contact: Trudy Senier'
(781) 662-7448
SUDBURY
Morse & Rosenbaum Counseling and Consultation Associates
321 Boston Post Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
(978) 443-6115
Contact: Nancy L. Morse, M.A., LMHC, or Barbara Rosenbaum, LICSW. Third Party payments accepted; sliding fee scale.
WALTHAM
RESOLVE of the Bay State, Inc.
9 Spring Street
Waltham, MA 02454
(781) 647-1614
Pregnancy loss after infertility. Drop-in support group for individuals/couples who have experienced infertility and early pregnancy loss. Meets periodically
Call RESOLVE for more information
WEYMOUTH
South Shore Hospital
55 Foss Road
South Weymouth, MA 021190
(781) 340-8423
H.O.P.E (Hel@in-q Other Parents EndgLe). (miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss)
Meets for 6 weeks on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 PM.
No fee. Pre-registration required.
Contact: Debbie Kerr, LICSW
WOBURN
H.O.P.E. (Helping Other Parents Endure)
200 Unicorn Park Drive, first floor conference room
Woburn, MA.
Focuses on miscamage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss.
Meets 2nd Wednesday, of each Month from 7:30 - 9:00 PM.
No fee. Donna McDonnell – 1-978-663-5477
WORCESTER
Community Birth Loss Support Group Provides emotional support to parents who have experienced the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. Assists parents in understanding the grieving process, and fosters emotional insight into coping with the loss of their child. Creates a safe, supportive forum in which parents can share their thoughts and feelings with others who have had a similar experience. Provides acceptance and creating a framework within which parents can integrate their loss and learn that there is hope, and there is a future. Open to everyone, no matter where they live, or where they delivered.
Day/Time: Third Thursday of each month, 7 - 8:30 pm
Location: Nursing Conference Room, first floorMemorial Campus,
119 Belmont Street
Worcester
Sponsor: Community Birth Loss Support Group Collaborative
Call: Elena Ann Coffey, MA, LCSW
508-334-8567
Subsequent Pregnancy MeetingSupport group for individuals/couples
who have had a pregnancy loss and are currently pregnant or are planning a
pregnancy. Contact: Claudia Neithercut, LICSW,
(508) 835-4613
NEW HAMPSHIRE
St. Joseph's Hospital
172 Kinsley Street
Nashua, NH 03061
(603) 882-3000
Empty Cradle Program Pregnancy Loss.
Meets the 4th Thursday of each month, 6:30 - 8:30 PM. No feePre-
registration required.
Contact: Beth Morehouse
(603) 577-2000
Middle Street Baptist Chuirch
18 Court Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Pregnangy and Infancy LOSS.
Meets the 3m Tuesday, of every month at 7 PM
Pre-registration required.
Contact: Cindy Dodd (603) 433-8916 or 3073
