At DC Area Moms, we value supporting one another in all stages of motherhood. If you have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss, please don’t hesitate to reach out to any of these groups or organizations. These are here to support you. If you do decide to visit a group, please be sure to call or email to confirm meeting times and locations. We hope you find this guide helpful!
If you have a baby that will always be in your heart, but is no longer in your arms, we would be honored to add your baby(ies) to our Forever Loved Wall indefinitely. Please submit details on the page and we will add your baby’s name typically within 24 hours.
A note about The Therapy Center for Pregnancy Loss by Rayna D. Markin, PhD.
The Therapy Center for Pregnancy Loss, L.L.C. by Rayna D. Markin, PhD provides compassionate, personalized, and research-driven psychotherapy for individuals and couples coping with the devastating loss of a pregnancy or unborn baby. Dr. Markin’s approach to treatment is to use empathy, normalization, and validation to help women and couples mourn their losses, process the trauma or horror around the loss(es), and to reduce feelings of shame and inadequacy often experienced after pregnancy loss. She focuses on building a relationship with each patient in which it feels safe to experience and work through overwhelming and painful emotions, and on relationship difficulties in feeling supported and understood that often arise after pregnancy loss.
Dr. Markin is also an associate professor in counseling with an active program of research, and author of the new book, Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss: Applying Relationship Science to Clinical Practice. Her unique emotion-focused and relational approach to therapy for pregnancy loss has been featured in the APA live therapy demonstration video, Pregnancy Loss. She offers in-person services at her Gaithersburg location and telehealth appointments, as well as clinical consultation and training for other professionals.
Maryland Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Groups
Perinatal Loss Support Group has a 6-week free support group for families who experienced the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death. The group meets at Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, 9901 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. For more information and to register, please contact Jeanine McGrath, RN, CD (DONA) (240) 481-3903, [email protected].
Gone, But Not Forgotten is a pregnancy loss group for losses occurring in the second and third trimesters. For more information contact Dr. Julie Bindeman, [email protected] or Nanci Brown, [email protected]
Miscarriage & Recurrent Loss Support Group supports women who have suffered a miscarriage or recurrent losses with monthly meetings. Contact Dr. Julie Bindeman, [email protected].
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and Washington Adventist Hospital Empty Arms, Aching Heart has a support group offered by Pastoral Care Services for parents grieving the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. For more information call 240-826-6112. Spanish speaking support group also available.
TCF Southern Maryland Chapter is a self-help support group for parents who lost a child at any age and for any reason. Group meets the 4th Monday of each month at 7:30 pm. For more information or details call [email protected].
TCF Prince George’s County MD Chapter has a self-help support group for parents who lost a child at any age and for any reason. Group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. For more information or details call/email Sara (301) 776-3490 or Sylvia (301) 420-7759, [email protected].
TCF Potomac Chapter offers self-help support groups for parents who lost a child at any age and for any reason. This group meets the first Thursday of each month. For more info, email [email protected] or call Barbara & George Beall at 301-253-8740
The Therapy Center for Pregnancy Loss is run by a local Psychologist, Dr. Rayna Markin, who specializes in mental health around pregnancy, infant loss, infertility, etc. She offers 1:1 counseling, couples, group therapy, and more!
Center for Infant and Child Loss offers a SIDS and infant death support group. Contact Joani Nelson Horchler for details: (410)-706-5089, [email protected].
Anne Arundel Perinatal and Infant Loss Support Group offer a peer support group for families who experienced the loss of a baby due to a miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death. Groups are the 1st Monday of the month from 7:00-8:30pm at St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 4 Wallace Manor Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. Contact Ann O’Sullivan, RN for details, (410) 570-2164.
Rachel E. K Freedman is a local Psychologist that offers virtual groups for loss and pregnancy termination for medical reasons. This is MD based, but virtual.
Virginia Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Groups
MIS/Share Parent-led support network that offers information, comfort, and validation to grieving parents who experienced the death of their baby during pregnancy or after birth. Email for details: [email protected].
Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support offers free support groups for women who are pregnant after the loss of a baby. The group meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at online. Contact Jennifer Carr for details, email [email protected]
TCF of Arlington Chapter meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm in Arlington, VA. Email Heidi Haggerty Wagner [email protected] or call (571) 216-5909 for more information.
TCF Fairfax Chapter offers self-help support groups for parents who lost a child at any age and for any reason. They meet the 1st Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm at Historic St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hall (next to the Church), Fairfax Station Road at Rte. 123 (Ox Road) intersection. Email Steve or Mary at [email protected] or call 703 622-3639.
TCF Leesburg Chapter offers self-help support groups for parents who lost a child at any age and for any reason. They meet the 1st Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm in Leesburg, VA. Contact Beverly and Bernie at (540) 882-9707.
TCF of Dulles offers self-help support groups for parents who lost a child at any age and for any reason. They meet the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 pm virtually. Email [email protected] or call (703) 930-1870 for more information.
Washington, DC Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Groups
Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Support Group offers support group meetings to parents who experienced the loss of a child to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant/child death. Check here for current events.
TCF of the District of Columbia offers meetings the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7 – 9 pm virtually. Contact Avery (202) 748-41401 or [email protected] for more information.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Online Resources
Local Loss Resources
Miscarriage National Resources
Miss Foundation
Missing Grace
My Miscarriage Matters
Still Birth National Resources
Hope After Loss
National Share
Association for Death Education and Counseling
First Candle
Tommy’s
Now I lay me down to sleep
Pregnancy after Loss Support
Stillbirth Alliance
Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Directory
Miss Foundation
Star Legacy Foundation
Still Birthday
Still Standing Magazine
Threads of Love
Facebook Groups
Miscarriage, Child Loss, and Stillborn
Rainbow Babies
Pregnancy After Loss Support
If you know of other groups in our area that support grieving families, please contact us. Thank you!
