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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Health, Reproductive Health Care, Reproductive Rights
Mission: Perinatal-infant hospice providing spiritual, grief and practical support to families pregnant with terminally ill babies and for families whose babies are diagnosed later with terminal illness.
Programs: Maintain home with house live-in staff. The family can come to alexandras house for support before birth and through babys life. The family may stay in house if housing is needed. We have two monthly meetings: second saturday is for families with an expected loss (diagnosis of a fatal anomaly during pregnancy) and the fourth saturday is for families with an unexpected loss such as stillbirth, sids, miscarriage, etc. These meetings are held at alexandras house. Average attendance is eight to twelve in both of these groups and some overlap as they are welcom to attend any group setting regardless of loss. We have an annual retreet each october and usually attended by 20 to 25 participants.
meet with parents, attend medical visits, develop compassionate and comprehensive birth plans, go to labor and delivery, maintain vigils through babies death, bathe and dress the babies. Participate in funerals and in long-term bereavement care. No charge to parents for these services. We served 54 new moms and/or families in 2011 as part of our perinatal infant loss services.
physicians and families across the country can consult with alexandras house, the first home of its kind in america. We offer semi-monthly support groups for those parents with an expected loss as well as unexpected loss.