Keepsake box

When a baby is stillborn or passes away shortly after birth, there is a narrow window in which to collect keepsakes. Given the mental state of the parents at the time, they cannot think clearly and look ahead to imagine what they will want to have as a remembrance of their child. When we provide keepsake boxes to families experiencing the loss of a baby, we are providing them with a lifetime reminder and a physical connection to the child that was only in their arms a matter of minutes or hours.

Our keepsake boxes are available at our partner hospitals and are offered to moms and families at their time of loss. Boxes are presented during the course a mother's hospital stay by a staff member who has completed the Rachel's Gift bereavement training class.

Boxes are currently available in English and Spanish and contain the following items:

♥ donated handmade blanket (crocheted or knitted)
♥ Rachel's Gift stuffed angel bear
♥ a copy of When Hello Means Goodbye
♥ ink print keepsake card
♥ Rachel's Gift resource pamphlets for mother, father,
grandparents, family and friends
♥ End of Life Care guidance flyer
♥ resources for support groups, memorial items, financial assistance for preferred baby's end of life plans

♥   bereavement diaper set from Teeny Tears
♥   bereavement wrap or gown
♥   knitted or crocheted cradle from Bridget's Cradles
♥   resource for patients 30+ weeks gestation to alleviate Empty Arms Syndrome
♥   resource and keepsake for ER and Surgical Center to give to miscarriage patients treated and released

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