Congratulations! The arrival of a new member of your family is a great time for celebration! We know that preparing for the arrival of your first to your last child is busy and sometimes overwhelming. We also know that sometimes situations arise where families need additional resources and support.
Pregnancy
Pre-natal Testing and Diagnosis
The nine months from conception to birth can be among the greatest and most pleasurable experiences of a woman’s life. It can also be a time of extreme anxiety and concern.
The technology of our age has transformed pregnancy and parenthood. Prenatal testing has made almost every pregnancy a crisis pregnancy. The extensive use of prenatal testing has created ethical and personal dilemmas for parents, the medical professionals, and all of society. We are just beginning to realize the trauma that technology has brought to the childbearing experience. Much of this technology challenges society’s values about human life and motherhood. Elizabeth Ministry and the Life & Loss Institute offer support and resources to pregnant women.
If you have received a poor prenatal testing diagnosis, click here to read about child illness and special needs, click here to see read about perinatal hospice, or click here to visit our affiliate organization, Be Not Afraid.
Prenatal Partners for Life Support information & encouragement for carrying to term with an adverse prenatal diagnosis and support for raising your child with special needs after birth.
Guiding Perspectives: Prayer, Sacred Scripture, Church Teachings and Natural Law provide more insight, inspiration and guidance on this subject
Birth
Giving birth to a baby is so much more than a physical phenomenon; it engages parents in a transformational experience, a key life event full of emotion, meaning and spiritual growth. The greatest need of a woman after giving birth is affirmation and loving support. Our resources help provide this encouragement and ease the adjustment to the challenges of having a newborn.
Doula
A doula who accompanies a woman in labor mothers the mother taking care of
her emotional needs throughout childbirth. A doula also provides support and suggestions for partners that can enhance their experiences of birth. A postpartum doula continues that valuable emotional support and guidance, helping a family make a smooth transition into new family dynamics.
Elizabeth Ministry and the Life & Loss Institute have professionally trained doulas to assist the family before, during and after birth.
Adoption
Our resources and services provide special support to families who are involved in the adoptive process.
Miscarriage
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