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Provides education, training, and practical resources to support individuals and organizations in offering respectful, nonjudgmental guidance around pregnancy, reproductive health, parenting, and adoption. Offerings include: - Online Resource Information: Comprehensive guidance and information on pregnancy, reproductive health, alternative options, parenting, and adoption, accessible through the website. - Resource Materials: Printed and downloadable tools such as The Pregnancy Options Workbook and the All-Options Toolkit, offering practical tips, strategies, and guidance for organizations and individuals. - Workshops and Training: Pregnancy Options: Workshops and other trainings for healthcare and social service providers, advocates, educators, counselors, doulas, and anyone interested in supporting pregnant people with respect and without bias. Trainings are currently offered online.

Provides medical care services such as: - Diabetes education and management - Family medicine in routine check-ups, minor illnesses, injuries, and immunizations - Laboratory services - Obstetrics and gynecology - Physical and well-child exams - Prenatal care and pregnancy planning - Rehabilitation services in physical, occupational, and speech therapy - Ultrasounds - Video visits with a primary care provider

Provides supportive services for individuals and families who have experienced or have been affected by all types of perinatal loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, neonatal death, prematurity, and others, including: - Virtual Support Groups: Bereaved Parents, Pregnancy After Loss, Dad's Grief Discussion, Grandparents and Extended Family, Parenting After Loss, and Coping with SIDS/SUID and Infant Death - Peer Companions: Free trained peer companions with similar experience are matched with newly bereaved individuals to provide support and resources. Peers are available for the entire family. - A free national telephone and text grief support helpline staffed by professionals who have personal experience with pregnancy and infant loss. - Prenatal Patient Education: Parenting in Pregnancy is an informational booklet for expectant parents about how to optimize the health of mom and baby during pregnancy. Educational materials are also available for stillbirth, miscarriage, pregnancy after a loss, fathers grief, caring for yourself after perinatal loss, grieving grandparents, assisting siblings with perinatal loss, how friends and family can help, and understanding perinatal autopsy and testing options. - Hosts a monthly podcast that offers information, support, and education. - Minnesota Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death: A statewide program that provides a starting point for families who have experienced the death of a baby through stillbirth, neonatal death, SUID/SIDS, or any other infant death. Provides resources for information on strategies to reduce the risk for stillbirth and infant death, grief resources, funeral assistance, and support for bereaved families. The Center will contact each family and offer the services of a Family Support Coordinator who are health professionals with expertise in caring for families after the death of a baby. Visit website for more information and online Support Referral Form.

Provides maternity portraits, birth announcements, and other resources including a Bouquet of Blessings which is made up of items such as socks and hats for the new baby.