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Groups:
The International Vasa Previa
Foundation has a section with frequently asked questions/answers
on vasa previa:
http://www.vasaprevia.org/faqs/faqs.htm
The IVPF has a support group through email connection specifically
for families who have experienced a loss due to vasa previa or that
have been diagnosed and have, as we like to call them, miracle babies:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Vasa_Previa
PBSO provides support services to parents across Ontario.
They have several locations and volunteers.
Parents share stories and grieve together:
http://www.pbso.ca
Multiple Births Canada and Multiple Births Families have
many resources for parents who have lost one or more of their multiples.
There are bereavement support links that discuss the grieving stages
and stories of others who are coping with a loss:
http://www.multiplebirthscanada.org/english/loss_info.php
http://www.multiplebirthsfamilies.com/bereavement.html
Informative Topics:
This link has great graphics on the Internet.
It shows so clearly how disasterous vasa previa can be. One is for
multi-lobed placenta, the other is velamentous cord insertion. However,
the information is only provided in French:
http://www.aly-abbara.com/livre_gyn_obs/images/gif/vasa_praevia/vasa_praevia_cordon_velamenteux.html
A Photo Gallery of siblings of angels, including
pictures of Steven, in Multiple Births Canada and Multiple Births
Families:
http://www.multiplebirthscanada.org/english/loss-photogallery.php
http://www.multiplebirthsfamilies.com/gallery.asp?type=4
National Geographic "In The Womb Multiples".
4-D footage of twins bonding & interacting with each other before
birth:
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/channel/inthewombmultiples/
Neonatal Memorial Wall is a website where parents share
in the loss of their babies:
http://www.angels4ever.com/Neonatal.html
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