Make Your Wishes Known to Your Healthcare Provider

If you are having a D&C procedure in a hospital, you have the right to your baby's remains, and you have the right to bury your baby.  Generally, Pittsburgh area hospitals are both aware of and prepared to support requests from parents for fetal remains.

It is very important to tell every single medical professional you encounter at the hospital that you want the baby’s remains returned to you for burial in order for the hospital to follow the appropriate process. 

If you are waiting for a miscarriage to occur at home, or if you suspect one will occur, it’s important to be prepared to save the baby’s remains for burial, if you so choose. The site Catholic Miscarriage Support has excellent and detailed advice regarding supplies to have on hand and what to expect before, during, and after the miscarriage, and they also provide advice regarding how to store the baby’s remains until burial.
 

• Burial and Cremation
• Parish Resources for Catholic Burial (funeral homes, cemeteries, committal services)
• Catholic Videos on Pregnancy Loss
• Resources for Pregnancy and Infant Loss
• Suggested Reading Resources