Assisting low-income families to bury and memorialize their children

The Hygeia Foundation and Institute for Perinatal Loss and Bereavement in concert with the New Haven Department of Health maintains a burial and memorial fund to assist low-income families respectfully bury their children in the New Haven Community and soon, beyond.

Because it is the mission of the Hygeia Foundation to help ease the pain at these most difficult of times, The Hygeia Foundation also  provides a poem which can be recited for the memorial/funeral service.  This poem, originally written for a family whose child had died, is rededicated to deceased child.  The presiding Clergy recites this poem at the service or gives this poem to the family.Contact Dr. Berman for more information about this program.

Providing funding for research into the causes and prevention and education about Perinatal Death

In September, 2005, the Hygeia Foundation in partnership with the International Stillbirth Alliance instituted an award to a  promising young researcher in the field. .   As more funds become available, it will be a primary mission of the Hygeia Foundation to provide further funding for important and pertinent research in this area.