AUSTRALIA
Multiple Birth Association Bereavement Support Group (M-BABS)
- Contact: Simone Zmood, President
- PO Box 105, Coogee NSW 2034, Australia
- Telephone: +61 3 9527 7144
- Fax: +61 3 9527 2537
- Email: bereavement@amba.org.au
- Website: www.amba.org.au/bereavement
Volunteer, non-profit support group - affiliated with Australian Multiple Birth Association (AMBA) - by and for bereaved multiple birth families, caregivers and interested others, suffering loss at any stage of gestation or age. Quarterly newsletter, "Multiple Dreams". Offers phone contact, support group meetings, library and resources, and parent contacts in Australia and worldwide.
CANADA
Loss of Multiples Support Network, Multiple Births Canada (MBC)
Monthly e-newsletter, Forever Angels; Members' only e-mail connections; support literature; telephone, mail and e-mail contact;website link to other support organizations; loss column within Multiple Moments (MBC's national magazine); Adult survivor support;
Prenatal Education and Bereavement Support
Bereavement support for parents, grandparents, surviving co-multiples and when a multiple birth parent dies.
Triplets, Quads & Quints Association (TQQ)
- Contact: Diane Myers
- 2968 Nipiwin Drive, Mississauga, Ontaria, Canada L5N 1X9
- Telephone: (905) 826-0734
- Email: diane@tqq.com
- Website: www.tqq.com
Telephone support to bereaved families by experienced and/or trained parents and referrals to appropriate community services. No adult survivor support.
DENMARK
Nordic Twinnet
- Contact: Abelone Glahn
- 2, Fjendstrupvej 2, DK-4850 Stubbekobing, Denmark
- Telephone: +45 54 49 00 94
- Email: info@tvilling.net
- Website: www.tvilling.net
Lone twin group for over 18 years old. Mail support for parents, professional panel to answer parents' questions, bereavement literature.
NEW ZEALAND
Twin and Multiple Birth Loss NZ (Inc.)
Peer support, meetings, phone support, magazine Hearts & Wings, for anyone at any age with an interest in multiple birth loss. Some adult survivor support.
NIGERIA
Worldwide Twins and Multiple Births Foundation Inc.
- Contact: Odion Eremionkhale
- PO Box 8839, Somolu, Lagos, Nigeria
- Email: multiple_births@usa.net
Twinless twin connection and counselling. Some social assistance.
SPAIN
Santiago Dexeus Font Foundation
- Contact: Dr J Ruiz, Dr R Aurell
- Dalmases no. 50, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
- Telephone: +34 93 2274700, ext. 2104
- Email: jorrui@iudexeus.uab.es
Bereavement support services from conception onwards as well as psychological support for couples prior to starting IVF treatments.
SWEDEN
Svenska Tvillingklubben (Swedish Twin Society)
- Contact: Margareta Olwe
- Vlhallavagen 106, 11441 Stockholm, Sweden
- Telephone: +46 8 662 1222
- Email: svenska@tvillingklubben.se
- Website: www.tvillingklubben.se
Personal meetings in Stockholm, telephone support. No adult survivor support yet.
UNITED KINGDOM
The Multiple Births Foundation (MBF)
- Contact: Jane Denton or Marion Paterson
- Level 4, Hammersmith House, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK
- Telephone: +43 0208 383 3519
- Fax: +43 0208 383 3041
- Email: mbf@hhnt.nhs.uk
- Website: www.multiplebirths.org.uk
Two publications on bereavement: "When a Twin or Triplet dies" (for parents and twins); MBF Guidelines for Professionals (Bereavement);
Twins and Multiple Births Association (Tamba)/Bereavement Support Group
- 2 The Willows,Gardner Road, Guildford, England GU1 4PG
- Telephone: 0870 770 3305
- Email: enquiries@tambahq.org.uk
- Twinline freephone helpline 0800 138 0509
Contact with other bereaved families, quarterly newsletter, parent contact list, quarterly meetings throughout England, Book of Rememberance, Memorial Service every two years. No adult survivor support.
The Lone Twin Network
- PO Box 5653, Birmingham B29 7JY, England
Members receive a confidential list of all members enabling them to contact each other. Annual Meeting and Newsletter. A library held by a member. Directory of appropriate therapists and counsellors. Support or member-led local groups.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB), Inc.
- Contact: Jean Kollantai
- PO Box 91377, Anchorage AK 99509, US
- Telephone: +1 907 222 5321 or +1 907 274 7029 (Lisa Fleischer)
- Email: climb@pobox.alaska.net
- Website: www.climb-support.org
Support by and for parents and bereaved families. Quarterly newsletter. Materials for professionals, parents and interested others for specific situations. Parent contact network, regional/local gatherings for bereaved multiple birth parents. Limited adult survivor support.
National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs
- Contact: Dawn Keller
- National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc.
- Executive Office,2000 Mallory Lane, Suite 130-600, Franklin, TN 37067-8231
- Telephone: +1 651 248 231 4480
- Email: info@nomotc.org
- Website: www.nomotc.org
Bereavement support Coordinator who corresponds with families. No adult survivor support.
Twin Studies Centre, California State University
- Contact: Dr Nancy L Segal
- CSU Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, VA 92834, US
- Telephone: +1 714 278 2568
- Email: nsegal@fullerton.edu
- Website: www.psych.fullerton.edu/nsegal
Ongoing study of twin loss in childhood, adolescence and adulthood; referrals for counselling and support groups; distribution of information on loss of twin;
The Triplet Connection
- Contact: Janet L Bleyl
- PO Box 99571, Stockton, CA 95209, US
- Telephone: +1 209 474 0885
- Email: tc@tripletconnection.org
- Website: www.tripletconnection.org
"Tender Hearts". Networking information for bereaved higher order multiple families. Referral of adult survivors.
Twinless Twins Support Group International
Support for multiples of all ages who have lost their sibling(s).
OTHER BEREAVEMENT SITES
Angels Forever-parental support, on-line chats, links. Click on 'Multiple Loss'
Multiple Births Families -Multiple Birth: Prenatal education & bereavement support for parents and professionals
*please send additions or corrections to Lynda Haddon or ISTS
