Christa Burns Doula Services, Breastfeeding Support & Placenta Encapsulation
Compassionate support for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum tailored to your unique journey.

Bereavement Support
Always Here For You
Hi, I’m Christa. As a grieving parent myself, I understand the profound pain and heartbreak that comes with the loss of a child, or the fear and uncertainty when faced with devastating news during pregnancy. My work as a Certified Birth and Bereavement Doula is to walk beside you during these incredibly difficult moments, offering compassionate, personalized support.
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Support During Pregnancy Loss
Whether you have just received news of a missed miscarriage, a devastating diagnosis, or are experiencing stillbirth, miscarriage, or neonatal loss, I am here to gently support you. I provide:
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Emotional presence, reassurance, and guidance during pregnancy, labor, or delivery under any circumstances
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Help navigating medical, emotional, and logistical complexities
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Resources to support your healing process
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Remembrance and Keepsakes
I also help families honor and remember their little one with meaningful keepsakes, including:
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Certificate of life
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Handcrafted hat and blanket
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3D castings of hands and/or feet
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Hand and foot prints
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Photographs
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Keepsake jewelry made using ashes, hair, flowers, fabric, birthstones, or breastmilk
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Other personalized mementos tailored to your family
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Support for Pregnancies After Loss
Pregnancies after loss bring their own joys, fears, and complexities. I offer ongoing support for families navigating:
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Anxiety, fear, or heightened emotional needs in subsequent pregnancies
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Planning for birth and postpartum after a previous loss
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Preparation, reassurance, and advocacy to help you feel empowered and safe
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Reach Out Today
If you or a loved one are navigating anticipated or recent loss, or are experiencing the emotional complexities of pregnancy after loss, I am here to help. Send me a message today to explore how I can support your family with compassion, guidance, and remembrance.
![]() First trimester loss -colostrum keepsakes -candle, teddy bear, and hat -herb mixture to mix with baby's ashes so there is more to be used for jewlery, scattering, or keeping in an urn -miscarriage guided journal | ![]() 3D molds of hand and feet for third trimester loss |
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![]() Certificate of life |
Bereavement Resources
Local Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Groups
Baby Bereavement Support Group at Silver Cross Hospital
Thursdays 7pm-8pm 1890 Silver Cross Blvd. Conference Room 2A. New Lenox, IL 60457
Still Missed Support Group at Adventist Hospital (Hinsdale)
Second Monday of each month. Email Stillmissed@AMITAhealth.org
SHARE Group at Edwards Hospital
Temporarily Virtual. Meets 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesday of each month, 8pm-9:30pm. Email Susan.villa@EEHealth.org
Online Support
Funeral Services & Cremation
UC Davis-Callahan Funeral Home & Aqua Cremation Center
*offers free cremation for stillborn babies.
(815)-942-0084 301 W Washington St. Morris, IL 60450
Fred C Dames Funeral Home & Crematory
Visit FredCDames.com or 1-800-728-4283


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