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The Pink Elephants Support Network

The Pink Elephants Support Network are a not-for-profit charity, formed to support women and their partners through miscarriage, pregnancy loss and beyond.

The Pink Elephants Support Network support women and their partners through their grief, nurture them as they heal and empower them as they move into the future.

Vision and mission

That no one walks the journey of early pregnancy loss alone

They seek to normalise early pregnancy loss by smashing the stigma and leading a new narrative, through evidence-based data, acknowledging the diversity of experiences, providing useful tools and content, and facilitating meaningful connections.

To normalise early pregnancy loss worldwide through evidence, empathy and connection.

Inspired to make a lasting positive difference, Pink Elephants helps those experiencing early pregnancy loss feel cared for, protected and understood.

How The Pink Elephants Support Network can help

Pink Elephants offers a number of peer support lead services as well as downloadable resources, online communities, and their Bereavement Support Program — all these can be found on their website: https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/page/65/find-support

Pink Elephants Peer Support Program is a community of women who have all gone through the heartbreaking experiences of losing our much-loved babies, and they want you to know they truly understand, you are not alone, and you did nothing wrong. They have been where you are, they get it. And they're in this together.

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Last reviewed: March 2023

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Miscarriage Treatment and Procedures

Early pregnancy loss is an individual experience, and the treatment and procedures around it are different for everyone. If you’ve been for an ultrasound and it’s been determined that you have lost your baby, there are several treatment options available.

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Recurrent pregnancy loss

There are many proposed causes, however what can often be most difficult for women emotionally, is that in a number of cases, the cause will remain unknown

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Personalised Calls

Welcome to our Personalised Phone Call Peer Support page, where you can book one-on-one time with one of our volunteer Peer Support Companions who will call you when it suits your schedule and our availability

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Peer-Support

Welcome to our LiveChat Peer Support page, where you can access one-on-one immediate connection and support with a Peer Support Companion in a safe online space

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Bereavement Support Program

Pink Elephants Bereavement Support Program is a small online group program for people who have experienced miscarriage and early pregnancy loss, facilitated by our Counsellor, Marianne.

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Emotional Support Resources After Miscarriage

We are so very sorry for your loss. When you are ready, we have created a suite of resources that we hope will be of support to you and will nurture you and provide reassurance that everything you are feeling is valid and normal.

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Types of Miscarriage

A chemical pregnancy is a very early miscarriage that normally ends before 5 weeks

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Peer Support - Private Online Communities

Welcome to our Private Online Communities page, where you can connect with many others who have gone through the heartbreaking experience of losing their much-loved babies

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Our Research

The Pink Elephants Support Network are a not for profit charity, formed to support women through miscarriage, pregnancy loss and beyond.

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The Pink Elephants Support Network - Termination for Medical Reasons

The Pink Elephants Support Network are a not for profit charity, formed to support women through miscarriage, pregnancy loss and beyond.

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