If you recently received unexpected news about your unborn baby, you are not alone.
It is important to know that you have options if prenatal testing reveals that your baby may have a life-limiting condition.
If you are considering carrying your baby to term and would like more information on the many resources available to guide your journey please visit For Families and contact us.
If you are a healthcare provider caring for a family facing a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis and would like more information on how Joan's Reach can support you and your patients please visit For Providers and contact us.
Joan's Reach provides:
- Peer support - connect with other parents
- Family care packages - books, comfort items
- Resources for perinatal care providers
- Referrals to professional resources for birth planning and bereavement support
When doctors told us that our baby’s life would be brief we were devastated. But as we watched her tiny hand reach out on the ultrasound screen we knew we would love, comfort and care for our baby, Joan, the entirety of her natural life, however long it may be.
Perinatal palliative care empowered us to parent our baby – to embrace the time we had with her even if only for a short while – and we discovered a profoundly meaningful journey.
- Joan’s Mom
Joan's Reach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing support for families continuing a pregnancy with a life-limiting diagnosis. Started in memory of our daughter, Joan, our mission is to provide helpful and compassionate resources, at the time of diagnosis and beyond. Joan's Reach advocates to raise awareness of perinatal palliative care, to honor the life of each child with dignity and compassion.