A Miscarriage Delivery Aid (sometimes called a Miscarriage Collection Kit) is a package containing a few ordinary items that assist families in recovering and preserving their miscarried child’s remains, when a miscarriage is both anticipated and occurs at home.

These kits are available at no cost to families in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. If you do not live within the Diocese of Colorado Springs, you can still obtain a delivery aid kit through one of several different ministries such as HeavensGain.org

 For instructions for using a Diocese-provided kit or for ideas to make your own please reference Caring for Your Child’s Remains.

Because we believe in the sanctity of life, including pre-born life, the opportunity presents itself for us to carry out the Corporal Work of Mercy of burying the dead (CCC 2447, 2300).

Miscarriage Delivery Aids may allow families to bury or cremate their child’s remains in accordance with their Catholic faith, when the opportunity has presented itself.

Baby resting gowns are handmade by a local volunteer seamstress. They are tiny gowns to bury a miscarried or stillborn child in, with all of the love and reverance they deserve.

Baby Resting Pouches are also available for burial of the tiniest and earliest miscarriage losses – when a child may not yet “look like a baby” but still has all of the worthiness of a life made in the image and likeness of God.

Just contact Heart Of My Heart. These gowns and pouches, like all of our resources, are available at no cost to families. Every effort is made to get a gown or pouch to families requesting them quickly and in time for burial arrangements underway. 

Yes! Our seamstress is a part of the national NICU Helping Hands: Angel Gown Program. While neither she, or Heart Of My Heart can ship gowns at this time, you can make an Urgent Request for a gown to this organization HERE. They have fast processing times, and can ship a gown to you as per their website instructions.

If you live within the Diocese of Colorado Springs, CO Heart Of My Heart can provide you with a casket specifically sized for your miscarried child (see the one pictured from Elizabeth Ministry) at no cost. Please simply Contact Us. 

This casket can serve as a vault as well, if your preferred cemetery requires one.

If you would like other options to purchase your own casket consider these from Heaven’s Gain. 

Trappist Caskets lovingly creates handmade wooden caskets for infant losses, and they are available to families at no cost. Please visit their website to learn more.

Yes, you do. It is called a Fetal Death Certificate and is ordinarily only available through funeral homes. It is different than a typical death certificate form, but can be filled out by the mother of the preborn child. This form is required by Colorado law, for the funeral home to obtain a permit to handle your child’s remains. There is no cost to complete this form or fee to obtain the necessary permit. Your funeral home can help walk you through this process. 

This is a PDF of the Colorado required Certificate of Fetal Death . Please discuss with your funeral home if you have any questions in completing it. Later losses such as stillbirths will require a doctor to complete the 2nd page. 

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Miscarriage, Cremation and Columbaria see our article HERE