Nowadays, more people know a doula is a non-medical professional who provides physical, emotional, and informational support during childbirth, but what about if the baby's development or birth doesn't go as planned?

Well, there's a non-profit providing that kind of support, for free, through the Pittsburgh Bereavement Doulas.

Jennifer Stampfel said she received help from the duals at the nonprofit back in April, during "the most difficult time in my life." She said it was difficult because her body prematurely went into labor, dilating early and delivering Judah at twenty weeks.

"Losing him after wanting him so badly," said Stampfel.

She wanted this baby so badly, she endured I.V.F. treatments, and when doctors told her Judah was arriving too soon, they offered a "bereavement doula".

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