Natasha Fahlgren, Consortium Manager
Return to Zero: Hope Provider Spotlight
Tell us a little about the work that you do
I manage a consortium of community partners and members to create systems changes in the San Bernardino community to reduce infant mortality. Our Healthy Start Enhanced program provides free mental health services to bereaved families along with resource navigation. We also annually host an in-person Wave of Light event for our bereaved community members.
Why are you passionate about serving the pregnancy and infant loss community?
San Bernardino County has some of the greatest disparities in perinatal outcomes in the state due to various contributing factors. I have personally witnessed the devastation and emotional turmoil faced by families behind those statistics. I have made it my mission to contribute to reducing these disparities.
How has RTZ impacted your work?
RTZ has provided educational brochures and materials for our Wave of Light event. The community has expressed their gratitude for these materials.
Learn more about Natasha’s work
Find her on instagram @gchealthystartsb or learn more at her website below
Return to Zero: Hope is a community of bereaved parents, families, and providers offering inclusive resources and holistic support for anyone whose life has been touched by loss, including infertility, secondary infertility, miscarriage, ending a wanted pregnancy, stillbirth, infant or toddler death, loss through surrogacy or failed adoption.
Provider interactions during pregnancy and infant loss have a lifelong impact on a family’s healing and wellbeing. RTZ Hope supports organizations and individuals who work with parents who have experienced perinatal loss, including hospitals, clinics, health providers, midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, mental health clinicians, peer advocates, and support organizations. We partner with health professionals to ensure they have the training, emotional support, and resources they need to confidently care for families at one of the most tragic moments of their journey towards parenthood.
This year alone, we've sent over $3000 in grief and loss material samples to health providers so they are more resourced and empowered to support bereaved families. Will you donate and help us continue to get these resources into the hands of those that need them?
