When birth meets death. This education series provides you with our most comprehensive training into bereavement support in maternity. Each session runs for 2 hours.
Have you ever felt uncomfortable caring for bereaved families?
Some days do you think your care for these families could be improved?
Would you like to feel more confident supporting families through pregnancy loss and perinatal death?
Is your current approach to bereavement care sustainable and considering your own needs in this space?
Join me for 3 online sessions where we unpack the complexities of supporting families who have experienced pregnancy loss at any stage, stillbirth or neonatal death.
Latest Statistics and Research
A Practical Overview of Perinatal Bereavement Care
- Challenges for providers and families
Our Own Story of Losing Isla
Communication Skills
- Communication strategies
- Communication techniques
- What to say & do and what not to say & do
- Difficult conversations
Resources for Providers and Bereaved Parents
Grief Education
- What is grief?
- Grief responses
- Grief Theories explained
Brief Contact Bereavement Support
- How to offer effective single session bereavement support?
Cultural Considerations
- What is culturally sensitive bereavement care?
- Cultural differences explained
Silent Grievers
- Men’s grief
- Children’s grief
- Grandparents’ grief
Memory Forming
- Why? When? How?
- Feedback from bereaved families
Pregnancy After Loss
- Latest research findings
- Special considerations
- Messages from the PAL community
Staff Self-Care & Sustainability
- Why is self-awareness important?
- What is a sustainable health practitioner?
- The cost of caring (Stress, Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, STSD)
- What is self-care?
- Debriefing
- Practical resources
This education series is suitable for all health care providers who support families after pregnancy loss at any stage, stillbirth or neonatal death. No matter your experience in this field, we will provide you with updated knowledge and resources and will help enhance your current approach to bereavement support in maternity.
Read some latest testimonials:
“As a midwife, I believe this three-part education series is essential for all midwives and obstetric doctors. Bereaved parents deserve the very best care at this devastating time in their lives. Nicole’s course arms you with education around grief, communication tips and ways we can honour the families we care for to create lasting memories with their precious children. This information is woven together with the thread of her personal story and pays tribute to her beautiful daughter Isla in the process. This lived experience is so powerful and illustrates how our words and actions can have lasting memories for bereaved families.” (Kelly, 12 years experience)
“I found the Isla Grief and Loss training to be most informative and practically very helpful. The content of the 3 sessions is comprehensive and grounded in current research and Nicole’s own personal experience. I now feel more confident to support mothers and families following the terrible grief that comes with pregnancy loss.” (Michael, Manager Pastoral & Bereavement Services)
“The sessions were extremely helpful, interesting, comprehensive. I love that Isla’s story was included and that Nicole shared how certain things made her feel during her experiences with health professionals and their interactions with Isla. Thank you for sharing your story and in turn allowing health professionals to better their care in this area” (Amber, midwife, 7 years experience)
To book now into the next online ISLA grief & loss 3-part bereavement education series please visit our Eventbrite page and follow us for updates.
Dates for 2026 coming soon
Charge: A$240 + booking fee for all three sessions
Included in the full price is a copy of the ISLA grief & loss Resource Folder which will be mailed to you after registration and 3 months access to the recording of all online sessions of this series.
Please contact us for any questions or if you would like ISLA grief & loss to deliver this 3-part bereavement education series at your organisation. (Full day workshop)
