Workshop

When Birth Meets Death – A full day Workshop on Bereavement Support in Maternity

This workshop is suitable for all health professionals and students who support families after pregnancy loss at any stage, stillbirth or neonatal death.

Learn, share, and grow in a supportive environment.

Outline of this workshop:

Start: 9am

Finish: 4:30pm

Content covered:

Latest Statistics and Research

Challenges in this space (for providers and parents)

Basic grief education

  • Parental grief unpacked
  • Grief responses
  • Grief Theories explained

Communication skills

  • Communication Strategies & Techniques
  • What to say & do and what not to say & do
  • Difficult conversations (communication around giving bad news, during/after resuscitation, around palliation and dying, autopsy, lactation after bereavement)

Our daughter Isla (a story of neonatal death)

Memory making

  • Why? How? When?
  • Options available

Cultural considerations

  • What is culturally sensitive bereavement care?
  • Unique considerations and resources available

Case study group work (tailored to your organisation)

Silent grievers

  • Men’s grief
  • Children’s grief
  • Grandparents’ grief

Pregnancy after loss

  • Latest research findings
  • Special considerations

Resources for providers and bereaved parents

  • Overview of support services (local and national)
  • Introduction to the ISLA grief & loss resource folder

Staff wellness

  • Self-awareness
  • Sustainability self-assessment
  • Stress, Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, STSD
  • Debriefing
  • Self-care
  • Practical resources

Included in this workshop is a workbook for the day and a copy of the the ISLA grief & loss resource folder. We can supply a professional flyer for advertisement and set up a private Eventbrite page to manage bookings. We will forward a detailed attendance certificate as proof for CPD hours.

Recent Feedback received:

“Fantastic workshop and excellent valuable content”

“Absolutely fantastic day. An absolute privilege of be a part of it. Keep up the fantastic work”

“Brilliant- awesome information and Nicole is a great and interesting presenter “

“Brilliant day. Excellent presentation that covered many topics; maintained my interest throughout the entire day. Nicole had a wealth of knowledge and information to share which was greatly appreciated. Best workshop I have ever attended relating to this topic.” (RM,33 years’ experience )

“Thank you for a great day. I have only worked in pregnancy loss a few times & never for a birth. This workshop has helped me to understand language & communication stills.” (RM, 8 years’ experience)

“I can’t think of any improvements, I think the whole day was great.” (RM, 3 years’ experience )

“I found the workshop to be really valuable.  I was really impressed that Nicole was across all of the current support services available as well as most recent statistics etc, I found that really helpful. An incredible range of topics backed up with a generous resource folder. So glad I attended it was a really great professional development training opportunity. Thank you so much.” (Bereavement Support Worker)


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