Perinatal loss: Understanding and caring for bereaved families

Outcomes

• Develop an understanding of the application of models of loss and grief to parents where a baby is in the neonatal intensive care unit
• Increase awareness of the emotional responses of parents anticipating potential death, or anticipating the loss of an imagined future
• Develop greater skill and confidence in communicating with parents in these situations and increase awareness of the impact of how we communicate
• Increase awareness of the effect on us when working with families and to explore ways of supporting ourselves
• Gain information support organizations and resources available locally and nationally