The death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or even months after birth is a devastating experience. The care that parents receive around this time has a huge impact on how soon they find healing as well as their long-term wellbeing. We know compassionate care cannot remove the pain and devastation that bereaved parents experience, but poor or insensitive care makes things worse, both immediately and in the months and years that follow.
(i) Respectful bereavement support training for health workers.
The death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or even months after birth is a devastating experience. The care that parents receive around this time has a huge impact on how soon they find healing as well as their long-term wellbeing. We know compassionate care cannot remove the pain and devastation that bereaved parents experience, but poor or insensitive care makes things worse, both immediately and in the months and years that follow.