Bereavement Support

Question 1

immediate care after still birth?

Answer 1

stop and evaluate
support family after death declared
procurator fiscal/police
explain to famiy what happens next
find private space
offer family time with baby
start memory making
plan going home, documentation and notifications

Question 2

complications of grief experienced in stillbirth can increase risk of what?

Answer 2

depression
anxiety
PTSD

Question 3

what is the maternity and neonatal bereavement support service?

Answer 3

support/counselling for parents following
- miscarriage >14 weeks gestation
- termination of pregnancy due to foetal abnormalities
- still birth (24+ weeks)
- neonatal death within 28 days or in NICU
open 22.5 hrs per week

Question 4

what counselling can be used for parents?

Answer 4

CBT
psychodynamic
complicated grief therapy