THE INTERNATIONAL

PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT

CONFERENCE Organised by PLIDA

San Antonio, Texas. November 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY7mq1

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Perinatal Hospice video

Tammy Ruiz Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator,

Mary Washington Hospital

PLIDA

The Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Alliance

• Events: international conferences

• Information sharing: eblasts

• Resources: practice guidelines

Presentations available online

www.plida.org & on CD from

grace.osullivan@hospicefoundation.ie

Variations

Life-threatening prenatal diagnosis

• Options & bereavement support

Formal perinatal hospice programmes in hospitals

“Specialty dedicated to providing health care to fetuses diagnosed

prenatally with life-limiting conditions along with supportive care to

parents and family members”(Munson & Leuthner), 2007

Training courses for healthcare providers

http://perinatalhospice.org/

Similarities

Advocacy is an important aspect of practitioners role

Keepsakes & mementos

• Photography, video, memory boxes & song www.singmeastory.org

Communication & language

Support for siblings

• Children’s Bereavement Centre of South Texas http://cbcst.org

Similarities (continued…)

Resilience & staff support

Challenge of the ED environment

Cuddle cots (relatively new to USA)

www.plida.org & www.facebook.com/PLIDA.org?fref=ts

See also: Resolve Through Sharing

http://www.gundersenhealth.org/resolve-through-sharing