Holding Space for Perinatal Loss: Supporting Families & Caregivers

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Description

Please join us for this one-day, inter-professional conference where we will unpack and explore what it means to hold space for families walking through the devastation of perinatal loss and for one another as we bear witness to suffering and loss.

This in-person conference aims to create a safe and compassionate space for learning, sharing, and healing. You will learn from clinicians and families about the tools and resources needed and available to address the spiritual, mental health and physical needs of families navigating the unexpected landscape of perinatal loss, whether through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, or losses that often go unrecognized. You will also learn about tools to navigate your own grief and stress, as you walk alongside patients and their families.

This conference is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about perinatal loss and ways to support families and caregivers. It is especially relevant for healthcare professionals who work with perinatal loss, such as nurses, physicians, social workers, chaplains, counselors, therapists, and educators.

Topics:

What it Means to Hold Space

Infertility, Miscarriage, and Stillbirth Loss

Palliative Care, NICU and Newborn Loss

Acknowledging Racial Disparity Within Maternal Healthcare

Grief and Grieving Families

Physical and Spiritual Care for Grieving Families

Self-Care and Caring for the Caregiver

Location
Atrium Health Cabarrus, Hamrick Theater
920 Church Street North
Concord, NC 28025

This conference will be offered in person only.

Continuing Education

6.0 Nursing Contact Hours
South Piedmont Area Health Education Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

0.6 CEUs/6.0 Contact Hours

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Objectives

• Morley+ Keever: Explore what it means to hold space for families and caregivers navigating the grief of perinatal loss,
• Keever: Discuss the obstacles, outcomes and care of patients sustaining loss related to infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth.
• Keever: Discuss the risks and causes of infertility, miscarriage and stillborn loss.
• Keever: Discuss respectful, sensitive communication needed with bereaved parents to positively impact families experiencing perinatal loss.
• Clarke: Discuss the role of the palliative care team when supporting infants and families dealing with chronic or life limiting conditions.
• Clarke: Explore the ethical framework and unique ethical dilemmas of neonatal care.
• Clarke: Discuss how to support families through assessment of parental values, using high quality, clear communication and joint decision making.
• Isaac: Discuss health equity and disparities among women of color.
• Isaac: Explore the cause of health disparities among women of color.
• Isaac: Discuss strategies to resolve and/or reduce unfavorable health outcomes.
• Morley: Discuss misinterpretations and the reality of grief.
• Morley: Discuss the role of the caregiver when supporting grief.
• Family Support: Discuss available resources to support the physical and spiritual needs of the grieving parents and families.
• Caregiver Support: Explore grounding, meditation, art and journaling as self-care practices to support healthcare providers.

Sessions