Supporting the mental health of bereaved parents after miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal deaths
Aim: Discuss how health practitioners can support bereaved parents after miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death and when pregnancy ends for medical reasons.
Learning outcomes:
- Describe the complex relationship between grief and loss, and mental health for bereaved parents after miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death.
- Discuss the risk factors and warning signs of mental illness for people experiencing grief and loss after miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death.
- Discuss ways to guide conversations and identify strategies to support bereaved parents’ mental health.
- Outline strategies to assist health practitioners make appropriate referrals to support the mental health of bereaved parents after miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death.
Date:
Wednesday 28 June 2023
Time:
7:15pm AEST
Location:
Online
Contact:
Julie Middleton
1800 209 031
CPD:
1 point
Panelists:
Bonnie Carter OAM (Peer Worker/Lived Experience, ACT)
Dr. Nicole Hall (General Practitioner, NSW)
Dr. Matthew Roberts (Psychiatrist psychotherapist, VIC)
Eliza Strauss (Bereavement Midwife, VIC)
Facilitated by: Prof. Stephen Trumble (General Practitioner, VIC)