Pregnancy after loss is a deeply emotional journey, often marked by a mix of grief, hope, fear, and uncertainty. This accredited training equips healthcare providers, mental health professionals, and support staff with the skills to navigate these complexities using a trauma-informed approach. Participants will learn to recognize the common emotional and mental health challenges, anticipate triggers, and create emotionally safe care environments. The course emphasizes compassionate, validating language that honors the baby who died while supporting gentle connection with the new baby. Practical strategies for prenatal and postpartum care will help providers offer sensitive, individualized support that fosters trust, reduces anxiety, and strengthens the parent-baby bond.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand common emotional and mental health challenges during pregnancy after loss. 2. Identify trauma-informed ways to support grieving parents during prenatal and postpartum care. 3. Use compassionate language to validate grief and encourage connection with the new baby.
Lessons:
1. Why Pregnancy After Loss Requires a Different Approach 2. Understanding the Emotional Complexity of PAL:Grief, Anxiety, and Hope 3. Navigating the Pregnancy with Sensitivity 4. Trauma-Informed Birth and Postpartum Planning Certificate:
By completing and passing this course, you will attain the certificate Pregnancy After Loss.
Learning Credits:
Continuing Education Units 1.0
Presenter Bio:
Dr. Kiley Hanish is a neurodivergent occupational therapist specializing in perinatal mental health, with a master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Southern California. Following the stillbirth of her son, Norbert, she co-created the Emmy-nominated film Return to Zero and co-founded RTZ Hope, a nonprofit supporting families through pregnancy and infant loss. She is dedicated to ensuring bereaved parents receive compassionate care and the support they need to navigate grief with hope.
