Most midwives cannot access bereavement care training during working hours

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Leading pregnancy and baby loss charity Sands has published the results of a survey, which found the majority of midwives working in NHS trusts and boards are expected to complete vital bereavement care training in their own spare time. Good quality bereavement care is vital for parents who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy, […]

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British stillbirth rates remain high

Britain has a higher rate of stillbirth and neonatal death than many other countries in Europe – in 2016 one in every 139 births ended in stillbirth or neonatal death. The grief and devastation that bereaved parents feel is often compounded by the fact that they never realised a baby could die in modern-day Britain. […]

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Palliative care – how we support the carers

Professor Gunn Grande is speaking at the Annual Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Conference 2017 held in London tomorrow. Marie Curie jointly hosts an annual research conference with the Palliative Care Section of the Royal Society of Medicine. It is attended by Marie Curie staff, but is also open to other healthcare professionals. ‘We don’t […]

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