Death, Dying and Bereavement

NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

Information for healthcare professionals on pregnancy loss, stillbirth and neonatal death, including guidance on how to support people experiencing bereavement from these deaths. This page includes: - Educational video and poster on supporting families around unsuccessful neonatal resuscitations - Educational video on breaking the news of an intrauterine death - Guidance on good practice for postnatal bereavement care - Educational videos on post mortem examinations following a stillbirth or neonatal death, and how to discuss this with parents who have been bereaved - Educational video on talking to parents about burial or cremation after the death of their baby - Useful links on supporting parents who have been bereaved and staff who have been affected by encountering stillbirth and neonatal death in the course of their work

Published: 15/10/2021

Type: Web link

Audience: Ambulance services (audience); Clinical healthcare support workers (audience); Medicine (audience); Nursing, midwifery and allied health professions (audience); Psychology (audience)

RightsCopyright: NHS Education for Scotland

CC License: Attribution, non-commercial, no derivatives