Wednesday March 20, 2019 The Foundation for Infant Loss: One-day Training Course

By Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences

10.00 – 16.00

SCT050 Seacole Building

This one-day training course is specifically for BSc (Hons) Nursing students and is delivered by Dr Chantal Lockey of the Foundation for Infant Loss. Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course.

Important Information - If you are allocated to attend placement a study day will NOT be given. Once your place is booked if you are no longer able to attend contact Jaye Ryan jaye.ryan@bcu.ac.uk to allow another student to attend, as places are limited.

The Foundation will cover topics such as:

• What is an infant loss? You cannot pretend it won't happen.
• A personal account of losing a baby to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and a personal account of losing a baby to Still Birth.
• Video: “The Deafening Silence” - Identifying good and poor practice.
• The Flexmort Cuddle Cot - A demonstration.
• Bereavement Suites.
• Breaking bad news, including unexpected loss in A and E.
• The likely physical and emotional reactions to loss including the grief differences between men and women.
• Making Memories for the family.
• Spending time with their baby.
• Preparation for how the baby may physically look.
• How to care for the baby.
• Caring for yourself when assisting with infant loss.
• The issue of Post mortem and the Coroner - Registering a baby after loss.
• The option of taking baby home.
• SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
• Remembering baby and healing after loss.
• What next? Counselling? Trying again: The Emotional rollercoaster that is subsequent pregnancies after loss.
• CONI - The Care of the Next Infant Scheme - The Lullaby Trust.