Family and Developmental Care

(1064) Follow-up Care in the Wake of Perinatal Loss: Addressing a Critical Gap

Poster Presenter(s)

Shandeigh N. Berry, RN, PhD

Assistant Professor
Saint Martin's University
Centralia, Washington, United States
Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Co-Author(s)

Andra Davis, PhD, RN

Associate Professor
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon, United States
Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Complicate grief is a serious, preventable complication following perinatal loss. Parents who experience perinatal loss rarely receive follow-up care. Nurses are ideally placed to implement follow-up care, assess for complicated grief, and offer resources to grieving parents.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the impact of complicated grief on parents' health and wellness.
Implement perinatal loss follow-up protocols in their place of employment.
Understand the unique, complex, and multifaceted impact of perinatal loss on parents.