A new course for nursing staff continuing education will help families facing the mourning for the death of a baby.

The new educational module is a self-taught course for nurses who are dedicated to serving women and babies. The course provides historical, theoretical and clinical knowledge on effective nursing care for families facing the loss of a newborn or unborn. “In addition, discusses the possible effects which provide this kind of attention to mourners may have on the staff of nursing.

“”There are no recipes for processing a loss,” said Liza Gene Cooper, specialist certified in social work and Director of care to families of March of Dimes. “The loss of a child before or shortly after birth is a traumatic experience.” “Families are terrible mourning periods and a range of emotions that not only are due to the loss of the baby, but everything that could have been”.

The educational module recognizes that each person lives grief differently and that the way in which are external loss varies among individuals, families, cultures and religions. Specifically, perinatal deaths involve unique aspects that must be the knowledge of all professionals devoted to families affected by these losses.

On view from March of Dimes, nurses is in direct contact with patients, their role is key to support families in the process of their duel. The new module can help nurses to expand their knowledge and capacity to provide care at the time that needs information on the families facing a perinatal loss, medical and emotional. In addition, educational module takes into account that the nursing staff that deals with situations of life or death at work must also pay attention to his own duel and find effective ways to channel their emotions and establish support groups.

“Is my hope that this educational module provides a solid base of knowledge and empathy to the nursing staff that works with families in mourning process.” “The objective is that all families suffering from the tragedy of losing a baby receive care expert, sensitive and empathetic by nurses,” commented the DRA. Denise Cote, certified nurse and member of the Forum of advanced practice in nursing, Associate Professor and Professor of the Chair Brody of nurses in the nursing school of the University of Rochester, author of the course material.

The March of Dimes is a not-for-profit organization with greater leadership in the field of health during pregnancy and the health of infants. March of Dimes has sections across the country and with its main event, March for Babies (the March for babies), works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defectspremature birth and infant mortality. Marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org contains news and information visit us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.