Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss by Jane Heustis, RN, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Intended for nurses, doctors, midwives, social workers, chaplains, and hospital support staff, this guide gives caring and practical advice for helping families grieve properly after losing a child at birth. As the special needs of families experiencing perinatal loss are intense and require more than just the bereavement standards in most hospitals, this handbook offers tips and suggestions for opening up communication between caregivers and families, creating a compassionate bedside environment, and helping with mourning rituals. Encouraging continual grief support, these specific companioning strategies can help ease the pain of this most sensitive situation. | Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss by Jane Heustis, RN, Paperback | Indigo Chapters