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The IPBC 2026 Speaker lineup is out!
  
INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS PERINATAL, MATERNAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOMES AND LOSS IN LOUISIANA: VERONICA GILLISPIE-BELL, MD, MAS, FACOG
By improving clinical quality of care, addressing social determinants of health, and improving systems of care, we can improve fetal, maternal, and infant loss. However, even under the best conditions, these tragedies will occur. As healthcare providers, we play a crucial role in providing healing through compassionate healthcare. In this session, you will learn how to provide patient centered-care even in the loss.
PAINTING THE JOURNEY OF GRIEF: ART THERAPY AS A MODALITY FOR COPING WITH PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS: TORI CHARLES, MA, ATR, LPC-A AND ASHLEY ENGLER, MA, ATR-P, LPC-A
This plenary session will introduce Art Therapy as a vital, trauma informed clinical practice to supporting caregivers and families experiencing perinatal grief and loss. Themes to be explored include processing complex emotions, honoring loss, and reconnecting with meaning when language is insufficient. Two case studies will illustrate the power of Art Therapy in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of families during their journeys of grief and loss.
COMPLEX FETAL DIAGNOSES: CURRENT LANDSCAPE, CONSTRAINTS AND BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE CARE: DONNAMARIA CORTEZZO, MD
In this plenary session, Dr. Cortezzo will present and discuss ethical considerations for fetal and neonatal interventions that may change lethal diagnoses to complex chronic diseases. She will also identify external factors that may limit available care options, discuss counseling challenges with complex fetal diagnoses, and explain the importance of palliative care for complex diagnoses.
TOOLKIT FOR PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE FOR MEDICAL INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY. A LIVED EXPERIENCE: CLAIRE CRAWFORD PHD, LMSW, APHSW-C
This session explores how a perinatal palliative care approach can be used in Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) at any stage of pregnancy. Often viewed solely as a clinical procedure, TFMR can also be understood as a compassionate, family-centered decision that considers the quality of life for both the baby and the parents. By reframing TFMR through a palliative care lens, families can be supported in making informed choices, accessing comfort measures, and engaging in meaningful memory making. As a palliative care social worker who experienced TFMR, the presenter will utilize personal and professional expertise to describe practical communication tools to help providers guide patients through TFMR with empathy, clarity, and respect for their values.
USING A JUSTICE CENTERED LENS TO ACHIEVE BIRTH EQUITY: ADDRESSING HISTORY, POWER, PRIVILEGE AND HEALING: JOIA CREAR-PERRY, MD, FACOG
This plenary session will discuss the historical context to the social and political determinants of health inequities in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Wellbeing.
FEELING SAFE IS THE FLOOR, NOT THE CEILING: REDEFINING QUALITY AND SAFETY IN OBSTETRIC CARE: KAREN A. SCOTT, MD, MPH, FACOG
This plenary session challenges dominant paradigms of obstetric quality and patient safety that pathologize blackness, reduce patients to risk categories, erase the expertise of lived experience, and ignore the emotional, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of Black birthing experiences. Drawing from the SACKRED Birth quality framework and the PREM-OB Scale®️ suite, Dr. Scott introduces an emotionally, culturally, and scientifically rigorous theory of quality that centers Black maternal voices as experts, not exceptions. Attendees will engage with transformative tools to center patient voice, expose systemic harms, and cultivate practices that affirm autonomy and restore dignity in hospital birth settings.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?: REV. DARRYL OWENS, MDIV, BCC, CT, RTSCBC
To close the conference, Owens will briefly the objectives for the conference as well as the plenary topics as they relate to grief literacy. Attendees will learn how grief literacy can enhance our practices. The presentation will close with a with a ritual to honor the transition back to our areas of practice.
MEMORY MAKING AND PLANNING GROUP EVENTS: ROSEMARY CARLSON, BS AND YOLANDA KING, MPA, MSW, LICSW
This preconference presentation focuses on creative ways to honor and memorialize babies at the time of the loss, no matter the gestation of the pregnancy. Attendees will learn how to create keepsakes not only for the parents, but also grandparents and siblings. Carlson and King will share ideas for hosting meaningful memorial events as well as provide an opportunity to participate in a hands-on activity you can take back to the families you serve.
SUPPORTING BEREAVED PARENTS EXPERIENCING PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH UPDATES, AND CARING FOR THE BEREAVED: KATHLEEN MASSMAN, PHD, LPCC
There is currently a significant gap in training and education available to providers specializing in perinatal loss—a field that requires highly specific and nuanced expertise. This presentation aims to address that gap by introducing both foundational and advanced competencies and research essential for supporting individuals and families navigating pregnancy and infant loss. Attendees will gain new clinical skills, an enhanced capacity for interdisciplinary collaboration, and an improved ability to identify and access relevant resources. Current research indicates that many parents who experience pregnancy or infant loss exhibit symptoms of trauma, depression, and/or anxiety. During our time together, we will explore the current scales and assessments used to diagnose depression and anxiety, examining their appropriateness and potential limitations when applied to bereaved parents. A collaborative discussion will also consider how these assessments impact the care we provide.
This session is designed to foster professional development and deepen participants’ understanding of the complex emotional and psychological needs of grieving parents. Building on previous pre-conference courses, this presentation will introduce new research and insights from the fields of perinatal loss and thanatology.
PARTNERING WITH BEREAVED PARENTS: ASHLEY KIEFER AUTREY, MD AND KIMBERLY NOVOD, MPA
Dr. Autrey, a pediatric palliative care physician, will present her work with bereaved parents explaining how hope and prognostic awareness can co-exist at the end of life. Kimberly Novod, a bereaved parent and executive director of Saul’s Light, a local organization that helps NICU families and still-birth grieving families, will provide key takeaways from her lived experiences. Both Dr. Autrey and Ms. Novod will lead a bereaved parent panel offering participants additional insight and a chance to interact and ask questions.
NAVIGATING PATIENT ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE CARE ACROSS STATE LINES: CLAIRE CRAWFORD PHD., LMSW, APHSW-C
Termination for medical reasons (TMFR) remains highly stigmatized, even within pregnancy and infant loss communities, and is only becoming more fraught within the current legal landscape of abortion access. As a result, birthing people who choose TMFR often experience deep grief compounded by shame, silence, and fear of judgment and possible legal retribution. In this presentation, we will reframe and validate TFMR as palliative, compassionate end-of-life care and draw parallels to the care and memory making opportunities typically offered for pregnancy and infant loss. We will also guide providers with specific, concrete actions for more empathetic care and empower parents to ask for memory making and choice throughout their TMFR experience. As two mothers who have experienced loss, including a TMFR, and with a range of palliative care and grief experiences both personal and professional, we are uniquely positioned to speak to both perspectives on this sensitive topic.
ABC'S OF EMPATHY IN COMMUNICATION DURING PATIENT ENCOUNTERS: BACK TO BASICS: TERRI MAJOR-KINCADE, MD, MPH, FAAP
In this pre-conference session, Dr. Major-Kincade will spend time reviewing the core principles of empathy, illustrate the barriers to empathetic communication in caring for patients and apply 3 core empathy principles to direct patient care in the perinatal/pregnancy and infant loss setting.
PAINTING THE JOURNEY OF GRIEF: A WORKSHOP DEMONSTRATING THE USE OF ART THERAPY WITH PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS (FETAL CENTER, ANTEPARTUM, AND NICU): TORI CHARLES, MA, ATR, LPC-A AND ASHLEY ENGLER, MA, ATR-P, LPC-A
In this hands-on workshop, we will explore the ways that Art Therapy can bypass language to honor the complexity of grief, create meaning, and provide opportunity for expression. Participants will have the chance to engage in an experiential showcasing the importance of making space for creativity during the bereavement process. The invitation is open to all skill levels; no artistic experience required.
BEYOND THE BINARY: INCLUSIVE SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ FAMILIES: JULIE BINDEMAN, PSY-D AND URSULA SABIA SUKINIK
In this session, we will explore strategies for providing affirming, inclusive, and culturally responsive care to LGBTQIA+ individuals and families across the full spectrum of reproductive experiences—including fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and pregnancy loss. From language to advocacy and birth planning to bereavement support, participants will learn how to break down barriers, challenge assumptions, and create safer, welcoming spaces for clients of all identities and family structures. Together, we’ll ensure every family feels seen, respected, and supported throughout their unique journey.
SAFE SPACES FOR POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH: THE SUPPORT GROUP AS COMMUNITY IN HEALING: CAROL MCMURRICH, MA
Facilitators often have little or limited training in support group start up and sustaining a support group and can be unclear on the dynamics of support group management; they identify the need for further training and resources. Participants in this pre-conference session will learn strategies to create trauma-informed support group environments in which participants share, learn, and heal as well as discuss the elements of a trauma-informed environment.
COMPREHENSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY PREGNANCY LOSS CARE: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO BRIDGE MEDICAL BEST PRACTICE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: DEBORAH RICH, PHD, PMH-C, RTSCBC
Given that 20-25% of pregnancies do not result in a healthy live birth, most psychotherapists working with clients in their reproductive years will encounter this situation in the course of a career. Unlike other pregnancy loss training, you will learn the entire scope of the client journey from the time of diagnosis, through the medical experience and forward to when they seek ongoing support or psychotherapy. The integration of medical understanding with advanced therapeutic strategies is essential to therapist expertise. Lecture and video will include these topics: psychology of pregnancy, the developmental transition to parenthood, medical terminology and best practice procedures in the medical setting, differential treatment of complex grief and trauma, and subsequent pregnancy after loss. This workshop is ideal for licensed and postgraduate outpatient and community psychotherapists looking to enhance their skills and emotional capacity in guiding patients through the difficult journey of pregnancy loss. This extremely sensitive material is presented in a safe and supportive environment which facilitates participant learning and self-awareness.
A FOLLOW-UP CARE TOOLKIT FOR PERINATAL LOSS: SHANDEIGH BERRY, PHD, RN, CNE
Women who experience perinatal loss often “fall through the cracks” and do not receive the support and resources necessary to facilitate healthy coping and healing. In this interactive workshop, Dr. Berry will guide attendees through the steps in creating and sustaining a perinatal loss follow-up care program, provide scripted prompts for phone care and helping them identify stakeholders to implement a follow-up care program at their institution.
HEALING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS: HOW DO WE SUPPORT THE SECOND VICTIM?: VERONICA GILLESPIE BELL, MD, MAS, FACOG
By improving clinical quality of care, addressing social determinants of health, and improving systems of care, we can improve fetal, maternal, and infant loss. However, even under the best conditions, these tragedies will occur. As healthcare providers, we play a crucial role in providing healing through compassionate healthcare. In this session, you will learn how to provide patient centered-care even in the loss.
SUPPORT OF FATHERS, LGBTQ, NON-GESTATIONAL CARRIERS: TAY SCOTT BLOODWORTH, DBH
The grief response of life partners to perinatal loss has barely begun to be researched, and most studies have focused on mothers, their loss, and postpartum care provided to them. A need exists for validation of the partners’ grief by family/friends, medical care providers, and communities. Accessibility to support services for males following the loss has been limited or non-existent in most communities. During this session, Bloodworth will discuss how a perinatal loss team can provide multiple avenues of support for both women and men and how it can have a positive impact.
LESSONS FROM BEREAVED PARENTS: ASHLEY KIEFER AUTREY, MD AND KIMBERLY NOVOD, MPA
Learn do’s and dont’s of providing bereavement support to parents and families from a pediatric palliative care physician and an experienced bereaved parent and community leader dedicated to supporting NICU and bereaved families.
PERINATAL LOSS CARE IN THE POST-DOBBS WORLD: JULIE BINDEMAN, PSYD
This session focuses on the overview of current laws and their implications and impact on perinatal care beyond abortion. Bindeman will identify the gaps in care within a hospital setting, explore the importance of trauma-informed communication and discuss the ethical and professional challenges post-Dobbs. Additionally, the importance of interdisciplinary communication between doulas, mental health professionals, and the medical care team will be examined.
SUPPORTING SIBLING GRIEF: THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF A CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST IN PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT, ABIGAIL HURST, CCLS
When a baby dies, there is a need for support of siblings as they can experience profound grief and confusion in the wake of death. Hurst is a Child Life Specialist and will address the emotional, psychological, and developmental needs of these children. She will show how incorporating the role of a CCLS in perinatal bereavement care has a positive impact not only on the siblings, but also on the family.
FOURTH TRIMESTER CARE AFTER PERINATAL LOSS: RESEARCH GAPS AND NEXT STEPS, CARRIE HENRY, PHD., CNM, RN
While most providers and advocates are acutely aware of the mental health and psychosocial risks associated with perinatal loss, physical risks are seldom discussed. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of both mental health and physical health risks associated with perinatal loss.
NAVIGATING GOALS OF CARE IN THE NEONATAL-PERINATAL PERIOD: DONNAMARIA CORTEZZO, MD
Dr. Cortezzo will introduce neonatal-perinatal palliative care, explain the importance of neonatal-perinatal palliative care for families facing complex fetal diagnoses, review navigating fetal/neonatal goals of care, discuss how to effectively communicate goals of care/conceptualize and document a perinatal palliative care birth plan/integrate paradigms of neonatal-perinatal palliative care.
NAVIGATING LOSS IN SURROGACY LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCES OF GRIEVING INTENDED PARENTS AND GESTATIONAL CARRIERS: KRISTY MILLER, MSW, LSW, PMH-C
Outside of surrogacy agencies, there are not many (or many commonly known) resources available for supporting surrogates through loss our trauma associated with their surrogacy journeys, or for the intended parents who lose a child they did not carry. In this workshop, participants will learn appropriate language to use with gestational carriers and the intended parents. Case studies will be presented as well as resources that will assist in your personal and professional practice with surrogacy families.
HANDPRINTS, HEARTBEATS, AND JOURNALS, OH MY!: PATIENT MEMORY MAKING WITHIN INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE: ABIGAIL KNIGHT, BSN AND LAINEY RAAB, NMT
Seamless communication between interdisciplinary care teams during bereavement is essential to best serve grieving families. Knight and Raab will present ways to identify disciplines able to provide support to families via memory making, therapeutic interventions, and counseling. They will discuss providing family centered care, fully through memory making items offered by various disciplines.
PERINATAL GRIEF AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CARE FOR LATINE FAMILIES: MARIANELA RODRIGUEZ REYNALDO, PHD
Disparities in the healthcare setting that provides services for Latine families has an impact on providing best care as many professionals are not trained on culturally responsive approaches for Latines. The purpose of this session is to provide participants with the knowledge and awareness of culturally responsive best practices when working with Latine families experiencing perinatal loss as well as to provide knowledge on the current state of disparities.
PREGNANCY AND BIRTH EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN AND MEN WITH FETAL LIFE-LIMITING CONDITIONS (LLFCS) IN POLAND/PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE: URSZULA TATAJ-PUZYNA, PHD, CM AND BARBARA BARANOWSKI, PHD, CM
Participants in this session will gain an understanding of how a system of perinatal care works in Poland, a country with limited parental decision making regarding abortion. Tataj-Puzyna and Baranowski will discuss the challenges and barriers to perinatal care, antenatal education and hospice care.
HOW IMPORTANT IS SPIRITUALITY IN PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT?: DARRYL OWENS, M.DIV., BCC, CT, CPLC
Participants of this workshop will take a brief dive into how to be spiritually present with patients and families especially when the provider doesn’t share the same understanding of spirituality.
PERINATAL LOSS CARE IN THE POST-DOBBS WORLD: JULIE BINDEMAN, PSY-D AND URSULA SABIA SUKINIK
This preconference session focuses on the overview of current laws and their implications and impact on perinatal care beyond abortion. Bindeman will identify the gaps in care within a hospital setting, explore the importance of trauma-informed communication and discuss the ethical and professional challenges post-Dobbs. Additionally, the importance of interdisciplinary communication between doulas, mental health professionals, and the medical care team will be examined.
IMPROVING PERINATAL HEALTH, CREATING STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITH FAMILIES, AND FINDING SUPPORTIVE COLLEAGUES: MEMBER’S EXPERIENCES THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR PERINATAL EXCELLENCE: LINDSEY WIMMER, DNP, MSN, BSN
Health professionals often identify several barriers to communicating with bereaved families, including lack of skills or practical implementation strategies, institutional support, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Families impacted by perinatal loss also report significant communication concerns through pregnancy and postpartum. This workshop will provide participants with information and resources to implement progressive care protocols into clinical practice that are being used to improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce disparities for families.
ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS: EVALUATING BEREAVEMENT CARE: MICHELLE LAFONTAINE, BAA, MHA, AND MEGAN FOCKLER, RN, MPH
Families who experience pregnancy and infant loss typically do not have a voice in shaping the programs that are designed to provide grief and bereavement support. In this workshop, LaFontaine and Fockler will share effective and meaningful programs that foster support and connection and will explore creative ways to fully integrate families in the planning the services that directly impact bereaved families.
RESPECTFUL CARE FOR MAMAS, BABIES AND THEIR VILLAGES: JOIA CREAR PERRY, MD, FACOG
This plenary will discuss opportunities to improve the outcomes of Birthing Families with respectful care.
STORY TELLING IN THE SAND TRAY: USING SAND TRAY THERAPY TO COPE WITH PERINATAL TRAUMA AND LOSS, LACEY CASTILLEJA FISHER, LPC-S, RPT-S, PMH-C
Mental health clinicians in the perinatal mental health community often need more modalities to use in therapy services for perinatal bereavement that supplement or extend beyond cognitive therapies or traditional talk therapy. Those who attend this workshop will gain the knowledge to utilize sandtray therapy as an expressive art in their clinical practice with bereaved parents. Although sandtray therapy is a modality that requires in-depth training, this course can be used as a foundational training for those interested in learning more about it into their practice.
WHEN LOSS SEPARATES AND REUNITES: HELPING COUPLES PROCESS THE TRAUMA OF PREGNANCY LOSS TOGETHER: IRENA MILENTIJEVIC, PHD
Pregnancy loss support and interventions typically focus on women’s grief, while men’s experiences are often overlooked, leaving fathers unsupported and excluded from treatment. Participants in this workshop will learn ways to bridge the gap in care by implementing interventions that support both partners and address the unique ways women and men grieve and cope.
SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN THEIR DECISION TO DONATE ORGANS AND TISSUE AFTER NEWBORN DEATH: TERRI KING WEINMAN, DO, FAAP
Many families face a tragic situation when they learn their baby will not live long, and some families wonder if their newborn can donate tissue or organs following their death. While many providers fail to pursue this option, sometimes due to not being comfortable having the conversation. In this workshop, Dr. Weinman will present ways to have these difficult conversations while also sharing the benefits to families who choose donation and how to support them in a manner that promotes healing from their loss.
BEST PRACTICE CARE AFTER PERINATAL LOSS: PERSPECTIVES AND LEARNINGS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN CENTRE OF RESEARCH AND EXCELLENCE IN STILLBIRTH: SIOBHAN LOUGHNAN, PHD AND EMMA PORTER, BSN, BOM
The death of a baby during pregnancy or soon after birth has devastating psychosocial and emotional impacts on families and healthcare professionals, disproportionately affecting diverse and rural communities. Those who attend this workshop will gain insights from the Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth (Stillbirth CRE) on best practice bereavement care in Australia, including specific care strategies for diverse and rural communities, early pregnancy loss, perinatal palliative care and subsequent pregnancies after loss. Participants will engage in an interactive Q&A to share experiences and discuss new horizons for best practice care after perinatal loss.
SACRED LOSS: EXPLORING CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS RESPONSES TO PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS:
MEGAN FOCKLER, RN, MPH
There are not many existing resources where people with lived experience of loss share about how culture or faith/spirituality impacted them after their loss. In this workshop, participants will listen to the experiences of bereaved families and how their culture and religion is integrated into their loss journey. Hearing directly from both families and religious leaders will help practitioners better understand what families find helpful and what can be offered during this sensitive time.
AFFIRMING BEREAVEMENT CARE: NAVIGATING LOSS WITH LGBTQ+ PARENTS: DAVID MAUSER, MD
Just as LGBTQ+ patients experience unique health related risk factors and barriers to care, LGBTQ+ parents experiencing the grief and loss of a child may face similar challenges. Affirming care aims to reduce disparities in health equity through compassionate, person-centered care in a safe and inclusive environment. In this talk, we will discuss how the principles of affirming care can be used to support LGBTQ+ parents experiencing infant loss.
DIGNITY IS COLLECTIVE: RECLAIMING KINSHIP AND HUMANITY AS EMOTIONAL SAFETY IN OBSTETRIC CARE: KAREN SCOTT, MD, MPH, FACOG
Join Dr. Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG, author of SACKRED Birth: Mobilizing A New Quality Paradigm in Obstetric Care, for a powerful reading and discussion exploring how dignity, kinship, and emotional safety must be centered as foundational elements of obstetric care for all—particularly for Black mothers and birthing people.
In this session, Dr. Scott will read selected passages from chapters 3, 6, and 7, inviting participants into a dialogue about how health care systems can move beyond metrics and medicalization to embrace relational, cultural, and communal approaches to safety. Drawing from real experiences and community-based wisdom, the conversation will challenge institutional norms that isolate patients and suppress emotional expression, while offering liberatory pathways to reclaim the full humanity of care. Participants—whether providers, advocates, or impacted families—will be invited to reflect, respond, and imagine new ways to restore empathy, accountability, and collective dignity in clinical spaces.
FROM GRIEF TO POLICY MAKING: THE JOURNEY OF LIAM’S LAW, A LAW TO IMPROVE STILLBIRTH CARE: ANNA CALIX, ALEXANDRA CALLEN AND HENA WADHWA, PHD
Participants will learn about strategies for identifying opportunities for legislative change and/or strengthening implementation of existing laws to improve and standardize stillbirth care. Presenters will provide participants with a roadmap for successful implementation of stillbirth care policy as well as share ways a a birth certificate after a stillbirth can be a tool for grief support.
WHEN PREGNANCY GETS COMPLICATED: SUPPORTING FAMILIES AS THEY NAVIGATE A PREGNANCY WITH AN UNCERTAIN OUTCOME: ABIGAIL GELLENE-BEAUDOIN, LCSW, APHSW-C, RPT, PMH-C
Gellene-Beaudoin will identify the specific needs of families who encounter a pregnancy with an unknown outcome. Attendees will leave this workshop with the knowledge and skills needed to appropriately and compassionately support and provide medical care for families who encounter a fetal anomaly from diagnosis to birth, and beyond.
THE CURRENT STATE OF PERINATAL PALLIATIVE CARE: ERIN DENNEY KOELSCH, MD, FAAHPM, DENISE CÔTÉ-ARSENAULT PHD, RN, CPLC, FNAP, FAAN
Those who provide care and support to families impacted by a baby with a life-limiting fetal diagnosis will learn about the latest evidence in the field of Perinatal Palliative Care (PeriPC) as well as its impact. The purpose of this presentation is to provide an in-depth update on the field of PeriPC—the research, state of the science and developing standards for clinical practice.
BEST PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING JEWISH FAMILIES DURING PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT: REVA JUDAS, BS
A lack of information and misinformation about Jewish ritual needs after perinatal loss is common and can negatively impact families’ ability to make choices that will be helpful to their long-term healing. In this session, Judas will provide details of the most common time-sensitive rituals and the range of options that Jewish families may choose as well as provide resources that a family can turn to for help in completing those rituals. She will also discuss other rituals that families might want to consider in the longer term to help them find meaning and support after their loss.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION ON THE PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS CONTINUUM: ONE HOSPITAL’S PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESSFUL PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENT STORIES: MEGAN HALEY, MSN
There can be a lack of interdepartmental coordination for families receiving a fetal life-limiting diagnosis. This workshop will show the development of one hospital’s perinatal and neonatal palliative care team and show the effects of inclusive, interdepartmental care provided to families experiencing the loss of their newborn.
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