Clinician’s Themes
Subsequent pregnancies
‘When’s the right time and not the right time’
Showing emotion
‘It’s important to weigh your emotional response’
Support for clinicians
‘There still probably isn’t as much holistic care for our self’
Talking to and supporting families
‘It’s hard to know what the right thing to do is’
Training
‘Learning on the job is the best way’
Post-mortems/further investigations
‘We are happy with whatever level of investigation a parent wants’
Partners and extended family
‘I do think we tend to forget the dads’
Clinical care
‘I would always encourage a normal delivery’
Facilities available to families
‘We don’t have a dedicated bereavement suite’
First experiences
‘I’ll never forget just tucking them all into bed’
Insights and advice
‘Sands do bereavement training days for students’
Attitudes towards stillbirth
‘You worry about scaring people by talking about it’