Perinatal Bereavement Education Standards 2019

In 2016 the Health Service Executive (HSE) launched the National Standards for Bereavement Care for Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Death (Health Service Executive 2016). Dr. Keelin O Donoghue was appointed as Lead Clinician for standards implementation. A multidisciplinary National Implementation Group was formed to roll out the standards, subdividing into four workstreams. Each work stream had specific aims and objectives. The Education and Staff Support Work-stream was asked to explore the current landscape of perinatal bereavement education programmes for all personnel involved in caring for women and their families (Appendix 1).