Course Overview
About the Course
This course provides healthcare providers with tools and strategies to support parents navigating a subsequent pregnancy after perinatal loss. It covers techniques to foster a connection with a deceased baby, develop attachment to a new pregnancy, and address the mental health implications during this challenging time.
Learning Objectives
• Identify three specific techniques to encourage bereaved parents to create a connection to their deceased baby during pregnancy after loss • Identify a minimum of two suggestions to support parents to develop an attachment to their new baby during a subsequent pregnancy • Describe the mental health implications during pregnancy after perinatal loss
Who Should Attend
Healthcare professionals working with families in the perinatal period. This includes mental health providers, social workers, nurses, physicians and midwives, doulas and birth workers, chaplains, lactation consultants, health educators, and more.
Meet Your Instructor
Kiley is a neurodivergent occupational therapist specializing in mental health in the perinatal period. She holds both a master’s and a doctoral degree in occupational therapy from the University of Southern California. Kiley is the co-creator of the Emmy-nominated film Return to Zero, inspired by the stillbirth of her son, Norbert. Her personal experience of profound loss—and the absence of compassionate care that followed—led her to co-found RTZ Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting families through pregnancy and infant loss. She is deeply committed to increasing support for bereaved parents and helping them navigate grief with compassion and hope.
Compassionate Care Starts With You
Where compassion meets competence—providing grief-informed support with empathy and skill.
$35.00