'The Butterfly Room, A Space for Bereaved Familes, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda' (Presentation by Fiona Mulligan at the Maternity and Neonatal Network Meeting, July 2014) (MNN 7)
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'The Butterfly Room, A Space for Bereaved Familes, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda' (Presentation by Fiona Mulligan at the Maternity and Neonatal Network Meeting, July 2014) (MNN 7)
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'The Butterfly Room, A Space for Bereaved Familes, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda' (Presentation by Fiona Mulligan at the Maternity and Neonatal Network Meeting, July 2014) (MNN 7)
- 1. The Butterfly Room Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda Fiona Mulligan Bereavement Support Midwife
- 2. The Butterfly Room A butterfly alights beside us Like a sunbeam And for a brief moment its glory and beauty belongs to this world But then it flies on again and although we wish it could have stayed We are so thankful we have seen it at all
- 3. Why? 7/7/2014 •Designed purposely for bereaved parents and their families •Private •Spacious •34 families have availed of this room since opening
- 4. How the room was developed • Challenges • Originally a 2-bed ward on the Postnatal Ward • Refurbished and opened in October 2012, with the help and support of outside sponsors and staff members through fundraising • Sound-proofed • Butterfly name inspired by Feileacain • Communication to public
- 5. • A double bed • A comfortable 2-seater couch and single armchair • Extra stackable chairs • Tea/Coffee making facility • A toy-box • A cuddle-cot • Discreet wicker basket What makes the room special?
- 11. Support from external organisations:
- 15. What people say: 7/7/2014 • “It’s great to see that things are changing and that Bereavement care is seen as so important.” •“The little things, the blanket, the candle, the prayer service, the little white coffin helped us in our time of loss and devastation.” •“It means so much to have the space, the time, to create so many memories.”
- 16. What people say • “The room was great, we could keep our baby with us, it was quiet and very private.” • “I wish it was available when my baby died, it’s beautiful.” • “A special room, a special place, for a special time”
- 18. A healing environment • “Little do we know about the way in which we are affected by form, colour, by light, we do know this, that they have a physical effect. Variety of form and brilliancy of colour in the objects presented to patients is the actual means of recovery” (Florence Nightingale, 1863)