'Why did my baby die? Perinatal Post-mortem information from the Pregnancy Loss Team at Cork University Maternity Hospital' (Presentation from Maternity and Neonatal Network, July 2014) [MNN6]

1. WHY DID MY BABY DIE?
Perinatal post-mortem information from the
Pregnancy Loss Team at
Cork University Maternity Hospital
Anna Maria Verling
Orla O’Connell
Clinical Midwife Specialist Bereavement & Loss
Cork University Maternity Hospital

2. • Stillbirth – our focus today
• Finding the cause
• Understanding the risk factors
• Unexplained = uninvestigated

3. • Role of the pathologist in the
investigation of stillbirth
• Knowledge, experience and training of
staff
• Parental perceptions and misconceptions

4. Could we improve?
• Information
• Education
• New media
• Delivery
• Content

5. “Why did my baby die?”
20 minute DVD
– Members of the pregnancy loss research
group at CUMH
– Clear explanation of procedures involved
– Consistent standardised information
– Privacy and space
– Educational tool for health care professionals

6. • Introduce DVD
• Audit
• Post-mortem rates
• Parent’s views