Issue link: http://digitaleditions.uberflip.com/i/1535709
NMH | 2024 76 Maternity & Obstetrics Brenda Casey, Yvonne Fallon and Katarzyna Sobczyk (CMM1) who co- ordinate bereavement care pathways for women, their partners and families. Arrangements are made for follow-up in specialist clinics which are run by the bereavement midwives, senior medical personnel and specialist consultants. Bereavement Clinics There are four bereavement clinics led by Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologists. • Stillbirth Clinic: Dr Stephen Carroll met with 16 couples in the Stillbirth Clinic in 2024. • Preterm birth bereavement Clinic: Dr Siobhan Corcoran met with 19 couples whose pregnancy loss was related to Preterm Labour/Prolonged Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes in which a comprehensive individualised care Bereavement T he vast majority of babies at the NMH are born healthy and well. However, when the death of a baby occurs it is the most difficult experience any parent can face, whatever the circumstance. Over the past number of years, we have been working together to develop a comprehensive holistic service for bereaved families attending The National Maternity Hospital (NMH). The Bereavement Midwives at the NMH care for women who experience first trimester loss, second trimester miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death and support couples who have Termination of Pregnancy in the case of life limiting conditions or termination in maternal interest. Central to the running of the service are the Clinical Midwife Specialists (CMS) in Bereavement, Brenda Casey, CMS Bereavement with the Remembrance Book. We offer bereaved families an opportunity to include their baby's details into our Remembrance Book which is located in the Chapel. pathway was outlined for a subsequent pregnancy. • Individual/Neonatal bereavements: Follow up was also arranged with individual consultants for a further 22 couples that required joint obstetric and neonatal appointments. • Pregnancy After Loss Clinic: The 'TLC Clinic' provides additional support to women in the 1st trimester, specifically for women who are pregnant again, having previously attended the recurrent miscarriage clinic. In 2024, 68 women attended the TLC clinic. • Miscarriage Clinic: 21 couples attended the late miscarriage clinic with Prof Cathy Allen. The recurrent miscarriage clinic remains busy with a high demand for appointments. 132 couples were investigated in the Recurrent Miscarriage clinic led by