Sudden, Unexpected Infant Death: Infant Mortality Trends, Parental Grief and the Role of the Public Health Nurse
Archived Video Conference
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Sponsored by: Minnesota SID Center of Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of MN and Minnesota Department of Health, Maternal & Child Health Section
Presenters:
Kathleen Fernbach BSN, RN, PHN
Director
MN SID Center
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Susan C. Mewborn LICSW
Mental Health Consultant
MN SID Center
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Learning Objectives:
- Describe current trends in infant mortality including changes in diagnosis, research and risk reduction strategies
- Identify the variations and dynamics of the normal grief process experienced by parents when a child dies
- Discuss PHN strategies to assist bereaved parents and families
Archived Video Conference:
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Presentation and Resource Materials:
- SID Infant Mortality Trends presentation slides (PDF: 650KB/45 pages)
- Working with Bereaved Parents: Theory and Practice presentation notes (PDF: 66KB/6 pages)
- Bereavement Support: PHN Intervention presentation slides (PDF: 107KB/9 pages)
- Preparing for Visits to Bereaved Families (PDF: 681KB/4 pages)
- Bereavement Counseling Core Competencies (PDF: 202KB/44 pages)
- Listening Skills (PDF: 495KB/1 page)
- Risk Factors that may Complicate Parental Grief (PDF: 12KB/1 page)
- PTSD Self-Quiz (PDF: 1,715KB/1 page)
- Bereavement Literature (PDF: 99KB/22 pages)
