Provider Education
Your Patients Deserve Providers Who Know How to Hold Their Grief
Most clinicians, doulas, and hospital staff never receive formal training in perinatal bereavement care. Not because they don't care — but because the system doesn't teach it. Embrace Foundation is here to change that.
Why This Training Matters
Research consistently shows that the care families receive in the immediate aftermath of a loss — in the hospital room, at the follow-up appointment, in the doula's text message — shapes their grief trajectory for years. A single compassionate interaction can make the difference between a family that finds support and one that suffers in silence.
That gap is not inevitable. It is a training problem — and it has a solution.
1 in 4 pregnancies ends in loss. Most providers receive fewer than 2 hours of bereavement training in their entire clinical education.
What You Will Learn
- Trauma-informed communication with bereaved families at the point of loss
- Understanding the full spectrum of perinatal loss — miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, neonatal and infant death
- Supporting partners, grandparents, and siblings — the often-invisible grievers
- Language that honors grief without minimizing it — and language to avoid
- Creating grief-literate care environments in clinical and community settings
- Connecting families to community resources at the point of loss
- Caring for yourself and your team after supporting bereaved families
Training Formats
Choose the Right Format for Your Team
Half-Day Training
A focused, evidence-based introduction to perinatal bereavement care. Ideal for clinical teams, doula groups, and community organizations looking to build foundational skills and shared language.
Best for: Teams new to bereavement training
Full-Day Training
A comprehensive, immersive training experience that goes deeper into trauma-informed communication, grief-literate care environments, and supporting the full family system. Includes case-based learning and facilitated reflection.
Best for: Hospital units, larger clinical teams, organizations seeking deeper integration
Consultation
Tailored support for organizations developing or revising bereavement protocols, care pathways, or staff support systems. Includes review of existing materials and customized recommendations.
Best for: Organizations building or updating bereavement programs
Who This Training Is For
- OBs, midwives, and maternal-fetal medicine specialists
- Labor and delivery nurses and nursing teams
- Hospital social workers and chaplains
- Doulas and birth workers
- Pediatric and NICU care teams
- Community health workers and patient navigators
- Mental health clinicians working with perinatal populations
- Funeral home staff and death care professionals
This training changed how I show up in the room. I finally have the words — and the permission to use them.
— Labor & Delivery Nurse, WNC
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