About this book ...1 // About the authors ...3 // Preface ...5 // PART I // Introduction ...10 // Teaching Perinatal Palliative Care ...12 // Teaching PPC to Students of Midwifery and Neonatal/Paediatric // Care ...12 // Teaching General Nursing and General Medicine Students ...17 // Teaching PPC to Professionals ...18 // The Perinatal Loss Care Blended Educational Programme in the Czech Republic ...21 // Education Content ...26 // Teaching Methods ...28 // Thought-Provoking Questions, Questions for Discussion ...28 // Practical Exercises ...30 // Pre-briefing, Simulation and Debriefing ...32 // Exercises Focused on Self-Care, Self-Reflection, and Mental // Hygiene ...40 // Specifics of Teaching: Rules for Working with Students ...43 // Students’ Emotions ...44 // Confidence and Safety ...46 // Agenda-Led Outcome-Based Analysis ...48 // How Can I Teach Active Listening and Communication? ...50 // Recommendations for Teaching Communication with Bereaved arents ...52 // Communication Between the Teacher and His/Her Students ...60 // Acquiring Skills and Personal Growth ...61 // Legal and Ethical Aspects ...62 // Evaluation of PPC Teaching ...64 // PART II // Death, Mourning, Grief ...74 // Communicating Bad News ...80 // Termination of Pregnancy, Abortion, Perinatal Palliative are ...85 // Stillbirth, Early Neonatal Death ...88 // Rituals of Infant Death ...97 // Hospital Care for Parents ...103 // Coping Strategies ...108 // Impact of Loss on Family and Relationships ...112 // Complications in the Grieving Process ...118 // Professionaland Lay Support for Parents ...121 // Family Care in Pregnancy Subsequent to Stillbirth ...125 // Caregivers’ Mental Strain and Self-Care ...130 // Conclusion ...136 // Final word ...140 // Publication Summary ...142 // Theoretical background ...142 // The aim of the publication ...142 // Applied methodology ...143 // Results ...143 // References ...141 // DVD Content ...156