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In @cipd webinar on pregnancy & baby loss
Survey insights from @RSuff:
Just 1 in 3 orgs have a policy
Just 1 in 4 Senior decision-makers say their org has open/supportive climate
21% staff received no support
1 in 4 staff considered leaving job
Only half felt able to disclose /1
Survey insights from @RSuff:
Just 1 in 3 orgs have a policy
Just 1 in 4 Senior decision-makers say their org has open/supportive climate
21% staff received no support
1 in 4 staff considered leaving job
Only half felt able to disclose /1
Framework for support:
- Challenge taboo and raise awareness
- Open, inclusive & supportive culture
- Leave & absense (compassion and flexibility)
- Line managers (empathy and practical help) /2
#BabyLossAwarenessWeek
- Challenge taboo and raise awareness
- Open, inclusive & supportive culture
- Leave & absense (compassion and flexibility)
- Line managers (empathy and practical help) /2
#BabyLossAwarenessWeek
Rosie Leverton talks of @tommys research:
- 60% parents felt managers wanted to support them, but only 33% said they actually knew what to do
- issue with people at work not acknowledging the loss or using inappropriate language
- 60% parents felt managers wanted to support them, but only 33% said they actually knew what to do
- issue with people at work not acknowledging the loss or using inappropriate language
@SandsUK work hard to support bereaved parents - mums, dads, and non binary parents. Lesbian mums,straight couples,single parents, wider families. Anyone who has had a baby that died who needs advice and care. Please donate to them if you can afford it sands.org.uk 🦋
When you’re writing about #miscarriage #EctopicPregnancy and #stillbirth language matters. But it is not as straightforward as it might seem. If you’re talking about “mother” as the person who’s physically been pregnant and is straight it’s clear who you mean by “bereaved mum”
But if you’re wanting to make lesbian and bi mums feel included in support and care, just as we should do with dads, it can be confusing if you use the term “mother” to mean the person who was pregnant. There are two mums, one was pregnant and had the physical experience of loss
I'm probably going to write a #babylossawarenessweek debrief soon but would like to say a few things about why the campaign is important @BLA_Campaign
@BLA_Campaign I'm still speaking to bereaved parents that are struggling to find the psychological support they need. #babylossawarenessweek #OutofSight
One mother did manage to get counselling after an 18 week wait. The counselling was held in the antenatal ward @BLA_Campaign #babylossawarenessweek #OutOfSight
I'm seeing a lot of flack directed at awareness weeks. I can see they are problematic and can be viewed as a cheap way of acknowledging an issue without addressing the root causes / issues underpinning them.
Particularly around mental health there is a justifiable anger about focus on certain more 'acceptable' forms over others and the gaping void between intent and outcome of 'talk to someone'.
Awareness weeks are a chance for people with lived experience to come forward, talk about it and encourage others to either talk of their own if ready or seek support.
