All Outputs (3)

‘It definitely prepares you’: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of student midwives’ preparedness to care for bereaved parents using performance-based simulation (2025)
Journal Article

Limited opportunities in clinical practice result in student midwives feeling ill-prepared to care for bereaved parents experiencing baby loss. Bereavement simulation is an effective pedagogical approach. Evidence for its effectiveness as a transform... Read More about ‘It definitely prepares you’: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of student midwives’ preparedness to care for bereaved parents using performance-based simulation.

Respectful bereavement care practices that promotes parents’ emotional wellbeing affected by stillbirth (2025)
Journal Article

The death of a baby in childbirth is a devastating experience for parents, caregivers, and health care professionals across the globe. High-quality, respectful bereavement care is crucial to enable parents to cope with the experience and mitigate lon... Read More about Respectful bereavement care practices that promotes parents’ emotional wellbeing affected by stillbirth.

Student midwives' lived experiences of caring for bereaved parents following perinatal loss using actor-based simulation: A phenomenological study. (2024)
Journal Article
Leyland, A., & Choucri, L. (in press). Student midwives' lived experiences of caring for bereaved parents following perinatal loss using actor-based simulation: A phenomenological study. Midwifery, 130, 103913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103913

Student midwives frequently encounter bereaved parents in clinical practice; however, the experience of caring for bereaved parents can be a significant source of traumatic stress. Although the use of simulation to teach bereavement care is considere... Read More about Student midwives' lived experiences of caring for bereaved parents following perinatal loss using actor-based simulation: A phenomenological study..