深夜亚洲福利久久

Skip to main content

深夜亚洲福利久久 and media

Fifth TEARDROP Workshop held at CUMH

18 Feb 2025
Pictured L-R, TEARDROP Faculty: Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue, Orla O鈥機onnell, Susan Dineen, Dr Sara Leitao, Dr Daniel Nuzum, Dr Jessica White, Niamh Howard-Jones, Fidelma Harrington, Caroline O鈥機onnor, Dr Emily O鈥機onnor, Anne-Marie Farrell, R贸is铆n O鈥機onnor and Br铆d O鈥橲ullivan. Missing from photo: Dr Laura Linehan, Dr Margaret Murphy and Dr 脛nne Helps

Forty-six people from across the South West, Mid West and Saolta Health Regions completed TEARDROP training at Cork 深夜亚洲福利久久 Maternity Hospital (CUMH) on Friday 14 February. This was the fifth TEARDROP workshop held at CUMH and the seventh held nationally, as two workshops have been delivered by the Saolta Group since its roll-out in 2023. To date, around 300 health professionals have completed TEARDROP training across both hospital groups.

TEARDROP (Teaching, Excellent, pArent, peRinatal, Deaths-related, inteRactions, tO, Professionals) is a half-day workshop designed to address the educational needs of health professionals involved in maternity and newborn care in managing perinatal death and pregnancy loss. The most recent workshop was delivered by 14 experienced educators and clinicians across six stations.

Station Faculty
Clinical management
  • Dr Laura Linehan, ASPIRE (Post CSCST) Fellow
  • Niamh Howard Jones, Clinical Midwife Specialist in Bereavement and Loss, CUMH
Communication and language
  • Dr Daniel Nuzum, Healthcare Chaplain, Cork 深夜亚洲福利久久 Hospital (CUH)/CUMH; Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UCC
  • Orla O鈥機onnell, Clinical Midwife Specialist in Bereavement and Loss, CUMH
  • Caroline O鈥機onnor, PhD Student and Research Midwife, CUMH
Perinatal pathology
  • Dr Jessica White, Consultant Histopathologist, CUH
  • Susan Dineen, Specialist Medical Scientist in Perinatal Pathology, CUH
  • Observer: Br铆d O鈥橲ullivan, Specialist Medical Scientist in Perinatal Pathology, CUH
Pregnancy after loss
  • , Lecturer in Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC
  • R贸is铆n O鈥機onnor, Bereavement Support Midwife, CUMH
Registration, reporting and reviews
  • Dr 脛nne Helps, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, CUMH
  • Dr Sara Leitao, Senior Researcher, National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre
  • Dr Emily O鈥機onnor, Specialist Registrar, CUMH; PhD Student

Fatal fetal anomalies: Termination of pregnancy and perinatal palliative care

  • , Consultant Obstetrician and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Sub-Specialist, CUMH; Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UCC
  • Fidelma Harrington, CNM3 Ultrasound Services, CUMH

Following the completion of all six stations, Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue and Anne-Marie Farrell, a researcher at the Pregnancy Loss Research Group (PLRG) and bereaved parent, delivered an impactful talk on stillbirth prevention and what health professionals can do within their own roles to enhance prevention efforts.

Everyone who completed the TEARDROP training received a TEARDROP pin which they are encouraged to wear as bereavement care champions and to highlight the importance of bereavement care and awareness in the maternity services. They also received a copy of the graphic narrative, Why My Baby Died which illustrates what is what is needed to better support and involve parents in perinatal death review processes.

The workshop was accredited for four CPD points by the  and the .

Many thanks to all involved in facilitating and organising the TEARDROP workshop at CUMH, including:

  • Members of faculty (listed above) and facilitators: Niamh Spillane, Anna Burns, Tamara Esca帽uela S谩nchez, Marita Hennessy, Oana Marian, Joshil Selva Jothi, Varsha Shetty and Hannah Whibbs
  • Guest speaker: Anne-Marie Farrell
  • Mary O鈥機onnor (Director), 脕ine Blake (Specialist Coordinator Midwifery) and all of the team at the Centre of Midwifery Education, CUMH.

Two people standing up the front of a large classroom filled with people

Anne-Marie Farrell and Professor Keelin O鈥橠onoghue discussing stillbirth prevention during the closing session

Seven people standing smiling in front of a large presentation screen with a large pull-up banner that says 'Pregnancy Loss Research Group' to the left of the photo

Pictured L-R, TEARDROP Facilitators: Dr Joshil Selva Jothi, Varsha Shetty, Dr Oana Marian, Dr Tamara Esca帽uela S谩nchez, Anna Burns, Marita Hennessy PhD, Niamh Spillane

More information

TEARDROP is based on the National Standards for Bereavement Care Following Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Death and is one of several evidence-based education programmes and workshops developed and delivered by the PLRG. It continues to be well received and evaluated as a relevant and important training programme for health professionals. Read more about the impact of TEARDROP in our case study.

Pregnancy Loss Research Group

Contact us

Pregnancy Loss Research Group, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork, Fifth Floor, Cork 深夜亚洲福利久久 Maternity Hospital, Wilton, Cork, T12 YE02, Ireland,

Connect with us

Top