On this episode of the podcast Rosalia and I speak about pregnancy loss. We touched on the emotional experience of families who are going through this, what are their needs and how a person like a bereavement doula can meet those needs. We talked about the terminology and the importance of the words we use, as well as the statistics on pregnancy loss. I had a real aha moment towards the end of the episode related to the experience of trying to conceive again following a loss. We finished the episode by talking about the Finnish system and what one can expect if something like this happens.
Notes:
- Rosalia shares how she got into working as a bereavement doula
- Why the use of the term pregnancy loss is important
- The difference between miscarriage and still birth
- How the term miscarriage could unintentionally bring feelings of self-blame
- How we are afraid to speak about this topic
- The statistics of pregnancy loss
- How birth and death are being removed from the community into the hospital where it's isolated and clinical rather than community based
- What the emotions that families are dealing with in this time depending on the kind of experience
- What is the kind of support that families really need at this time
- What someone who has experienced multiple losses could be feeling
- Listen to the aha moment i had when talking about attaching ourselves to a new pregnancy at the early stages
- How a bereavement doula like Rosalia can help support and meet the needs of the grieving family
- The added benefit of having a birth doula from early on in pregnancy or before conception
- Similarities between birth and death
- Understanding what happens in the system in Finland to be able to make educated decisions about your experience
- The importance of educating yourself and asking for services to support your experience
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