Birth Trauma Care GAP for Bereaved Mothers A live training for practitioners supporting women through pregnancy loss
A woman whose baby has died has still given birth, yet most care pathways only record her as a loss. This training shows you the birth trauma she may be carrying and where your role fits in the care she's missing.
Thursday 29 October
9:30am AEST (10:30am Sydney & Melbourne), live inside the Room
Can't make it? The replay is yours.
Founding members join for $49 USD for their first month until midnight AEST, Saturday 31 October.
You've had the client who says "it was early, I'm fine" and changes the subject. Or the one who's pregnant again and can't breathe in the silence after her baby is born, waiting for the cry.
You could feel there was more in the room, and you didn't have the words for it. Most of us were trained to see a loss. Nobody showed us the birth she went through to get there, the labour and the bleeding and the postpartum body she took home, so we support her grief and the rest of it stays unspoken.
I was that woman. After my loss in 2017, my fear in the next pregnancy shifted from "no heartbeat" to "what if there's no cry". The people caring for me didn't know to ask, and I didn't know how to say it.
After Thursday, you'll know what to ask her and what to say when she goes quiet.
What you'll do differently in your next session
I'll share what I see in practice alongside the research behind it, drawing on eleven gaps in the literature and what women have told me about the care they received.
You'll ask about the birth
You'll know the questions that let her tell you what her body went through, so she leaves feeling the whole of her experience was seen.
You'll recognise trauma that looks like grief
The numbness and the panic at scans often get filed under grief. You'll know the signs of birth trauma and when to bring someone else in.
You'll stop reaching for the wrong words
Women in my surveys still hear lines like "you were only 4 weeks, it was hardly a baby" on a loop. You'll know what to say in their place and stop second-guessing yourself mid-session.
You'll be ready for her next birth
If she's pregnant again, you'll know how to prepare her for the moment after her baby is born, so the silence doesn't catch her off guard.
Sharna Southan
I train doulas, midwives, counsellors and coaches to support women through pregnancy loss, and my certified practitioners now work across the USA, the UK, Croatia and Australia.
I bring what I see in practice together with what the research shows, so you leave with the evidence behind it.
I created the Pregnancy Loss Recovery Methodā„¢ and host What I Wish I Knew After Pregnancy Loss, a podcast with more than 11,000 downloads.
For everyone who walks alongside her
No clinical background needed. If you support women through pregnancy, birth or loss, or you're building your path into this work, you'll leave seeing the birth inside every loss.
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Come live
Thursday 29 October, 9:30am AEST (10:30am Sydney & Melbourne).
That's Wednesday 28 October at 11:30pm London, 7:30pm New York and 4:30pm Los Angeles.
Or catch the replay
The recording goes into the Room library, so you can watch it when your week allows.
$49 USD for your first month
Founding rate until 31 October, then $89 USD a month. Includes every training, the fortnightly calls and the full replay library. Cancel anytime.
Join for $49 to attend ā†’Already a member? You're in. Your session link is inside the Room.
