Pregnancy and infant loss is devastating and impacts families over their lifetime. Perinatal Hospice & Bereavement offered by the Roger Neilson House team is provided to parents and families in cases where there is a prenatal, perinatal or neonatal diagnosis of a life-limiting illness or a life-ending diagnosis. It is specialized care that prepares parents for the birth, death and sorrow of the impending loss of their much loved infant. Care is provided in a timely manner and is dependent on parental/family needs and wishes.
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Perinatal Bereavement
Perinatal Bereavement offered by the Roger Neilson House team is provided to parents and families in cases where they receive the in utero or neonatal diagnosis of a life-ending condition, post 20 weeks gestation; a stillbirth post 20 weeks gestation; or a neonatal death prior to the first 28 days of life. When an unexpected loss of an infant occurs, families are often in a state of shock and crisis, and the specialized support by our team can aid in alleviating some of their grief burden.
Parents who have experienced a perinatal loss may wish to attend a Perinatal Loss Support Group, as research demonstrates that having the support of a peer community can greatly assist families in feeling less isolated and alone.
HOW CAN YOU ACCESS THESE SERVICE?
- For Perinatal Hospice care, ask your obstetrician or primary care physician to send a referral to the Palliative Care Team at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), 399 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON K1H 8L2, fax 613-523-3617.
For the Perinatal Bereavement Program contact the Perinatal Care Social Worker Carol Chevalier, MSW, RSW at 613-523-6300 ext 4622.