Bereavement Training
Abigail’s Footsteps Training for Healthcare Professionals
‘Supporting parents following a pregnancy loss or death of a baby.’
We are delighted to invite you to join us for our fully funded three-hour online training session. These online training sessions are available FREE OF CHARGE and run throughout the year.
Suitable for all professionals providing care for parents following a pregnancy loss and when a baby dies, including midwives and student midwives, neonatal, fetal medicine, early pregnancy, A&E, perinatal mental health and chaplaincy teams.
Abigail’s Footsteps offers compassionate bereavement training designed to support healthcare professionals, student midwives and organisations in delivering sensitive, informed care to families experiencing baby loss.
We provide fully funded bespoke study days, tailored to the needs of your team, helping build confidence, knowledge and practical skills in bereavement support. Our training is flexible, impactful and shaped by real experience, ensuring every session is meaningful, relevant and focused on improving care when it matters most.
Our bereavement training is enhanced with two training films, The Deafening Silence and Say My Baby’s Name; Pregnancy after Loss.
Our renowned film The Deafening Silence has been seen in 179 countries and was awarded two internationally recognised awards.
The film has received over 500,000 views on YouTube, awarded two Gold IVCA (International Visual Communications Association) Awards for ‘Best Charity and not for Profit Communication’ and the ‘Best Drama’. It was also selected by the BFI for permanent preservation in its archive. The entire drama takes place in a hospital where the parents receive the devastating news that their baby has died and the mother needs to give birth.
Say My Baby’s Name supports professionals to improve practice and ensure families feel seen, heard and cared for during the most difficult of times.
The film tells the story of a mother’s psychological struggle to embrace the birth of her second child, following the death of her first. The film aims to build on the success of the first film and help professionals to reflect on their interactions with mother’s returning for their second child following a bereavement.
We are immensely proud of The Deafening Silence and everything it has achieved. We created a beautiful legacy for our daughter Abigail, which has helped train midwives around the world, as well as help families have a better understanding about stillbirth. We knew without doubt there was a need for a second film and are grateful to everyone that has made this possible. We hope Say My Baby’s Name goes on to have an even greater impact and helps enhance our bereavement training programme.
