New 2026 meetings for parent members We will walk together again this year, to go through the mourning Going through grief online meetings, Friday afternoons, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 20: The …
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Perinatal PsychologyUncategorized
Intervision and supervision with CiaoLapo: a space for those dealing with perinatal bereavement
Taking care of caregivers Working in the field of perinatal health, and in particular alongside women, couples and families who have experienced perinatal bereavement, means daily exposure to complex stories, …
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Grieving, at first, takes away our words, takes them away, hides them, breaks them, empties them of meaning. For weeks, months, years, bereaved parents know that one of the most …
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Scientific researchTestimonials
Midwives and perinatal bereavement care: preliminary findings from the Memory Box project
We have been involved in training in Italian hospitals since 2007; in 2022, we launched the Memory Box project, which has already involved thousands of hospital health workers, students and …
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In the United States, the rate of fetal death in utero after 20 weeks, known as stillbirth or stillbirth in English, is back on the rise, reaching 5.7 per 1,000 …
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Perinatal MedicineTestimonials
The time I was closest to giving life was also the time I was closest to death
In an interview with The Guardian, Florence Welch, lead singer and songwriter of Florence + The Machine, spoke for the first time about the extrauterine pregnancy she experienced in the …
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“Demeter’s Library”: bibliotherapy in obstetrics and gynecology wards
It kicks off after five years of planning “Demeter’s Library”, the bibliotherapy project sponsored by APS CiaoLapo ETS in the hospital wards of obstetrics and gynecology, aimed at hospitalized women …
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“Memory Box” online perinatal bereavement training course for hospitalists: results of the first three years
On April 22, three years ago, Ciao Lapo opened the “Memory box” online training course for hospital staff of maternal and child area, employed in the departments of obstetrics, gynecology, …
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Books that are good for you: cultivating wellness and taking care of yourself and others with books and reading
On April 23, 2025, on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, the “Books that are good for you” project sponsored by APS CiaoLapo ETS in collaboration with CiaoLapo …
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Perinatal human rightsPerinatal MedicineScientific research
In utero death, a silent tragedy: the united nations report
Standing Up for Stillbirth (2024) – Annotated summary of the UN IGME report. Every day, more than 5,000 women worldwide experience the loss of a child before birth. In 2023, …
