Trina Parkin

Interview

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“We Sew Love”: Rest in His Arms & Angel Gowns for Your Unit

Jun 11, 2026

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6 min read

“We Sew Love”: Rest in His Arms & Angel Gowns for Your Unit

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Laws around bereavement care

The Laws No One Told You About: Legal Realities of Bereavement Care

Jun 4, 2026

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8 min read

The Laws No One Told You About: Legal Realities of Bereavement Care

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Bereavement Room

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What Nurses Carry: New Research on Supporting Families After Stillbirth and Infant Loss

May 28, 2026

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4 min read

What Nurses Carry: New Research on Supporting Families After Stillbirth and Infant Loss

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Published Papers

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It Shouldn't Depend on Which Nurse You Get, Building Reliable Bereavement Care on Your Unit

May 22, 2026

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8 min read

It Shouldn't Depend on Which Nurse You Get, Building Reliable Bereavement Care on Your Unit

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Autopsy

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May 14, 2026

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8 min read

How to Explain Autopsy and "What Happens to My Baby's Body" in Plain Language

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

May 7, 2026

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1 min read

State of Bereavement Care survey

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Mental Health

Apr 23, 2026

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5 min read

From Discharge to Healing: A Nurse's Guide to Mental Health Resources After Loss

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Sympathy Card

15 Meaningful Messages to Write in a Card After a Miscarriage or Infant Loss

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

15 Meaningful Messages to Write in a Card After a Miscarriage or Infant Loss

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Cultures and Ethnicities

Supporting Muslim Families After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death

Apr 9, 2026

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8 min read

Supporting Muslim Families After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

When One Twin Lives and One Dies—What Parents Want Nurses to Understand

Apr 3, 2026

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11 min read

When One Twin Lives and One Dies—What Parents Want Nurses to Understand

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

5 lessons L&D nurses can learn from the "Companioning Philosophy"

Mar 26, 2026

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10 min read

5 lessons L&D nurses can learn from the "Companioning Philosophy"

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Bereavement Event

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Reflective Listening — The Skill That Changes Everything in Bereavement Care

Mar 19, 2026

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9 min read

Reflective Listening — The Skill That Changes Everything in Bereavement Care

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Nurses coping with fetal demise, days, weeks, and months later

Mar 12, 2026

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11 min read

Nurses coping with fetal demise, days, weeks, and months later

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Published Papers

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What’s Actually Normal After a Baby Dies? A Deep Dive into Cacciatore & Thieleman’s MCN Study

Mar 5, 2026

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9 min read

What’s Actually Normal After a Baby Dies? A Deep Dive into Cacciatore & Thieleman’s MCN Study

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Fetal death transport in the hospital, best practices for nurses

Feb 26, 2026

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12 min read

Fetal death transport in the hospital, best practices for nurses

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Bereavement Room

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What Tools Do Hospitals Use for Fetal / Infant Death? (Survey Data)

Feb 19, 2026

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7 min read

What Tools Do Hospitals Use for Fetal / Infant Death? (Survey Data)

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Hospital systems

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Meaningful Ways to Mark a Door for Fetal Demise

Feb 13, 2026

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9 min read

Meaningful Ways to Mark a Door for Fetal Demise

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Deep Dive: A 15-Minute Debrief Script for Nurses After a Difficult IUFD (Step-by-Step)

Feb 5, 2026

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11 min read

Deep Dive: A 15-Minute Debrief Script for Nurses After a Difficult IUFD (Step-by-Step)

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Beyond the Birth Mother: How Entire Families Grieve Perinatal Loss - Part 3 of 3: Grandparents

Jan 29, 2026

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14 min read

Beyond the Birth Mother: How Entire Families Grieve Perinatal Loss - Part 3 of 3: Grandparents

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Beyond the Birth Mother: How Entire Families Grieve Perinatal Loss - Part 2 of 3: Siblings

Jan 22, 2026

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16 min read

Beyond the Birth Mother: How Entire Families Grieve Perinatal Loss - Part 2 of 3: Siblings

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Follow up care

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Beyond the Birth Mother: How Entire Families Grieve Perinatal Loss - Part 1 of 3: Fathers

Jan 15, 2026

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13 min read

Beyond the Birth Mother: How Entire Families Grieve Perinatal Loss - Part 1 of 3: Fathers

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Reoccurring miscarriage/death

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Jan 8, 2026

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12 min read

Recurring Miscarriage or Infant Death

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Bereavement care history

The Evolution of Caring: what bereavement care looked like in every decade

Jan 1, 2026

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13 min read

The Evolution of Caring: what bereavement care looked like in every decade

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Follow up care

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Top 20 Best Ideas Shared by Nurses at the Bereavement Summit

Dec 18, 2025

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12 min read

Top 20 Best Ideas Shared by Nurses at the Bereavement Summit

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

Coping Rituals

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Best Practices for Perinatal Bereavement Care Across Different Cultures and Ethnicities

Dec 11, 2025

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12 min read

Best Practices for Perinatal Bereavement Care Across Different Cultures and Ethnicities

Every week, we deliver evidence-based strategies for modern perinatal bereavement care. Written by Jay CRNA, MS, specializing in obstetrical anesthesia, and Trina, a bereavement expert, both who have experienced loss.

Trina Parkin

“We Sew Love”: Rest in His Arms & Angel Gowns for Your Unit

The Laws No One Told You About: Legal Realities of Bereavement Care

What Nurses Carry: New Research on Supporting Families After Stillbirth and Infant Loss

It Shouldn't Depend on Which Nurse You Get, Building Reliable Bereavement Care on Your Unit

How to Explain Autopsy and "What Happens to My Baby's Body" in Plain Language

State of Bereavement Care survey

From Discharge to Healing: A Nurse's Guide to Mental Health Resources After Loss

15 Meaningful Messages to Write in a Card After a Miscarriage or Infant Loss

Supporting Muslim Families After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death

When One Twin Lives and One Dies—What Parents Want Nurses to Understand

5 lessons L&D nurses can learn from the "Companioning Philosophy"

Reflective Listening — The Skill That Changes Everything in Bereavement Care

Nurses coping with fetal demise, days, weeks, and months later

What’s Actually Normal After a Baby Dies? A Deep Dive into Cacciatore & Thieleman’s MCN Study

Fetal death transport in the hospital, best practices for nurses

What Tools Do Hospitals Use for Fetal / Infant Death? (Survey Data)

Meaningful Ways to Mark a Door for Fetal Demise

Deep Dive: A 15-Minute Debrief Script for Nurses After a Difficult IUFD (Step-by-Step)

Beyond the Birth Mother: How Entire Families Grieve Perinatal Loss - Part 3 of 3: Grandparents

Beyond the Birth Mother: How Entire Families Grieve Perinatal Loss - Part 2 of 3: Siblings

Beyond the Birth Mother: How Entire Families Grieve Perinatal Loss - Part 1 of 3: Fathers

Recurring Miscarriage or Infant Death

The Evolution of Caring: what bereavement care looked like in every decade

Top 20 Best Ideas Shared by Nurses at the Bereavement Summit

Best Practices for Perinatal Bereavement Care Across Different Cultures and Ethnicities

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