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.

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Trina Parkin
May 07, 2026 • Read time: 1 minute

Good morning bereavement community,

We're skipping the deep dive this week because something bigger is happening — and we need your help.

We're launching the first-ever State of Bereavement Care survey.

There are 1,500 caregivers in this community (and counting) and hundreds more we're meeting next week at PLIDA.

This will give us essential data we can use to advocate for better protocols, better resources, and better support for families and nurses.

The kind of data that makes hospital administrators pay attention. The kind of data that drives change.

2026 State of Bereavement Care survey

👉 It takes 3 minutes. We invite you to be apart of the change as we advocate to improve our bereavement care standards across every hospital.

As a thank you…

For all those who complete the survey in the next 24 hours, we're sending you 5 free gifts:

  1. 🎧 The recordings to the Virtual Bereavement Training with Share (1.5 hrs)

  2. ☑️ Team Debriefing Template

  3. 📄 Print off for visitors “5 Tips for Visiting a Loved One After a Miscarriage or Infant Death”

  4. 📊 Spreadsheet template to track nurses who have been assigned to an IUFD

In two weeks, we'll be sharing everything — the trends, the gaps, what nurses are saying, what hospitals are doing well, and where we're falling short.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for doing the hardest, most important work in that building.

— Jay & Trina
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