Addressing obstetricians' awareness of compassion, communication, and self-care when caring for families experiencing stillbirth: Evaluation of a novel educational workshop using applied drama techniques.
Karen McNamaraAisling SmithBrid ShineMairie CreganLucia PrihodovaAnn O'ShaughnessyAisling MartinJenny MacdonaldPhil KingstonChris FitzpatrickMarita HennessyKeelin O'DonoghuePublished in: PloS one (2022)
Adequate, appropriate, and stimulating education and training in stillbirth care and self-care is clearly needed to improve patient care. Our findings demonstrate that this novel educational workshop using applied drama techniques-developed in collaboration with diverse stakeholders and underpinned by the views of parents and obstetricians who had experience of stillbirth-is an acceptable and appropriate way of training obstetricians in how to care for bereaved parents and/or to engage in self-care.