Training
For many people experiencing miscarriage, you are their first point of contact. What you say, and how you say it, can shape how they experience their loss.
Our free Health Professionals training is designed to support you in delivering clinical care with confidence, clarity and compassion. Designed alongside professionals working in early pregnancy care, it strengthens the emotional aspects of care that often receive less focus, but which matter deeply.
Because when you feel supported, your patients do too.
About the training
Our free, interactive online sessions run for 2.5 hours, including breaks.
They are designed to:
- Build confidence in difficult conversations
- Strengthen compassionate communication
- Complement your clinical expertise with practical, applicable tools
- Support reflection on the emotional realities of miscarriage care
The sessions are relevant to anyone supporting patients experiencing miscarriage, ectopic or molar pregnancy across all healthcare settings.
What we cover
Understanding pregnancy loss
- Early pregnancy loss in context: miscarriage, ectopic and molar pregnancy
- The physical and emotional impact, including for partners
- Common questions and concerns
- Wider and longer term impacts, including relationships, mental health and pregnancy after loss
Compassionate communication
- Delivering difficult news with clarity and sensitivity
- Mindful verbal and non verbal communication
- Language to use, and terminology to avoid
- Responding to emotional complexity without assumptions
Effective clinical practice
- Inclusive practice and potential barriers to care
- Approaches to trauma informed care
- The Pregnancy Loss Review: Recommendations for NHS Trusts/ Boards
- Services and support available for patients – and for you.
“Every health care professional caring for people experiencing a loss should attend this training. It is vital that families receive the best care possible when going through the loss of a baby, and this training can help us to provide that.”
Why train with us
We are the UK’s only charity dedicated to miscarriage, ectopic and molar pregnancy. Our training brings together decades of experience supporting people through loss, alongside evidence based insight and patient voice.
We do not replace your clinical expertise. We stand beside you, offering trusted tools that help compassionate care become consistent, not dependent on individual confidence or circumstance.
Improving miscarriage care is a shared goal. Our role is to support you in achieving it.
“Highly recommend joining a training session. Extremely useful.”
“Great session, ideal for those caring for anyone going through pregnancy loss.”
Professional Pause
Working in early pregnancy care can be emotionally demanding. Professional Pause offers a supportive space to reflect, connect and share experiences with others who understand the realities of this work.
Delivered alongside The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust, these free monthly online sessions are open to health professionals working in early pregnancy settings. Each session provides space to discuss challenging situations, reflect on difficult aspects of care, and learn from shared experiences in a supportive environment.