Workplace training
Practical training and policy support to help your organisation respond to pregnancy loss and miscarriage in the workplace with confidence.
While miscarriage affects thousands of employees every year, it is still rarely spoken about at work.
Many employees return carrying their loss in silence. Managers and colleagues often want to respond with care, but feel unsure what to say. The fear of “saying the wrong thing” can lead to saying nothing at all.
Looking for support as an employee?
If you’ve experienced pregnancy loss and are looking for advice about the workplace, you can visit our page on information and support for employees.
How an organisation responds in these pivotal moments defines its culture. The statistics highlight a clear gap in current workplace support:
- Almost a quarter of employees have considered leaving their jobs because of employer treatment following pregnancy loss (CIPD, 2022)
- Loss in productivity caused by miscarriage is estimated to cost £471 million per year in the UK (Quenby et al., 2021)
- 1 in 10 employees left their organisation following miscarriage (Miscarriage UK data)
Lead with confidence, not just compliance
With bereavement leave for pregnancy loss due to be introduced in 2027, now is the time for organisations to prepare. Alongside legal requirements, there is an opportunity to build a compassionate, consistent approach that supports employees to return to work with confidence.
We help you turn policy into meaningful support in practice.
We start by understanding your organisation, your people and the challenges you face. Our Workplace Training packages are designed to provide practical, compassionate approaches that reflect both employee needs and workplace realities.
“When I spoke to Miscarriage UK, they gave me the guidance and the tools I needed to use the right language, tone and approach to feel confident to speak about it and develop an inclusive policy.”
Krystle Williams, HR Manager at Global Witness
Our training packages
We offer three packages to help organisations build confident, compassionate support around pregnancy loss. Each one includes practical guidance, policy support and training, with different levels of depth depending on your needs.
Choose the level of support that best fits your organisation, whether you are just getting started or looking to build on existing work.
We’d be happy to talk through your organisation’s needs and help you find the right level of support.
Gold package
Our most comprehensive package, designed to embed support across policy, culture and day-to-day practice.
- Full policy development or review
- Training for staff, managers and HR teams
- Pregnancy Loss Champions programme
- Ongoing guidance and support
Includes:
- Access to our Pregnancy Loss Pledge and standards, with no fee for the first year
- Support to draft and implement a new policy, or review existing policies
- A special focus on the sensitivities and language around pregnancy loss
- Impact of loss, physical and mental
- How to manage someone on leave
- How to support return to work
- How to offer ongoing support
- Navigating difficult conversations
- Different types of loss
- Employee entitlement, including what law changes mean regarding bereavement leave
- Physical and psychological effects
- Impact of loss on partners
- Issues people affected by loss may face at work
- What to say, and what not to say, when someone is going through loss
- Supporting your employees as a manager
- How to create a supportive work environment
Similar to, or as an additional element of, a Mental Health Ambassador role, this training covers essential topics including the physical and emotional effects of pregnancy loss, myth-busting and common misconceptions, available support for affected employees including external services, and guidance on holding events during Baby Loss Awareness Week.
- Ability to contact the Miscarriage Association for ongoing queries and guidance
- Baby Loss Awareness Week resources every October
Silver package
Focused on strengthening policy and building confidence for managers and HR teams.
- Policy development or review
- Training for staff, managers and HR teams
- Ongoing guidance and support
Includes:
- Access to our Pregnancy Loss Pledge and standards, with no fee for the first year
- Support to draft and implement a new policy, or review existing policies
- A special focus on the sensitivities and language around pregnancy loss
- Impact of loss, physical and mental
- How to manage someone on leave
- How to support return to work
- How to offer ongoing support
- Navigating difficult conversations
- Different types of loss
- Employee entitlement, including what law changes mean regarding bereavement leave
- Physical and psychological effects
- Impact of loss on partners
- Issues people affected by loss may face at work
- What to say, and what not to say, when someone is going through loss
- Supporting your employees as a manager
- How to create a supportive work environment
- Ability to contact the Miscarriage Association for ongoing queries and guidance
- Baby Loss Awareness Week resources every October
Bronze package
A practical starting point to introduce consistent, compassionate support in your workplace.
- Pregnancy Loss Pledge and standards
- Policy guidance
- Staff training
Includes:
- Access to our Pregnancy Loss Pledge and standards, with no fee for the first year
- Support to draft and implement a new policy, or review existing policies
- A special focus on the sensitivities and language around pregnancy loss
- Impact of loss, physical and mental
- How to manage someone on leave
- How to support return to work
- How to offer ongoing support
- Navigating difficult conversations
- Baby Loss Awareness Week resources every October
For a full overview of our Workplace Training packages and the Pregnancy Loss Pledge, you can download our information guide here.