Supporting Families Through Perinatal Loss: Practical Guidance for Community Providers (1 CE)
Course Description:
Perinatal loss often leaves families needing continued support in the weeks and months that follow. Community-based providers, including doulas, therapists, social workers, home visitors, and lactation professionals, are often the ones supporting families during this time. This webinar offers practical guidance for out-of-hospital providers caring for individuals and families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, or infant death. Participants will explore trauma-informed language, scope of practice considerations, lactation after loss, referral pathways, and strategies for sustaining compassionate, coordinated support in community settings.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify common emotional, physical, and practical needs families may experience after miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, or infant death. 2. Describe trauma-informed communication strategies that community providers can use to support families after perinatal loss. 3. Apply scope-appropriate strategies for follow-up, referral, and coordinated support in community-based perinatal loss care. Certificate:
By completing and passing this webinar course, you will attain the certificate Supporting Families Through Perinatal Loss: Practical Guidance for Community Providers. Learning Credits:
Continuing Education Units 1.0
Presenter Bios:
Christina Winterbourne, CD
Christina is a full-spectrum doula, lactation specialist, and perinatal mental health–informed provider based in Washington state. With over a decade of experience supporting families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and loss, she specializes in trauma-informed, community-based perinatal care. Christina provides bereavement support for families experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, and infant death, and she trains providers in practical, dignity-centered approaches to perinatal loss care. She is passionate about strengthening continuity between hospital and community settings to ensure families receive compassionate support beyond discharge. Website | Instagram
