Care Providers

Healthcare providers can play many roles in the lives of families with young children, including educating families about safe sleep and SIDS risk reduction as well as responding to physical and emotional needs of a family after the death of an infant. Below you will resources for both of these important roles:

Risk Reduction

• Curriculum for Nurses (PDF)

Responding to Grieving Families

• The Bereavement Home Visit(PDF)
• Handout on Bereavement Support for the Family (PDF)
• Providing care to a family experiencing infant death (PDF)
• Bereavement Counseling for Infant Mortality: Core Competencies for the Health Care Professional (PDF)