Infant loss, Grief and trauma associated with pregnancy, birth and sudden infant death. 

Dr Thompson is an accredited counselling professional with The Infant Loss Association to support parents that have experienced loss and trauma due to:

termination (for medical or personal reasons), miscarriage(s) (spontaneous pregnancy loss before 24 weeks), stillbirth (infant loss whilst in Utero, after 24 weeks) neonatal loss (death for any reason of a baby after birth but before 24 weeks) sudden infant death syndrome - SIDS or cot death (death with no known cause) or accidental death (death caused by accident).
Issues that you may benefit from talking through privately with Dr Thompson are:

​Your experience of losing your baby or babies to termination, accident, SIDS, neonatal loss, stillbirth or miscarriage
  • Consider why your baby died and the services your receive
  • ​Your experience of the services you received
  • Your and your loved one's physical and emotional reactions to the loss(es)
  • ​The differences in grief reaction between men and women
  • The fear of giving birth due to still birth
  • Your experience with your baby after their death
  • Remembering baby
  • Healing after loss - the grief process
  • Subsequent pregnancies after loss  - consideration of your view, concerns and emotions about future pregnancies and birth.  
  • CONI – The Care of the Next Infant Scheme
  • ​Terminations
  • When a Twin Dies
  • Infertility
  • Pre and Post Natal Depression
  • Trauma related symptoms and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (treated with TF-CBT and/or EMDR)
  • Relationship issues after loss
  • ​Religious and Cultural issues relating to the loss

You may wish to consider services that maybe on offer to you should the worst happen: 
  • The Flexmort Cuddle Cot - spending time with your baby after their death
  • Bereavement Suites
  • Making Memories for the family – things, time and experiences
  • The option of taking baby home

​You may consider processes that you have or may have to go through should the worst happen:
  • The issue of Post mortem and the Coroner
  • ​Registering a baby after loss
  • Resources and options for a Baby's funeral
  • What is important to you as a parent(s) when preparing a Baby's funeral
  • Suitable songs, poems, hymns  for a infants funeral
  • Retaining a sense of innocence at a Baby's funeral
  • Funeral suppliers directory

​Related issues such as:
  • When to return to work
  • ​Your rights, benefits entitlements after infant loss
  • Supporting dads, grandparents and siblings
  • Supporting Children after loss
  • Charities and organisations that can help