Compassionate culture | How to support staff going through baby loss

Bereavement is not an issue that is widely discussed in the workplace; colleagues fear discussing the matter could cause upset, while some line managers may not have been equipped with the necessary skills to provide support.

As such, grief can be considered a taboo subject in the workplace. This is also the case for baby loss as well. For example, a 2018 survey by Sands which surveyed 2,500 bereaved parents discovered that two in five stated no one talked to them about the loss of their baby.