Coping after baby loss: peer support groups for nurses

Advice on setting up a peer support group with colleagues in your workplace, from a nurse who found it helped her cope with a return to work after two miscarriages

I had two miscarriages in close succession in 2020.

My ward manager was incredibly supportive and I was able to have as long as I needed away from work. However, what I really wanted at the time was to have someone to talk to who was in the same position.

Creating a safe space to talk about baby loss and fertility issues

I found being a children’s nurse difficult, as I was surrounded by babies and children.

I thought I would be best understood by