VCA Professional Series
Sonography & Baby Loss


This new course will be available from
2nd March to 24th April 2026 and
 3rd August to 25th September 2026 


Information about the course:

The Baby Loss Essentials online course offers four foundational topics to assist you in caring for and interacting with bereaved parents and whānau. After completing this shorter course, you will have the information, knowledge and resources to more confidently meet with, and care for, bereaved parents, families and whānau in a professional capacity. 

The course is made up of 4 hours of online content with additional downloadable resources. 

PRICING
The cost for the four topics (eight weeks) is $161.00 ($140 + GST of $21.00) 

TOPICS:

  • Baby Loss in Aotearoa NZ (including baby loss statistics, legalities, definitions, financial entitlements, & navigating support)
  • Grief and Baby Loss (including the experience of baby loss, secondary losses, grief styles, & some grief models)
  • Language & Communication (including the power of language, what to say and not say, what if I say something wrong? & baby loss terminology)
  • Pregnancy & Parenting After Loss (including thinking about another pregnancy, coping with a subsequent pregnancy, different outcomes & the paradoxes of parenting after loss).

More information about how to register will be posted in the new year. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on [email protected] or 021-776436

This is a new course so I don't have any testimonials from participants. Here are a couple from my Professionals Series...


      "I can highly recommend this course to any health professional who supports bereaved parents and whānau as part of their role. As a (health professional in the  baby loss space) I initially wasn't sure that I would learn much from this series, however every topic brought a new perspective and new learning that I hadn't previously came across or considered." 
(2023 participant)

"This entire course is put together so generously and thoughtfully. I have learned so much, that I know with sit with me throughout the rest of my career and I thank you for the time and intention that has gone into putting this course together. The additional links and readings are so helpful, and I like the way I have been able to step away and come back in my own time depending on how I am receiving the content, what else is happening in my life and my readiness for engaging with the content." (2024 participant)