The two launched an action plan to help women during one of their greatest times of need...
Registered Nurse Andrea Wursche and her sister, Reverend Lindsay Kirkpatrick, pose for a portrait together at The Childbirth Center at Houston Methodist Hospital on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 in Houston, Texas. The sisters worked together to curate and find funding for these cabinets, that are stocked with items that help nurses create a compassionate space and special memories for patients who have miscarried or experienced stillbirth as they grieve and say goodbye to their baby.
She also had learned about a cuddle cot, an in-room cooling unit in a bassinet, that allows the baby to remain in the room with family longer. When parents have more time with the baby, it helps the grieving process.In the midst of the COVID pandemic, she knew that her hospital did not have the budget to buy a cuddle cot or to send nurses to training sessions.
The pastor felt certain that “there was something we could do to make things better for women on the worst days of their lives — and make nurses feel more equipped and confident.”Kirkpatrick called the Rev. Kip Gilts, assistant to the bishop for the Texas Annual Conference, a regional governing body of the United Methodist Church. In fact, Houston Methodist Hospital was established by the Texas Annual Conference.
In September, Gilts informed the sisters that $10,300 had been granted. The next step was getting the hospital on board. Final approval was granted by January 2022. A foundation, Grieving Parents Perinatal Loss Fund, was also formed to oversee the program. The sessions were developed around feedback of parents who had lost a baby. The families shared their experiences at the hospital, including what had helped and how staff could have done more.
But after the course, she dedicated her whole day with a family who lost a baby. She asked the parents if they wanted to bathe and dress their child, take photos and create a foot mold. Kemp, who worked as a nurse at Houston Methodist West, had a stillbirth at Houston Methodist Sugar Land, which had a cuddle cot.
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