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  • Life after lossPerinatal human rightsPerinatal Psychology

    Perinatal bereavement and return to work: evidence, challenges, and what to do to be helpful.

    by Claudia Ravaldi 17/01/2026
    by Claudia Ravaldi 17/01/2026

    The loss of a child is a deeply traumatic event that not only affects the personal sphere but is intertwined with the working and social lives of those affected. Although …

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    Going through grief: the calendar of meetings for parent members 2026

    by Claudia Ravaldi 08/01/2026
    by Claudia Ravaldi 08/01/2026

    New 2026 meetings for parent members We will walk together again this year, to go through the mourning Going through grief online meetings, Friday afternoons, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 20: The …

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    Intervision and supervision with CiaoLapo: a space for those dealing with perinatal bereavement

    by Claudia Ravaldi 08/01/2026
    by Claudia Ravaldi 08/01/2026

    Taking care of caregivers Working in the field of perinatal health, and in particular alongside women, couples and families who have experienced perinatal bereavement, means daily exposure to complex stories, …

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  • Testimonials

    Writing your own story to take care of yourself: the testimony of Marta Micozzi

    by Claudia Ravaldi 11/12/2025
    by Claudia Ravaldi 11/12/2025

    Grieving, at first, takes away our words, takes them away, hides them, breaks them, empties them of meaning. For weeks, months, years, bereaved parents know that one of the most …

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    Midwives and perinatal bereavement care: preliminary findings from the Memory Box project

    by Claudia Ravaldi 10/12/2025
    by Claudia Ravaldi 10/12/2025

    We have been involved in training in Italian hospitals since 2007; in 2022, we launched the Memory Box project, which has already involved thousands of hospital health workers, students and …

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    Keeping an eye on natimortality

    by Alfredo Vannacci 11/11/2025
    by Alfredo Vannacci 11/11/2025

    In the United States, the rate of fetal death in utero after 20 weeks, known as stillbirth or stillbirth in English, is back on the rise, reaching 5.7 per 1,000 …

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  • Perinatal MedicineTestimonials

    The time I was closest to giving life was also the time I was closest to death

    by Alfredo Vannacci 28/10/2025
    by Alfredo Vannacci 28/10/2025

    In an interview with The Guardian, Florence Welch, lead singer and songwriter of Florence + The Machine, spoke for the first time about the extrauterine pregnancy she experienced in the …

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  • AssociationPerinatal Psychology

    “Demeter’s Library”: bibliotherapy in obstetrics and gynecology wards

    by Claudia Ravaldi 20/05/2025
    by Claudia Ravaldi 20/05/2025

    It kicks off after five years of planning “Demeter’s Library”, the bibliotherapy project sponsored by APS CiaoLapo ETS in the hospital wards of obstetrics and gynecology, aimed at hospitalized women …

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  • AssociationMemory BoxPerinatal human rightsUncategorized

    “Memory Box” online perinatal bereavement training course for hospitalists: results of the first three years

    by Claudia Ravaldi 30/04/2025
    by Claudia Ravaldi 30/04/2025

    On April 22, three years ago, Ciao Lapo opened the “Memory box” online training course for hospital staff of maternal and child area, employed in the departments of obstetrics, gynecology, …

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    Books that are good for you: cultivating wellness and taking care of yourself and others with books and reading

    by Claudia Ravaldi 24/04/2025
    by Claudia Ravaldi 24/04/2025

    On April 23, 2025, on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, the “Books that are good for you” project sponsored by APS CiaoLapo ETS in collaboration with CiaoLapo …

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CiaoLapo is an Italian non-profit association that has worked on perinatal bereavement since 2006. It was founded by Claudia Ravaldi, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and Alfredo Vannacci, physician and pharmacologist. CiaoLapo offers psychological support and care to families facing the complex and painful experience of the death of a baby during pregnancy or after birth, for any reason and at any gestational age.

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