empowering nurses and midwives with psychological first aid skills: a crucial step in supporting mothers after stillbirth

Stillbirth, the death of the fetus after the 20th week of pregnancy, is one of the bitter and influential events during pregnancy, which has severe psychological consequences for parents, especially mothers. according to the world health organization (who), a stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, affecting nearly 2 million babies annually, most of which are reported in low- and middle- income countries.