Dr Siobhan Loughnan

Siobhan is an early career researcher and co-leads the Care Around Stillbirth and Neonatal Death program. Siobhan joined the Stillbirth CRE in 2019 and has a background in perinatal loss, perinatal psychology, digital interventions for mental health and wellbeing, and psychosocial cancer care.

Siobhan currently leads a range of projects including the technical working group for the update of the Care Around Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Clinical Practice Guideline; enhancing and expanding the IMPROVE education program; development and evaluation of the Living with Loss online grief support program for parents following perinatal loss; a global collaboration to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parent experiences of maternity and bereavement care (COCOON); evaluating care in subsequent pregnancies to meet the needs of parents; and development of a digital resource to support the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare professionals caring for parents who experience perinatal loss.

Topics for student opportunities: perinatal loss and bereavement care; care in subsequent pregnancies; early pregnancy loss care; perinatal mental health and wellbeing; digital interventions.