Meera: Baby loss.
Multi activity Simulation 🗣️
Mental Health Nursing
Meera Shah-Taylor is 35 years old and has recently experienced a stillbirth. It is now 24 hours after the delivery of her baby.
The learner is required to accompany Meera and provide compassionate care for a duration of ten minutes until her husband returns to the hospital.
It is important to note that there is no need for the learner to carry out a physical or mental health examination.
To run this sim in JoinXR on your laptop:
Open the folder HEE XR Sims - Perinatal Mental Health and click Meera.
⏲️ The first time you open it, It may take a minute or two to download.
Note this sim has not yet been published
Simulation and Learning outcomes
At the end of the simulation students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of compassionate contact.
Apply appropriate language and behaviour to support a patient experiencing acute stress.
Self-assess their own performance with regard to compassionate contact in relation to a stillbirth.
Activity | Overview |
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📁 Briefing | Before starting the XR simulation, the learner receives a briefing that they will be required to sit with Meera, a mother who delivered a stillborn daughter 24 hours ago. The learner will have access to the patient's medical history, but they will be informed that there is no need to perform a physical or mental health assessment. | 🧑🏫 Classroom ⏲️ 5 mins |
🗣️ Accompanying Meera  | The learner will sit with Meera in a private room off a busy maternity ward. | 🎮 XR Sim Hospital ⏲️ 10mins |
🧑🎓 Debrief | After the simulation, the recording will be watched by the learner, instructor, and potentially other students. The purpose of this is to review the learner's responses and behaviour towards Meera. | 🧑🏫 Classroom ⏲️ 15 mins |
Update from Meera | The learner will have the opportunity to view a video recording made by Meera one year after the loss of her baby. In the video, Meera shares her reflections on her time at the hospital. | Video ⏲️ 2 mins |
Below are the Medical records for Meera. We recommend you share them with your student before starting the sim. They are available within the sim, however it is not a great use of ‘in headset’ time:
Note these are currently stacey’s and will need to be updated
To run this sim in JoinXR on your laptop:
Open the folder HEE XR Sims - Perinatal Mental Health and click Meera.
⏲️ The first time you open it, It may take a minute or two to download.