Title |
Silent loss and the clinical encounter: Parents’ and physicians’ experiences of stillbirth–a qualitative analysis
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Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, November 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2393-12-137 |
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Authors |
Maureen C Kelley, Susan B Trinidad |
Abstract |
In the United States, an estimated 70 stillbirths occur each day, on average 25,000 each year. Research into the prevalence and causes of stillbirth is ongoing, but meanwhile, many parents suffer this devastating loss, largely in silence, due to persistent stigma and taboo; and many health providers report feeling ill equipped to support grieving parents. Interventions to address bereavement after neonatal death are increasingly common in U.S. hospitals, and there is growing data on the nature of parent bereavement after a stillbirth. However, further research is needed to evaluate supportive interventions and to investigate the parent-clinician encounter during hospitalization following a stillbirth. Qualitative inquiry offers opportunities to better understand the lived experience of parents against the backdrop of clinicians' beliefs, intentions, and well-meaning efforts to support grieving parents. |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 17% |
Ireland | 1 | 8% |
Spain | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 6 | 50% |
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Germany | 1 | <1% |
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Researcher | 20 | 7% |
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Psychology | 48 | 16% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 2% |
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Unknown | 82 | 28% |