Stillbirth: The mother's experience and implications for improving care

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 59-79

  Cacciatore, Joanne ^a   Bushfield, Suzanne ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

grief; pediatric death; social support; spiritual support; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 37249055662     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J457v03n03_06     Document Type: Article

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