The tie that binds: Relationships in perinatal bereavement

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 316-321

  Limbo, Rana ^a   Kobler, Kathie ^b  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Fetal death; Grief; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STILLBIRTH;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARENTS; POSTNATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 78149361435     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3181f0eef8     Document Type: Article

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