Swedish parents' experiences of parenthood and the need for support to siblings when a baby is stillborn

Birth

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-158

  Avelin, Pernilla ^a   Erlandsson, Kerstin ^b   Hildingsson, Ingegerd ^c   Rådestad, Ingela ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Focus groups; Parenthood; Siblings; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIBLING; STILLBIRTH; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTING; SIBLINGS; STILLBIRTH; SWEDEN;

EID: 79956206881     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2010.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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