"I'll Never Forget Those Cold Words as Long as I Live": Parent Perceptions of Death Notification for Stillbirth

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

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 339-355

  Pullen, Suzanne ^a   Golden, Mindi Ann ^b   Cacciatore, Joanne ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bad news delivery; bereavement; death notification; grief; perinatal end of life care; physician patient communication; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LITERATURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PARENT; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; BEREAVEMENT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871022736     PISSN: 15524256     EISSN: 15524264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15524256.2012.732022     Document Type: Article

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