Seeing and holding a stillborn baby: Mothers' feelings in relation to how their babies were presented to them after birth-Findings from an online questionnaire

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 246-250

  Erlandsson, Kerstin ^a   Warland, Jane ^b   Cacciatore, Joanne ^c   Rådestad, Ingela ^d  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth; Midwifery roles; Stillbirth; Women's health issues

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRIEF; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OBJECT RELATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STILLBIRTH; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STILLBIRTH; SWEDEN;

EID: 84874262821     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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