Bereaved parents' experience of stillbirth in UK hospitals: A qualitative interview study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Downe, Soo ^a   Schmidt, Ellie ^b   Kingdon, Carol ^a   Heazell, Alexander E P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; CARE AND CARING; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STILLBIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875035756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002237     Document Type: Article

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